Nice roll-cage wilson!

[earlyapex]

http://www.tcdesignfab.com/evo8rollcage.htm

[chris]

no way?! =X

[jbigelow]

VERY NICE WILSON!!!!!!!!!

[EVO GRIM]

Is that guy a certified welder?

[evo_dadi]

man looking at that car hurts :cry: but at least when you roll over youll hardly get hurt :twisted:

[wilson1]

Oops, my secret is out!

Yeah, can't wait to get it back! :D

big thanks to Leif! :wink:

[wilson1]

should i put the headliner, carpet back in?

http://www.tcdesignfab.com/wilson-16.jpg

[wilson1]

VERY NICE WILSON!!!!!!!!!

Thanks!

[wilson1]

Is that guy a certified welder?

One of the best around, normally all he does is Porsches, Bimmers, etc

[GST]

No Nascar doors Wilson?

[earlyapex]

Wilson,

How much input did you have on this?

How come u didn't go with X door bars? or Nascar?

What spec are you going towards for this?

Why is he using smaller diamter tubing? More points?

[earlyapex]

oops I quoted my own post accidently.

Damn Merlot. :D

[MarkSAE]

Nice! I'd put the carpet back in. So what color are you going to paint the cage?

[wilson1]

No Nascar doors Wilson?

I decided against it as i won't be doing any wheel to wheel racing anytime soon.

[DRFTR8]

what color you painting it?.

[wilson1]

Wilson,

How much input did you have on this?

How come u didn't go with X door bars? or Nascar?

What spec are you going towards for this?

Why is he using smaller diamter tubing? More points?

It was built with Tony's suggestion as what i want to do with the car, and is spec to conform to the current regulations of SCCA, NASA, NHRA, etc.

It's still being finish at this time, and when done, will have the X Door brace on.

[wilson1]

what color you painting it?.


Nice! I'd put the carpet back in. So what color are you going to paint the cage?


It would be painted in black. :D

[DRFTR8]

you should paint it silver like the stickers you have so it stands out more... it will look really nice :wink:

[MarkSAE]

I say you should paint it light blue! That would compliment the yellow paint.

[EVO GRIM]

After a closer look it looks like the guy can weld. The first pic I looked at looked like my grandma welded it. I dig these

http://www.tcdesignfab.com/wilson-19.jpg

[TC Design]

How did you guys find that link so fast???? :lol:

Thanks for all the positive feed back guys. The cage in the pics that are up is not the final finished version. There are still door bars that finish the X in the doors as well as some more additional supports.

In no real order here are some answers to above questions:

I am a certified FAA tube structure welder, pictures don't always tell the whole story come down to the shop and look in person at the weld quality.

X door bars are actually stronger in a side impact than NASCAR bars. A tube is strongest in tension. When you make NASCAR bars with the bends you are telling the bar where to bend/fail in an impact. So why does NASCAR do it that way? MASS! Look how many bars are on the door bars. The way they get away with it is just pure mass. Look at FEA developed touring cars from europe, all X brace bars.

I have built over 300 cages. I know what I am doing, know the engineering behind cages, and know how to fabricate. Take a look at the rest of the website, we do a lot of fabrication and only about 25% ends up on the website!

More pictures will be posted as it nears completion. A BIG thanks for Wilson for being very patient. This project has taken a very long time due to my work load, but is turning out very nice.

[earlyapex]

Wilson,

How much input did you have on this?

How come u didn't go with X door bars? or Nascar?

What spec are you going towards for this?

Why is he using smaller diamter tubing? More points?

It was built with Tony's suggestion as what i want to do with the car, and is spec to conform to the current regulations of SCCA, NASA, NHRA, etc.

It's still being finish at this time, and when done, will have the X Door brace on.

Hey Wilson, I was purely asking, I don't know much about proper cages so I was just wondering. I can't wait to see the final product! :D

[cokofellah]

Is that guy a certified welder?

One of the best around, normally all he does is Porsches, Bimmers, etc

..and spec miatas... :lol:
these guys are the best around here

[leif]

tony does awsome work. he did my roll bar as most of you know.

[wilson1]

Wilson,

How much input did you have on this?

How come u didn't go with X door bars? or Nascar?

What spec are you going towards for this?

Why is he using smaller diamter tubing? More points?

It was built with Tony's suggestion as what i want to do with the car, and is spec to conform to the current regulations of SCCA, NASA, NHRA, etc.

It's still being finish at this time, and when done, will have the X Door brace on.

Hey Wilson, I was purely asking, I don't know much about proper cages so I was just wondering. I can't wait to see the final product! :D

NP!

If anyone have any questions, we can ask Tony! :D

[wilson1]

Is that guy a certified welder?

One of the best around, normally all he does is Porsches, Bimmers, etc

..and spec miatas... :lol:
these guys are the best around here

Oh yeah, lots of those too!

and vettes, lotus, etc

[Cameron@xperformance]

if any of you saw my dads m3, tony did that cage. its really cool stuff. he does excelent work

[Evo442]

Gorgeous cage, Wilson! what are your plans for the car?

[Navid@xperformance]

I just saw this car upclose. All I have to say is I'm jelous Wilson!!! Tony is the only one I trust putting a cage in my car. I still need to run my car at the Solo II Nationals this September without a cage. After that, I'm going to have Tony build me one just like this.

The man is an artist! :worthy:

--Navid

[Cameron@xperformance]

any updates? hows it lookin?

[MarkSAE]

Show us some pics Wilson! I don't want to wait until tomorrow to see your beast!

[Whooopasss]

Magnific!!!!

[wilson1]

The latest pic before the next mod

http://www.tcdesignfab.com/wilson-35.jpg

[wilson1]

http://www.tcdesignfab.com/wilson-36.jpg

[wilson1]

http://www.tcdesignfab.com/wilson-37.jpg

[wilson1]

http://www.tcdesignfab.com/wilson-38.jpg

[vtluu]

Very nice... So when are we finally gonna see this show car of yours at the track? :nana:

[wilson1]

Big Thanks to Tony At http://www.tcdesignfab.com/

http://www.tcdesignfab.com/wilson-39.jpg

[wilson1]

Very nice... So when are we finally gonna see this show car of yours at the track? :nana:

Very soon!

I know i can do at least a 4 min lap at Thill!!! :D

[Cameron@xperformance]

niiiiiice cage

[wilson1]

niiiiiice cage

Thanks!

I can't wait to see one on your dad's car too! :D

[vtluu]

Not gonna happen as long as it's an autocross car.

[dohcvtec]

hot damn thats sexy!

[Option2]

SPEECHLESS...... well done!!!

[EvoVIII]

Wilson do u still have ur interior trims?? maybe I could buy that off from you

[Evo442]

Wilson do u still have ur interior trims?? maybe I could buy that off from you

What interior pieces do you need, I still have a lot of mine sitting in the garage...

[Cameron@xperformance]

Not gonna happen as long as it's an autocross car.
you never know
:peace:

[cleanevo]

In the pictures it looks like you are MIG welding the cage I have allways thought that if you are doing a cromolly cage you need to use a tig welder to pass tech [/quote]

[Unowned]

So Wilson are you planning on driving that car to events or did you buy a Trailer to put it on?

[vtluu]

In the pictures it looks like you are MIG welding the cage I have allways thought that if you are doing a cromolly cage you need to use a tig welder to pass tech
Requirements will vary between organizations but MIG should be fine. NASA CCR 15.6.15 (then again when will we see Wilson do NASA Pro Racing?) and SCCA 18.1.7.B (or SCCA Club/Pro Racing?) specify weld requirements for rollcages.

[wilson1]

So Wilson are you planning on driving that car to events or did you buy a Trailer to put it on?

I am trying to get a trailer, but have been really busy at work.

[MitsuMan]

my gawd!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think theres more metal in the cage than in the chasis!!!!!!!!!!! thats freakin one hell of a cage man!!!!!!