Roll Cage for Tuscan V6

[lukebryan]

Wondered if anybody can supply info on the best place to buy or get a roll cage made for a Tuscan V6.
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Luke

[Dollyman1850]

Shorty at Roll centre can supply a Vixen S2 / Tuscan V6 cage as a kit.
Or a bespoke one can be made at a few places.

TR Lane Performance in Gloucester will make you a nice cage
N.

Edited by Dollyman1850 on Sunday 10th January 13:42

[Fiscracer]

Luke

Andy Robinson is the best guy in our part of the world

R

[Slow M]

Safety Devices?

Best regards,
Bernard

[anonymous-user]

On this topic, does anyone have any info or photos on where the mounting points should be?

[Fiscracer]

Slow M said:

Safety Devices?

Best regards,
Bernard

We it rather depends whether you want to conform with the rules or have something that might save life or limb. If the former go with SD, if not AR, Caged etc

[Slow M]

Fiscracer said:

Slow M said:

Safety Devices?

Best regards,
Bernard

We it rather depends whether you want to conform with the rules or have something that might save life or limb. If the former go with SD, if not AR, Caged etc

If you could elaborate, here, without contravening the name and shame statutes of this site, I feel you ought to, especially given the topic at hand.

If you can't, feel free to PM me.

Best regards,
Bernard.

[anonymous-user]

lukebryan said:

Wondered if anybody can supply info on the best place to buy or get a roll cage made for a Tuscan V6.
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Luke

PM sent last week have you received?

[Fiscracer]

Slow M said:

Fiscracer said:

Slow M said:

Safety Devices?

Best regards,
Bernard

We it rather depends whether you want to conform with the rules or have something that might save life or limb. If the former go with SD, if not AR, Caged etc

If you could elaborate, here, without contravening the name and shame statutes of this site, I feel you ought to, especially given the topic at hand.

If you can't, feel free to PM me.

Best regards,
Bernard.

Nothing wrong in principle with an SD cage, Bernard.

However the latest bespoke race cages are effectively safety cells and built to protect the occupant rather than just adhere to an FIA specification and there is a vast difference. For example the way in which they attach to the chassis (or not). In a fibreglass car you want something that stays in place and holds the seat in place in a roll situation. If it punches through the fibreglass or breaks away from the chassis, you are not likely to survive. Equally if the seat breaks away the harnesses are unlikely to hold your mass in place. Its not so bad in a TVR as in an Elan for example, but I would no longer race a car with an old style cage. Hence my recommendation of Andy Robinson.

[Slow M]

Fiscracer said:

Slow M said:

Fiscracer said:

Slow M said:

Safety Devices?

Best regards,
Bernard

We it rather depends whether you want to conform with the rules or have something that might save life or limb. If the former go with SD, if not AR, Caged etc

If you could elaborate, here, without contravening the name and shame statutes of this site, I feel you ought to, especially given the topic at hand.

If you can't, feel free to PM me.

Best regards,
Bernard.

Nothing wrong in principle with an SD cage, Bernard.

However the latest bespoke race cages are effectively safety cells and built to protect the occupant rather than just adhere to an FIA specification and there is a vast difference. For example the way in which they attach to the chassis (or not). In a fibreglass car you want something that stays in place and holds the seat in place in a roll situation. If it punches through the fibreglass or breaks away from the chassis, you are not likely to survive. Equally if the seat breaks away the harnesses are unlikely to hold your mass in place. Its not so bad in a TVR as in an Elan for example, but I would no longer race a car with an old style cage. Hence my recommendation of Andy Robinson.

Richard,

Thanks, for that clarification. Now, I understand what you meant. Yes, cage designs, as well as construction methods and practices have been steadily improving, on many fronts. If companies do not change, their product offering is left behind.

I follow this thread, when I want to be reminded, how people create a relatively safe environment.
http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums/showthread.ph...

I have to admit, that I can't imagine building in all of the features, that are often advocated. A protective structure, around the driver's feet, for instance, that is tied in, both, with the chassis, and cage, might be difficult to accomplish, with our small(ish) cars. Similarly, having a halo structure would be great, but I have a rough time imagining how to compensate for the resulting reduction of helmet space (except for lowering the floor). Even the halo's front supports, I suspect, when coupled with door aperture protection, would make in/egress something of an acrobatic feat. I'm only thinking about an M. In the prior, short-door version, some of those features must be nigh-on impossible.

Please share your thoughts, or even better, pictures.

Best regards,
Bernard.