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Lane Anderson posted:

Maybe I missed something, but how on earth will you get the upholstery done in the back of the interior?  Are your arms stretchy like that guy in the Fantastic 4? 

I'm guessing Brock has a more traditional hotrod background and all the aluminum panel work in the back is the interior, Lane

Alb, 1915cc,  9.5 or 10.0 compression, hyper pistons, FK87 cam,full flow oiling, stock crank amd rods, 44mm carbs, merged header very little muffler.

I got a deal on a already built long block but the cam is to big for the compression  (or the comp is to low) and i would have done better rods. But i couldn't beat the price.

Todd, yes on the headliner i will use some of the foam backed hl material and glue it to the roof after sound deadiner. Painting it will be done when i cut in the door jambs and rear seat area, they will all be body color.

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This car wont be tracked by me, it just a hot street outcast coupe!

Chris, yes i did thank you again for sending it out so quickly!

Well this morining i have come to a couple stark realizations......

1) I dont fit in this car very well, dont remember being this hard to get in and out of the last real one i had 10 years ago!

2) This cage is real close when in the seat so bumping my head is very easy to do, not sure if i should leave it in or not.

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Brock B posted:

This car wont be tracked by me, it just a hot street outcast coupe!

Chris, yes i did thank you again for sending it out so quickly!

Well this morining i have come to a couple stark realizations......

1) I dont fit in this car very well, dont remember being this hard to get in and out of the last real one i had 10 years ago!

2) This cage is real close when in the seat so bumping my head is very easy to do, not sure if i should leave it in or not.

I am of the opinion that a roll bar that you hit your head on is more dangerous than no roll bar/cage.  Can you move it back?

I'm sure Brock already knows this, but, for the rest of us, strongly-held opinions about roll bars/cages are common among car nuts.  One extreme position holds that, unless you wear a helmet at all times, you are better off without a roll bar, as the bar itself will cause more injuries to the driver in a rollover than the crash itself.  No exceptions, no wiggle room, no slack. 

A more moderate view is that a well-constructed, weld-in or bolt-in bar or cage can benefit the driver if there is sufficient head space between the bar and the driver's head in event of a crash, and if the driver is suitably supported by a harness belt system .  One associated benefit of a bar or harness is that a 4 or 5-point belt system is now possible, due to the cross bar attachment being above the driver's shoulders.

The various racing authorities have strict regulations about placement, material specs, method of attachment, etc. that make the the Code of Federal Regulations sound vague.

I installed a 1/2 cage about 3 years ago with harness belts.  It may also have stiffened the car slightly, but that may just be wishful thinking on my part.

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I have the  "low as possible" seats on my personal coupe Green one....www.rcnmag.com/garage/wisdom-teeth

No sliding rails.. bolted right about 2 inches above the pans. Seats as far back as I can against the firewall ( mid engine car.. Subie) 1 am 6'3" tall and it is like a folding spider when I get in the seat, but I am comfortable once seated.  The tube roll cage in my car  inside clears my head by about 3 to 4 inches. With regular height seat rails, my head hit the roof.🙁

This fact is why we redesigned the roof of the Coupe Kit.  Extra Coremat in the A pillars and double layer coremat in the roof for strength instead of a roll cage design. Most regular drivers can do without the roll cage unless they are racing the car.

Cheers, Chris

My floor is probably 3 or 4 inches lower than a pan-based car, and I am also bolted directly to the floor and pitched back like a Gemini astronaut. I’m only 6 feet tall, but when I sit in my car, I’m nicely tucked in. In a “normal” Speedster, my eyes are level with the top of the windshield.

I joke all the time about how unusual my proportions are, but it’s not like I’m the only man in America with a long torso. I would absolutely leave the cage in the car, and absolutely drop the floor several inches to accommodate any similarly proportioned future buyer if it were me (which it’s clearly not, and Brock sure doesn’t need my advice).

The cage, especially in the A pillars and across the top of the windshield is a very, very attractive feature. I would recommend doing whatever it takes to make sure it’s not possible to hit your head. 

 

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I had always wondered how well a speedster replica would hold up in an accident. This super wide VS with just 300 miles on the clock.  It was hit by a full sized SUV  -  a Cadillac Escalade. After learning the details as to how the two vehicles collided and carefully inspecting the damage surprisingly,  the car held up very well. Yes the fiberglass gave way as expected but the only area of the  2 x 4 steel box frame lower left kick panel moves only 5/8" inch and that was impressive. the axle beam and frame head also had moderate damage. 

 

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Stan Galat posted:

My floor is probably 3 or 4 inches lower than a pan-based car, and I am also bolted directly to the floor and pitched back like a Gemini astronaut. I’m only 6 feet tall, but when I sit in my car, I’m nicely tucked in. In a “normal” Speedster, my eyes are level with the top of the windshield.

I joke all the time about how unusual my proportions are, but it’s not like I’m the only man in America with a long torso. I would absolutely leave the cage in the car, and absolutely drop the floor several inches to accommodate any similarly proportioned future buyer if it were me (which it’s clearly not, and Brock sure doesn’t need my advice).

The cage, especially in the A pillars and across the top of the windshield is a very, very attractive feature. I would recommend doing whatever it takes to make sure it’s not possible to hit your head. 

 

I guess having a lower floor would do it and a higher track or power seat could help all body styles.

Marty has power seats

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