NoCoast Grant Hughes Junior Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW

NoCoast Subaru cage piccies... November 16, 2011 05:06PM Registered: 01/11/2006 Posts: 6,818 I'll start this to add some pics as we're building the cage in Tyler's (FunctionAuto) Subaru. Main hoop and front half laterals are done. I was quite happy with the tight fit. In Boston for work so more pics might be a while... Please Login or Register to post a reply Attachments: open | download - halflateral.jpg (57.6 KB)

A1337STI Alex Rademacher Elite Moderator Location: Reno,nv Join Date: 09/10/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 686 Rally Car: 93 GC with an 01 RS swap!

A1337STI Re: Subaru cage piccies... November 16, 2011 05:42PM Registered: 09/10/2007 Posts: 686 Nice, cool shop too! Please Login or Register to post a reply

FunctionAuto Tyler Patik Junior Moderator Location: Casper, Wy Join Date: 12/13/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 131 Rally Car: 1995 IMpreza

FunctionAuto Re: Subaru cage piccies... November 16, 2011 10:23PM Registered: 12/13/2009 Posts: 131 Woohoo! That's mine! I am very pleased with the fit of everything so far. I have a few more Grant sent me. PS can I change my damn screen name? Please Login or Register to post a reply Attachments: open | download - IMAG0734 (478x800).jpg (212.4 KB)

A1337STI Alex Rademacher Elite Moderator Location: Reno,nv Join Date: 09/10/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 686 Rally Car: 93 GC with an 01 RS swap!

A1337STI Re: Subaru cage piccies... November 17, 2011 02:23PM Registered: 09/10/2007 Posts: 686 *Drools* now that's a tight fitting cage!!! Please Login or Register to post a reply

NoCoast Grant Hughes Junior Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW

NoCoast Re: Subaru cage piccies... December 03, 2011 01:54AM Registered: 01/11/2006 Posts: 6,818 Some fresh pics from earlier tonight. Got a lot more done then shown but waiting for Mark to send them to me. The last two aren't cage or Tyler's car, just some general pics of the bathroom of the shop. See how cool my shop glasses are? Please Login or Register to post a reply

NoCoast Grant Hughes Junior Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW

NoCoast Re: Subaru cage piccies... December 03, 2011 09:13AM Registered: 01/11/2006 Posts: 6,818 And a few more... Please Login or Register to post a reply

KTurner Kevin Turner Godlike Moderator Location: Newark, DE Join Date: 01/27/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 364 Rally Car: 2wd Impreza... dude you should do an sti swap

KTurner Re: Subaru cage piccies... December 03, 2011 01:04PM Registered: 01/27/2006 Posts: 364 Looking good. You guys are planning on putting these together as kits eventually? 4 doors as well? Speaking of 4 doors: has there been any talk of putting the a pillar bars in front of or replacing the stock dash brace? I know it makes it kind of a bitch to weld at the feet but with the shorter doors there isn't a whole lot of room up there. Please Login or Register to post a reply

NoCoast Grant Hughes Junior Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW

NoCoast Re: Subaru cage piccies... December 03, 2011 05:27PM Registered: 01/11/2006 Posts: 6,818 Mark's car is like that. A-pillar half laterals are further forward and dash bar welded across. Stock heater cores are not an option with that. Much easier to just keep stock dash bar in there. Please Login or Register to post a reply

Doivi Clarkinen Banned Junior Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B

Doivi Clarkinen Re: Subaru cage piccies... December 03, 2011 05:32PM Registered: 02/12/2006 Posts: 1,432 I always keep the stock dash bar and run the half laterals forward of it. It takes a little trimming of the dash bar but at least you can remove it afterwards. Please Login or Register to post a reply

NoCoast Grant Hughes Junior Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW

NoCoast Re: Subaru cage piccies... December 08, 2011 06:06PM Registered: 01/11/2006 Posts: 6,818 Wow. My phone really messed that picture up... What's the thought on the a-pillar reinforcement connection to the upper door bar. I've mostly seen either going inside of the door bar and just barely touching it and having them directly intersect. Since I can do offset cuts I was thinking of notching the a-pillar bar so that it halfway intersects. Thoughts? Please Login or Register to post a reply Attachments: open | download - Photo-0104.jpg (26.3 KB)

DaveK Dave Kern Mega Moderator Location: Centennial Join Date: 07/11/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 1,085 Rally Car: Compact M3 & Evo IX

DaveK Re: Subaru cage piccies... December 08, 2011 06:24PM Registered: 07/11/2008 Posts: 1,085 ^ That's how the Custom Cages one is on my Evo. Its over at Tobz shop (just down the street) if you want to check it out. Dave ...stupid unrestricted power stripping all the teeth off the ring & pinion... Please Login or Register to post a reply

alkun Albert Kun Godlike Moderator Location: SF Ca. Join Date: 01/07/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,732 Rally Car: volvo 242

alkun Re: Subaru cage piccies... December 08, 2011 08:16PM Registered: 01/07/2008 Posts: 1,732 Notch the door bar, not the a-pillar bar, just to be legal beagle. Please Login or Register to post a reply

FunctionAuto Tyler Patik Junior Moderator Location: Casper, Wy Join Date: 12/13/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 131 Rally Car: 1995 IMpreza

FunctionAuto Re: Subaru cage piccies... December 08, 2011 08:34PM Registered: 12/13/2009 Posts: 131 Another pic Grant sent me. I'm trying to not get too excited as there is still a long way to go after the cage is finished. Please Login or Register to post a reply Attachments: open | download - Photo-0100 (640x512).jpg (188 KB)

NoCoast Grant Hughes Junior Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW

NoCoast Re: Subaru cage piccies... December 08, 2011 08:37PM Registered: 01/11/2006 Posts: 6,818 I think either would be legal. I'd rather keep the door bars in-tact myself. Please Login or Register to post a reply

Reamer Jeff Reamer Infallible Moderator Location: Marlette, Michigan Join Date: 08/14/2010 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 489 Rally Car: Subaru

Reamer Re: Subaru cage piccies... December 09, 2011 09:17AM Registered: 08/14/2010 Posts: 489 I think it needs a gusset either way? It may change the way the gusset is placed? depending on what bar is notched. Please Login or Register to post a reply