Question about rollbar/rollcage
 

My car currently has an 8 point roll bar. I only run 1/8th mile only. The car ran 6.70's for about 10 years. I built a new engine last year and it ran mid 6.40's to low 6.50's during the year from cool to hot air.
So ET wise it doesn't require a roll cage. But i have been thinking about having one installed.
My question is even though it doesn't need one are there any advantages to put a cage in, are there any disadvantages. Just try to figure out if its worth the money or should I just keep running what I have.
If it matters have no plans in going any faster anytime in the future. Also have owned the car for 20 years and there is zero chance i will ever sell if that is a factor.

Re: Question about rollbar/rollcage
 

The desire to keep a car long term or sell it one day is a factor in deciding to cage it when it doesn't require one. Once it's in, it looses a lot of it's resale value as a streetable car because it's so hard to get it out. The speed of your car is not as important with the bracket race format today, but staying safe while being chased by fast cars is. My car topped out at 116 in the quarter but was bested by a Cobra Jet clocked in the 150's. That was scary. I caged my car when I built it just to future proof it. I feel safer with all that steel around me. If I can swing the cash, I'll be strapping on a HANS device this season, too (I'm 73).

Re: Question about rollbar/rollcage
 

There are kits available so you can add a front hoop to your existing roll bar . A cage will stiffen your chassis , which will help in its consistency . I see no downside !

Re: Question about rollbar/rollcage
 

Take a look at the kits from Chassis Works.


https://www.cachassisworks.com/p-498...onversion.aspx


Mild steel 10 point cages run $350 and roll bar to cage conversion kits are $160. If you click on "Options" you can specify your year, make and model. Welding and tube trimming required but no bending.


There are two styles of main hoops in the kits I found. One from Chassis Works had a "Halo" style hoop that was one piece around the top. I found mating it to the angles of the bars down the front difficult. I went to S&W Racecars and found cage parts available separately. I picked up a main hoop consisting of continuous bars along the outer edge of the doors and a window bar at the upper windshield level connecting them. Easy to fit. Added around $100.

Re: Question about rollbar/rollcage
 

That's low 10s, high 9s in the quarter. Plenty fast enough to benefit from having the car stiffed up. Didn't see the model identified. Unibody cars are flimsy. Substantial frame ties correctly installed and made a part of the bar/cage assembly helps stiffen the car a great deal. That should be done first.

Re: Question about rollbar/rollcage
 

Crap happens, years ago I rolled my 63 Plymouth and got on top of the guard rail. Next day I was racing my wife’s bracket car with no issues and I attribute that to a full cage (including a front cross bar under the dash and bars going forward to tie into the front frame rails. To me a cage that tucks close to the A pillars and along the top even makes a race car look like a “real” race car. Just my 2 cents...