Day 3 Creations finished up the cage today, so now Bruiser is back home. Derik of Day 3 did a great job building the cage, with beautiful welds and bars going to the rear as well as front shock areas.
SCCA Solo rules give two options on Prepared cages. There is a specific set of options to build a cage in the Solo rulebook, but it is strongly recommended that the cages be built according to the GCR (General Competion Rules - aka SCCA Roadracing rulebook.) That being the case, I went with the second option. It does make the car a little harder to get into with the extra bars tying the rear hoop to the front, but from both a strength and safety standpoint, it will be worth it.
Because the stock steering column on our MX-5s is adjustable for height, the cage builder cut out the portion of the dash bar that contained the column mount and attached that to the cage with two additional tubes. So, I still have the ability to adjust the column for height same as stock.
Next up is painting the cage. I'll be using a Rustoleum product called Hammered which provides both rust protection and a hard surface.
SCCA Solo rules give two options on Prepared cages. There is a specific set of options to build a cage in the Solo rulebook, but it is strongly recommended that the cages be built according to the GCR (General Competion Rules - aka SCCA Roadracing rulebook.) That being the case, I went with the second option. It does make the car a little harder to get into with the extra bars tying the rear hoop to the front, but from both a strength and safety standpoint, it will be worth it.
Because the stock steering column on our MX-5s is adjustable for height, the cage builder cut out the portion of the dash bar that contained the column mount and attached that to the cage with two additional tubes. So, I still have the ability to adjust the column for height same as stock.
Next up is painting the cage. I'll be using a Rustoleum product called Hammered which provides both rust protection and a hard surface.
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