Good FIA Approved Bolt in Cage - Impreza

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:46 am

Cool, thanks Stuart.

I thought that would be the case :!:

Did you get my PM last week regarding the trailer etc?

Post by **Stuart** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:56 am

Yes thank you. Glad you got it all sorted :thumb:

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:39 am

stuartstaples wrote:
blacky wrote: can't you weld them under the floor skin on the outerside?

Did you get your plates direct from safery devices?
Yes you can Blacky, I did with the Sierra. The plates came as part of the 'kit' from SD but I have no idea whether they still do as I bought mine back in 2003. If they are not included anymore they are a very simple fabrication job (for a man of your calibre) or you can buy them from someone Rally Design.

Just had a look in the SD box and it's only a series of fabricated plates with nuts welded in a few places. Nothing that looks like it goes underneath the car.

Pike · Post by **Pike** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:29 am

The plates go underneath the car Gerry and the cage bolts up to them. It was easier with the Golf to make some up to weld on top rather than underneath. We decided to use slightly bigger plates to help spread the load a bit too.

The series regs wouldn't let me weld in the cage so I just drilled through the lot and bolted them up with high tensile bolts.

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:41 am

:oops: About time I stripped it out and offered the cage up then.

Are they supposed to be welded to the underside or just sandwich the floor section? I just assumed they'd be welded inside.

Thinking about it, if the plates weren't welded I'd have the old ones with the cage.

Pike · Post by **Pike** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:46 am

They should weld up from underneath mate. Mind when the underseal cathes fire! :oops:

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:34 am

Luckily the Jap imports don't have underseal, but plenty of other things to catch fire, I imagine.

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:49 pm

Nice one lads, think I need to get the cage ordered now

I am planning on keeping my carpet in teh car, and placing the mtg points of teh cage on top, and either weld the plates to teh under side of the car, or just leave them losse and bolt it all together?? Reckon that would be okay?

Pike · Post by **Pike** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:10 pm

I'd weld the plates to the bottom and bolt through if it was me blacky

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blacky · Post by **blacky** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:23 pm

yes, thinking about it, you need it welded to give the floor skin more support so it can take the load, otherwise if you have a big roll the plates could just pierce the floor and land you in more trouble!