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gq cage mounts
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 5:40 am
by muddymav
hey all, building a rollcage for the mav, looking at the front firewall there isnt much space there for the cage,between the pedal and wall how have people done this in the past, photos would be appreciated
cheers Duane
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:02 pm
by badger
most guys cut the little square bits out of the front corners of the dash and run straight down from there to the floor. not to the fire wall
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 8:01 pm
by muddymav
sorry i should have explained better. i have cut holes through the dash, and i can run the pipe down to the floor but it just sits really close to the accelorator pedal, i just wanted to know how close peoples really are.
cheers duane
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:48 pm
by hammey
i took that plastic cover completely off and ran the pipe down to the rear (rear of the car) of the now exposed fuses. ive got pictures but dont know how to post them yet.
gotta practice in the test site
i used 100x100x6mm angle as the foot cut 150mm long and cut to profile in the shape of the door. that way you can push the pipe hard up against the side and not worry about leaving a gap around the base for a complete weld. you can just run a verticle up, up the side of the pipe and the angle.
i hope this helps but i know im confused
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 10:40 pm
by hammey
Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 10:56 pm
by hammey
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:30 pm
by hammey
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:16 pm
by hillbilly
same as mine. did you manage to clear the fan unit on the other side? I didnt bother filling the gap under the plate.
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:24 pm
by hammey
Yeah kind of. i cut the dash mount back to the nut holes and hit that lumpy bit with the angle grinder.
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:47 pm
by muddymav
cheers for the replies on this, exspecially the pics
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:20 pm
by chpd 80
Mine is pretty much the same on my 80 series, you'll probably find your heel will sit out to the left and your ankle will kinda wrap around the bar if that makes sense!!
Ive got smallish feet so not much of a problem, but some makes with
big flippers just shake their head
Gets a bit sore on long trips but thats bout it.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 4:19 pm
by nzdarin
Mine is slightly different. My footing is shaped about 50mm up the firewall. I welded a piece on the side wall that is fold to the shape of the floor and then weld the main piece of the footing tto that. Basically I've reinforced that entire corner. I have shifted the cab back on the chassis so the footing doubles as a body mount as well. The cage then comes throught the panel the wipers are in (exo cage) and stright to the floor, Also I've re wired the truck so no fuse panel also nothing at all behind the dash.
When driving my foot just rests against the up right and is no big deal.