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Old 7 Jan 2012, 11:22 (Ref:3008577)   #1
Evo2Hifi
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Hi I am in the process of preparing a Porsche 914 for use in the HSCC 70s road sport class and I am in the need of a bit of guidance. I think I am listing this in the correct forum, if not feel free to move

I imported the car from the states with some preparation already done. I have built and modified the engine to the regs but I would appreciate your thoughts on the cage I have in the car at the moment. It is an Auto power roll cage (US Brand) built to SCCA Regs (6 point cage welded in but bolted to base plates). I have spoken to Dallas at the last meeting of the season who viewed the cage using photos I provided. He highlighted the cage base plates which were not 120cm2 as the blue book states (they are roughly 70cm2). Apart from the base plate issue the cage only required two gussets to add support to the A pillar part of the cage.

What are your thought’s on getting round the base plate issue ?

My first thought was to unbolting the cage and grind them of but access has proved to be an issue due to the cage and the position of the base plates.

Other option would be to cut the cage out and remove base plates as I now have access. Then get hold of an FIA approved bot in cage. This would be my last resort as it seems a waste to scrap the cage due to only the base plates.

Could anyone else recommend a way around the problem that the scrutineers would be happy with ?
This is my first venture into motorsport so I would appreciate any help I
Please see a couple of photos below to illustrate the problem


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