Advise on fitting bolt in rollcage wanted

[novaredtop]

Ok I have a full rollcage for my nova and want to know how it needs to be fitted, it's a bolt in cage, so is it just a case of drilling holes in floor and bolting it down or do I have to do anything else? Want it to be fitted properly and safely which is why I'm asking

[ccm640]

you may find that once it is all put together in the car mate it will sit of the floor/arches in places so you may have to use packers weld the packers to cage were needed then bolt packer to floor hope this helps a little

[Tathan]

Follow the guidelines in the MSA bluebook

[novaredtop]

Where do I find the guidelines mate? Have been told to get some metal to have under the car with the bolts going through the cage floor and arches then the metal under the car

[Tathan]

in the MSA Blue Book

[novaredtop]

Ok, where do I get that from?

[Tathan]

The MSA

http://www.msauk.org/site/cms/conten...p?article=1122

[Benn]

Yes you need floor and arch plates, as the std metal isn't very thick.

[novaredtop]

Thanks benn, does it need just one plate or two, one inside the car and one under it?

[Benn]

Normally just a nice thick on on the inside of the car.

[novaredtop]

Ok thanks, I have seen in a different site something about it and it says 3 mil thick, does that sound right

[Benn]

Anything thicker than Factor metal and your ok i'd think.

[Tathan]

Ok thanks, I have seen in a different site something about it and it says 3 mil thick, does that sound right

If you'd read the link I gave you

Minimum mountings are:
1 for each leg of the main or lateral rollbar.
1 for each leg of the front rollbar.
1 for each backstay (see 1.3.3).
Each mounting foot of the front, main and lateral
rollbars must include a reinforcement plate of a
material of at least the same thickness as the wall
of the tube to which it is being welded
(minimum 3mm).
Each mounting foot must be attached by at least three
bolts, minimum M8 150 grade 8.8, on a steel
reinforcement plate at least 3mm thick and of at least
120cm2
area which is welded to the bodyshell (see
drawings K13 to K18). The mounting feet may
alternatively be welded direct to the reinforcement
plate. This does not apply to backstays (see 1.3.3)