NASCAR Bars

[MJinCO]

Could someone post a picture for me or send a PM picture of the door cut of a 924S/944 for use with NASCAR bars.

Thanks in advance

[RRRacing1970]

Her ya' go... Ron...
PS: It is street Legal - Clean Title for $10K - (ALL MO30) - (1:23.90 Mid Ohio)[img]

[emoore924]

Not trying to be critical, but I'm amazed they let you run with a fuel cell in the passenger compartment?

[DannoXYZ]

Safer there than outside. In a wreck, open windows and cockpit won't protect against burning fuel flying everywhere. Best not to have that fuel splashing around in the 1st place.

A lot of race cars have it in the boot, also inside passenger compartment. But weight distribution not so good there.

[Rasta Monsta]

Not scca legal.

[Rasta Monsta]

[RRRacing1970]

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
Makes one wonder why Ford Designed their GT-40 Fuel Cells here... "The seats are located outboard of a wide central backbone structure that houses the fuel cell, rather than inboard of two giant sills that housed the gas tanks in the original."
If I had to explain... You wouldn't... Understand!
Ron...

[924RACR]

Hmmm, Ford in the 60's and rear impact gas tank safety? Maybe not the best reference point...

[Rasta Monsta]

Lol

[962porsche]

you can place a fuel cell in the passenger area but it has to covered by a bulkhead on all sides.
how ever this car in question could not have a logbook so it's not a wheel to wheel raced car !
as for placing fuel cells in that location it is done and done allot . in my shop we just did it with a MGB historics car and by the rules had to be covered by a metal bulk head on all sides . the metal box it comes in is not a bulkhead . the other thing is with most classes if you do not have a passenger seat you have to have a petty bar .
personally i'm not one to cut a door to clear door bars then add more weight back in by making new inner door panels .
also with some classes you have to retain the stock side impact beam in the doors with other if you use nascar door bars you can remove them .
when it comes to cutting out the inner door you can cut as much as you need to to clear the door bars . but again look to the rules of the class your looking to run in .
when it comes to building a cage read the rules for the class ! most rules will state all bars have to be one continues run . this would be not having any seamed or welded together bars to make up a run .
because of this if this car in question came into my shop to go thru the tech inspection i may not pass the cage to be signed off for it's log book as there is a slip joint on the door bars.
what does the gt40 of the 60's have to do with the type and placement of a fuel cell were the seat used to be ? nothing at all as the gt40's had two fuel cells in the side pods inclosed by steel on all sides no fuel was in the drivers area . then look at the rules for racing back then or i should say the lac of safety and rules .