Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
Per Schroeder wrote:
Nice looking cage. Who did the work?
K-FAB, a guy named Kolani Gohara out in West Chester, PA. I don't know if he is still in business but... he did do nice work. A little eccentric to deal with though I'd say if you are very patient the final product is worth it.
I have since sold that car to build another and made my own cage this time. It makes me appreciate just how good that one was.
I have seen some of Kolani's work in some rally cars before. Pretty impressive stuff.
I have TIG-MIG-gas-plasma in the shop, and access to a bender. The problem is that Kirk racing can have a nice looking bar with a removable center section on my loading dock for about $550. When I was 40, maybe even 45 if you'd told me that time, not money would be the limiting factor for projects I'd have hit you. Between my job, the consulting work that pays for hobbies, finishing a Sprite and an RD400, and keeping on top of renovation and living? I'll buy one.
As for what the options are:
Kirk Racing - .120" wall x 1.75" DOM tube, removable center section, black paint. $405 +$150 frt.
VRS - .095" wall x 1.75 DOM, removable center section, bare. $875 +$150 frt
TC Kline Racing - .120" wall x 1.75" DOM tube,w/o removable center section, bare. $875 +$150 - add removable center section for $75-$100
For seats it's looking like Cobra Imola 2 GTs or Suzuka GTs will be the way to go. VAC makes the best mounts with the largest range of adjustment. They're a bit more than a steel fixed base but will offer by far the greatest ease of setup.
Harnesses? not sure yet. It's looking like G Forge camlock 6 points are the bargain, but Schroth has a set that aren't much more expensive. We'll see.
I say stick with the devil you already know, since it seems to be working for you, and turn that beemer into a track attack machine. Should something bad happen to it, go get annother one just like it, you will be able to reuse some of your hardware and all your knowledge to bring the next one up to speed fast, instead of starting over from scratch.
