Hundreds of event photos have been loaded up on www.ifpix.com

First long range forecast for the weekend (in case anyone might be wondering  )....

Fri   Fine 27C

Sat  Fine 30C

Sun  Shower or two  22C   

Do you think that if I mention that my Dad has had a step nose 105 since 1972 that might sway him?    How else do you think I caught this alfaitis from the age of 8? 

Thanks for the input clearing much of the regulatory fog. The thorough answers and recommendations are appreciated.  Looks like I'll have to commit myself to another 10 years with the car to average the cost out. Low though the risk is in the sprint format we run, I'd prefer not to have an "if only" moment. I'm not really an on the edge racer, but would like to enjoy pushing towards the boundaries of my limited capabilities and also be able to consider other formats.

I'm looking for the benefit of years of experience and contacts to summarize for me the lowdown on roll cages.  I'm in my first season of sprints with my stripped out, but still road legal (I hope), Pace/Koni suspended, R type tyred, lowish budget 75 V6.  After seeing the great coverage of the East Coast Challenge, the rolled Sud at Pukekoe and a rolled Mini at Bathurst, I have become more interested in participating in a broader range of events and improving the strength of the car .  Having taken the headlining out, it is now blatantly obvious that the main function of the roof is to keep the rain out, rather than form a solid protective structure.

Since there is no one on the sponsors page in this field, hopefully people can make recommendations on preferred suppliers.  The more I looked at websites and CAMS material, the more confused I got.  My questions include:

1)  Is a half cage an option or are they only acceptable for those that already have them?
2)  Is there an accepted appropriate design for our level of motorsport?
3)  What are the pros and cons around weld in and bolt in cages?
4)  Are cars road legal with cages in Victoria?
5)  Would the recommended design change if during the remaining life of the car it may end up with a 164 or 24 valve V6 in it?
6)  Who offers a good reputation and balance of product and price?
7)  What budget expectation should I be thinking of?
  What weight penalty do you have to accept?

Please offer your contributions to any of the questions you have an opinion on.  I tried a search on the forum without success, so don't think this has been covered recently.

Thanks,
John

Brad,

There's got to be a new avatar for you there.  The Mongrel lifts a leg !

It looks like someone got a bit confused and put a full roll cage in the house instead of the car.  Suburban South Africa looks so inviting !

http://carpoint.com.au/used-car/ALFA%20ROMEO/1750/Victoria/csn6026173.aspx

Poor quality photos, but some of you may be interested. Listed 17 July. (Just making you aware. No connection etc)

Yes, those are the correct part numbers.  The price is also very good.  I put the konis on my GTV 18 mths ago, leaving the standard springs, and the car was transformed. Rather than crashing through holes the suspension now does something.  It is firmer but more comfortable. It also turns much more crisply into corners. There are Eibach spring kits available as well that lower the car 30mm, but for my driveway and speed humps in the suburbs, I need all the limited clearance that I have.

I'd like to think that my car may be one of the "great sounding 2.5 V6 75's" you mentioned in your first post.    I headed down this route only a few months ago and this weekend at Phillip Island is hopefully the first time that the full setup will work successfully.  Come and have a chat and I'll share my experiences so far.

I think you will find you are being a bit hopeful if you think you can "start looking around for a car late in the year". Once you want one, you'll want to grab the first one that fits the brief.

Nice set of photos.  It's interesting seeing how a pretty extreme negative camber setup on #116 in the straight line 7th photo translates to a near vertical aspect in the turn in photo 3.

Could it be that the Mighty 90 had just claimed another scalp ??

Here's an indication of how successful Colin's great idea could be.

Tony,

A solution was suggested to me that worked a treat. Buy a sheet of aluminium (I got mine from Bunnings) that was about 600mm x 400mm and 0.6mm thick.  Remove the allen head bolts on the front of the passenger seat rail and loosen the rear ones.  Measure and cut the width of the sheet to be just wider than the seat rails and then drill holes so that the original bolts can go back in.  This creates the base to then screw the metal fire extinguisher mounting plate to.  To avoid it bouncing around mount it so that you can slide the passenger seat forward until it rests against the extinguisher.

The 2 things I liked was that I didn't drill any holes in the car itself and when you are not using it you can remove the extinguisher bracket and have the aluminium plate underneath the floor mat (I trimmed the sheet so that the mat clips could still be used), ready for the next quick attachment.

Enjoy the track in your GTV. I did the same as you last year.

I'd be a starter for a run with the 75.  It would be nice to know how much oomph it has left after 260,000km. The GTV enjoyed its turn last year.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Specialist-cars/Competition-cars/auction-144860317.htm?p=10 
198hp 1.7.  The related you tube videos how popular this series is. 15% discount in AUD.