Space Frame Advise + entering comps...

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• May 6, 2014

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Looking at building a trials landy with a friend (with all this spare time i have kicking around ) anyway, this is just down the road from us and i imagine will be cheap:

land rover chassi and roll cage off road project. | eBay

Do i need to take into account rules and regs. of doing trials - does the space frame need to be certified at any point? or anything???

 

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• May 7, 2014

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*nudge...

 

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I don't think that would pass any comp safari regs, there aren't any diagonals in the main hoop. it is way off ALRC regs for which you need to get log booked. Also the rear braces in the MSA regs need to go to the corners of the main hoop.
You would be better to look for a running donor vehicle and make or buy a competition cage, it will be worth much more when done.

 

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owl said:

I don't think that would pass any comp safari regs, there aren't any diagonals in the main hoop. it is way off ALRC regs for which you need to get log booked. Also the rear braces in the MSA regs need to go to the corners of the main hoop.
You would be better to look for a running donor vehicle and make or buy a competition cage, it will be worth much more when done.

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Excellent, thank you

 

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• May 8, 2014

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Really cant go wrong with a good condition landy then add a cage say from whitbread or whoever.

that way its guranteed to pass regs. Building a car yourself isnt an easy nor cheap option. buying a logbooked second hand known vehcicle is probably the cheapest and easiest way to get into it.

 

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• May 8, 2014

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Unfinished projects are unfinished for a good reason!

 

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pressbrake said:

Unfinished projects are unfinished for a good reason!

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Too right, when you have a rolling chassis with a cage welded on the work is just starting.

 

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owl said:

Too right, when you have a rolling chassis with a cage welded on the work is just starting.

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Suitably talked out of it!

Although that S3 Richard's chassis in the For Sale section currently is looking an attractive option for my current Series...

For some reason i'm after some project despite having zero time at present