I'm in Brisbane, but I'll be coming down to Bathurst for the Speed Weekend on Dec 6 & 7. Can't pass up an opportunity to drive on parts of that track!

I've seen your website Mark, that Sunny is going to be an absolute weapon!

i'd like to know who did your cage cause here in sydney i can't find any begger to build me one. as they all say they have to take responsibility for it for the next ten years. any help would be much appreciated

The guy's name is Eddie Fowler. He is in S.E. QLD, just over an hour west of Brisbane. I can get his details for you if you are really interested, but it shouldn't be a drama to get a cage done in Sydney. Andrew (ca18det_man) & Chris (converted) have both recently done cages for their coupes. I think they both used Bond Roll Bars gear... You're probably better off talking to them first.

Can you tell me if the guy that built the cage welded a cross bar in under the dash going from one side of the front leg to the other. In rally cars this stops any flex where the floor pan joins the firewall and up over the front part of the tunnel. They then take bars out through the firewall and weld then to the strut towers for extra strength and stifness.

sorry 1200coupe, I didn't see your question until now, when another cage discussion came up. In IPRA we are not allowed to have any member of the cage outside of the cabin, so cannot go to the strut towers. Keeping it IPRA legal just keeps my options open for the future, and would make it easier to sell if I ever wanted to - not bloody likely!

I wanted a dash bar, but the practicalities of fitting it in while keeping the original instruments meant that he would have had to cut the steering column support bracket, and then support the column off the bar. and that would have tipped me over budget at the time, but I intend to add that and new passenger side seat mounts soon.

Thanks for that. I knew you would eventually find my question and answer it. Interesting how much different forms of racing have such different rules and regs on cages, my coupe has crossbar under the dash and then to the strut towers but from there forward I like to leave it unbraced so if we ever have another big off it acts like a crumple zone to help absorbe the force of impact It works well when everything goes bad.

I like your coupe, looks like a good bit of gear. I must get off my ass and organise some photo's of mine so others can check out all the good bits. Once you own a good coupe I think it gets in your blood and from then onn your hooked

Paul.