My FE3 progress thread

[D323]

True, but it was connected to a much less rigid chassis previously. Just a thought.

[DeeAOne]

Nice work bud!

[FE3-323]

Rear seat mounting!

[josh95mx]

Very Nice!...

[93BlkOnGreenPro]

Can anyone actually sit back there? Not that i would recommend it, bc a slap to the face from that roll cage would hurt.

[irishkev90]

I think he uses it more for hauling items instead of people. Might be wrong, probably am.

[bp_turbo'd]

hope the cage will be ok when ppl bang their head on the cage

[FE3-323]

its mainly for aesthetics purposes.
However. im 6' 1" & can comfortably sit behind the drivers seat.
I do mainly use the space for hauling misc stuff tho

[Racerboy]

I'm guessing you will be padding the roll cage so that you don't hit your head on any of it? If so, the best place I've found is speedway motors. http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Roll-Bar-Padding,896.html

I've tested this stuff in my race car without a helmet on, and it works pretty good.

[irishkev90]

I was right! Haha. I think passengers would be fine as long as you don't slam the brakes or get in an accident, though.

[FE3-323]

brody. i don't plan on padding the cage. the front cabin area has ALOT of headroom in all directions to the bars. proper harness/seatbelt systems would prevent you flying around the car

[Racerboy]

brody. i don't plan on padding the cage. the front cabin area has ALOT of headroom in all directions to the bars. proper harness/seatbelt systems would prevent you flying around the car

I would pad at least a little. As hard as it is to believe, seat belts stretch a bit when you are in an accident. I'd pad any bar within 6-10" from your head with padding. In our racing, the tech guys want at least 10", and that's with our 5 point harness, that don't stretch much at all. Street belts stretch twice as much as our race belts, plus they have to have to have their ratchets catch. So thats a few inches itself. As an example, check out my roll over video. Skip to 3:01, as thats where the roll over occurs. Look at how much my head moves. Keep in mind I had brand new 5 point harness on VERY tight, and I wasn't even going that fast when it happened. Just think of what could happen when you go faster than that. Also, I did hit my head on the roll bar's halo on the left side hard enough to smudge my helmet, even with roll bar padding.

[ttfleury]

****s coming along nice. we should have a madison cruz night b4 u leave.

[SgtRauksauff]

I second installing roll-bar padding. If someone T-bones you, or rear-ends you, you will move a lot more than you think.

At least on the main hoop and over the top of the doors.

--sarge

[FE3-323]

Honestly guys..........what good is an inch or less of foam padding really going to do.
In any serious accident it won't matter