# FIA Rally America roll cage...in an AutoX car **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [April 15, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915 "2011-04-15T22:05:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/1 "2011-04-15T22:05:30Z")
Eric Smiths 2003 Evolution 8. Was the first time I’ve had to buld a cage of this caliber, and still retain 95% of the cars interior to meet(IMO bullshit) SCCA class rules and regs regarding what panels can be removed. Didn’t want to go bumping him up a class because we couldn’t get an 8 ounce A-pillar panel back in after adding 100lbs of tube :crazy I never compromise the cage design or construction to suit a cars interior and could have made this cage tighter had the panel installation not been required. Also would have added sub pillar die-flare support as well, but Eric specified that I did not break the OEM windshield seal. This cage is built to FIA/RA specifications, minus the vertical forward bar support and subsequent gussets. This bar was omitted to aid with ingress/egress for Eric. It can always be added in if necessary. Enjoy. (mind the blue foam covering the sunroof opening. I’m working on the mold for the CF panel at the moment, that will be another fab tutorial.) Also a picture of the trailer I modified with a custom tire rack so he could easily transport his gear and 285 stickies to the tracks, as well as drop-rails for the new sidemount HR4009’s. Some pics pre-paint, other post with interior 🙂 ![http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/1532/seatrails.jpg](http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/1532/seatrails.jpg) ![http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/4774/cagedone1.jpg](http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/4774/cagedone1.jpg) ![http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1933/cagedone2.jpg](http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1933/cagedone2.jpg) ![http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3816/cagedone3.jpg](http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3816/cagedone3.jpg) ![http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/751/cagedone4.jpg](http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/751/cagedone4.jpg) ![http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7606/cagedone5.jpg](http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7606/cagedone5.jpg) ![http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5338/cagedone6.jpg](http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5338/cagedone6.jpg) ![http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/8607/cagedone8.jpg](http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/8607/cagedone8.jpg) ![http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5032/cagedone9.jpg](http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5032/cagedone9.jpg) ![http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/7791/cagedone10.jpg](http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/7791/cagedone10.jpg) ![http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2474/cagedone11.jpg](http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2474/cagedone11.jpg) ![http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3162/cagedone12.jpg](http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3162/cagedone12.jpg) ![http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/1214/cagedone13.jpg](http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/1214/cagedone13.jpg) ![http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/6619/cagedone14.jpg](http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/6619/cagedone14.jpg) ![http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/1196/ejtrailer.jpg](http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/1196/ejtrailer.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/2 "2011-04-15T22:16:45Z")
Nice stuff! How are the cage painted? masking the interior and spray paint the hell out of it?? ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/3 "2011-04-15T22:17:13Z")
Looks SRS ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/4 "2011-04-15T22:25:16Z")
> [@RocketPunch"](#): > > Nice stuff! > > How are the cage painted? masking the interior and spray paint the hell out of it?? Yessir. Was more of a bitch masking in this car because he was painting just the cage. If the full interior was being shot, less masking but more material(paint). My old coworker Pete Knight from KTA did the paint work. Scuffed, acid etched, PPG DP epoxy primer, single stage PPG gloss black. Paint job will outlast the car likely. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/5 "2011-04-15T22:25:56Z")
> [@The last movie you've seen, and rate it.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-last-movie-youve-seen-and-rate-it/27425/449): > > Looks SRS Cages are serious business. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/6 "2011-04-16T05:09:58Z")
When you said you built a trailer I was expecting this thread to be about Eric’s car becoming a dedicated track car. Glad he’s keeping it a street car! woo! are you adding padding though? what about poor eric’s brain if soccer mom t-bones him in her sienna ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/7 "2011-04-16T07:51:44Z")
Yes padding going in, just didn’t have it in my possession at the time. ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/8 "2011-04-16T08:00:00Z")
Hot. Jealous of headroom compared to nearly anything I drive. ---
**Author:** ![b-ri](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/b-ri/32/6376_2.png) [@b-ri](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b-ri)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/9 "2011-04-16T08:44:12Z")
is it manditory for every track car to have that tire rack sticker on the front? ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/10 "2011-04-16T08:48:43Z")
Mine was required (series sponsor) and I assume Eric got his from the One Lap which they sponsor too? ---
**Author:** ![b-ri](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/b-ri/32/6376_2.png) [@b-ri](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b-ri)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/11 "2011-04-16T08:54:08Z")
well crappachinos crx has one, that e30 thats for sale has one, i was just wondering what the deal was aha ---
**Author:** ![Yetti\_VR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yetti_vr/32/6357_2.png) [@Yetti\_VR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Yetti_VR)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/12 "2011-04-16T08:55:41Z")
Looks so much better in person… Good work as always ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/13 "2011-04-16T09:06:35Z")
Wow awesome work!! ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/14 "2011-04-16T09:31:52Z")
> [@Post Your Favorite Pics of Your Car.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/post-your-favorite-pics-of-your-car/41313/30): > > Hot. Jealous of headroom compared to nearly anything I drive. Thanks. Was a bit of fussing around to get it where it is now. Seat drop, SR removal, etc = ~3" headroom. If I ditch the thick RT seat padding in favor of some thinner stuff you get another inch or so. Crash rating of Evo just went form 2 stars to 8 stars :ahh > [@gtr 2 fans i got the motherload of all vette downloads](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gtr-2-fans-i-got-the-motherload-of-all-vette-downloads/41260/12): > > Mine was required (series sponsor) and I assume Eric got his from the One Lap which they sponsor too? He was on the one lap years ago but not in this car, IIRC it was a buddies BMW. Tire Rack stickers on all the OLOA cars but this sticker has been on his car as long as I’ve been working on it. I’m sure he’ll chime in here eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff_k/32/6431_2.png) [@Jeff\_K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff_K)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/15 "2011-04-16T10:13:35Z")
TR banner is required by the larger SCCA autox events (divs, national tours, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![DeathbyRT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deathbyrt/32/6648_2.png) [@DeathbyRT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathbyRT)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/16 "2011-04-16T10:42:14Z")
Thats it. Youre putting a cage in my car. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/17 "2011-04-16T13:02:11Z")
> [@CALLOUT: Idiablo233](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-idiablo233/41324/8): > > Thats it. Youre putting a cage in my car. Here’s another one I did recently for a member. JVG’s 240 that’ll never be done. :rofl Started as a piece of shit S+W cage that I heavily modified, threw out a good portion of it, and then added a shit ton more to it. These pics were taken a little bit before it was actually 100% done. ![http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/Boxxersix/jvgcage2-1.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/6/d/6df07c9ee2adefcc72a5cc65f4c2847eab9e6517.jpeg) ![http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/Boxxersix/jvgcage3-1.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/b/2bc3057370d6097399fd4779bd5e8a6ec2888f82.jpeg) ![http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/Boxxersix/jvgcage1.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/b/f/bf317f3c9dbe9d724d06f2401e0a5b097f774f64.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/18 "2011-04-16T13:56:41Z")
> [@Post Your Favorite Pics of Your Car.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/post-your-favorite-pics-of-your-car/41313/26): > > Yessir. Was more of a bitch masking in this car because he was painting just the cage. If the full interior was being shot, less masking but more material(paint). My old coworker Pete Knight from KTA did the paint work. Scuffed, acid etched, PPG DP epoxy primer, single stage PPG gloss black. Paint job will outlast the car likely. I’ve always wonder about that, I guess there is really no way around it…:lol ---
**Author:** ![DeathbyRT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deathbyrt/32/6648_2.png) [@DeathbyRT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathbyRT)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/19 "2011-04-16T14:01:04Z")
Well lets get to it!! Lol ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915/20 "2011-04-16T16:09:13Z")
JVG’s cage looks good! I want a cage that’s super tight to the A-pillars and roof! [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fia-rally-america-roll-cage-in-an-autox-car/257915.md?page=2)