# Project - Philip's SOLO1 Race Machine - Updated Apr 8, 04 **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 26, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207 "2003-10-26T07:24:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![syd\_mysta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/syd_mysta/32/5488_2.png) [@syd\_mysta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/syd_mysta)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/21 "2004-02-07T20:24:52Z")
nice roll cage, that seat doesn’t look like its gonna hold u in to me. and just with the topic of 5pt harnesses is that extra strap in the back of a 240 is that for a racing harness? and is 5pt required for solo1 or would a 4pt do as well? ---
**Author:** ![Edzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e56c9b/32.png) [@Edzy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Edzy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/22 "2004-02-07T20:36:04Z")
> [@Sm0ke](#): > > Very nice work indeed! What kind of welder are you using? Looks like MIG. Nice Fabrication on the roll bar Phillip. I’m thinking of putting in a monkey bar in the back of my coupe, so these updates help(Y). ---
**Author:** ![prodigy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@prodigy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/prodigy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/23 "2004-02-07T20:59:45Z")
> [@syd\_mysta](#): > > nice roll cage, that seat doesn’t look like its gonna hold u in to me. > > and just with the topic of 5pt harnesses is that extra strap in the back of a 240 is that for a racing harness? and is 5pt required for solo1 or would a 4pt do as well? If you’re refering to the strap in the trunk of the fastback, it’s the sunroof tie-down strap for when you remove the sunroof. ---
**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2004, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/24 "2004-02-08T21:45:30Z")
Nice work Philip, the car is looking great… something about roll cages just does it for me 🙂 Keep up the good work, and hopefully you will be done in time for race season… I’ll need to ask you some questions about the cage when its finished… ---
**Author:** ![syd\_mysta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/syd_mysta/32/5488_2.png) [@syd\_mysta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/syd_mysta)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/25 "2004-02-10T15:10:07Z")
oo ok thank you. i always thought it was for a racing harness. if i was to get a 4pt harness where would i hook it up? ---
**Author:** ![prodigy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@prodigy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/prodigy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/26 "2004-02-10T18:15:54Z")
> [@JESSE](#): > > would a rear ladder bar be a secure place to put one? > > the bar that goes between ur back seatbelts, i think thats what its called That’s a C-Pillar Bar. A ladder bar goes underneath the car. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![prodigy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@prodigy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/prodigy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/27 "2004-02-10T18:58:35Z")
Just got home from my first day. Let’s not clutter up Phil’s thread though ok? ---
**Author:** ![prodigy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@prodigy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/prodigy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/28 "2004-02-11T18:45:34Z")
> [@philip\_240sx](#): > > [quote=JESSE]talking about the bar that you can buy that goes from the points from the tops of the rear seatbelts in the hatch’s its made to stifen up the hatch, could i attach it to that, or is it too high? AFAIK the only bar that I can think of is a strut tower brace. I haven’t seen any other type of brace for the S13 hatch. I would avoid this type of attachment. A STB was never designed to cope with the sideways deflection a seatbelt attachment could impose.[/quote] He’s referring to the C-Pillar Bar. It connects to the rear shoulder belt mounting points. Currently the only company I know that develops it is Touge Factory, but I’m talking to Chris about getting CP to make them… we shall see. Also, provided the bar is strong enough, yes it is an ideal place to mount a harness to as the mounts were in fact intended to hold seatbelts. It should be on an ideal angle too as Phil was talking about earlier. ---
**Author:** ![prodigy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@prodigy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/prodigy)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/29 "2004-02-12T17:13:45Z")
> [@FrEaK](#): > > I think people are beginning to get bar happy… there are logical and USEFUL places to apply a bar too… Adding more bars adds more wieght and frankly speaking, if it doesn’t do that much then it’s not worth the time or the money… > > You’ll never notice that much flex anyways once you have a cage… Agreed. Get strong bars, in the right places and you won’t have any flex. Anything more is overkill. ---
**Author:** ![spite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@spite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spite)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/30 "2004-02-22T16:29:49Z")
Phil, if you’re that serious, you need a race seat. No bones about it 🙂 Looks great though. Any plans for painting the cage? ---
**Author:** ![spite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@spite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spite)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/31 "2004-02-22T17:12:14Z")
Aren’t roll cages illegal under the HTA? ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/32 "2004-02-23T14:49:18Z")
so what happened with my manifold/header i gave you? an update on that? ---
**Author:** ![AnDrEw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AnDrEw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AnDrEw)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/33 "2004-04-02T14:50:15Z")
:shock: Those look awsome. Camber plates are a must! I thought you already had a set of Cusco’s philip? ---
**Author:** ![AnDrEw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AnDrEw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AnDrEw)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/34 "2004-04-04T19:16:13Z")
> [@philip\_240sx](#): > > They go for around $300 CDN. E-mail Phil York at Mach1 Motorports if you are interested: > > sales@mach1motorsports.ca > > I never had Cusco camber plates BTW. My mistake, thought you did. 300 is a very good price! Good catch Philip. I look forward to the next update. Keeps getting better and better 😃 Andrew. ---
**Author:** ![AnDrEw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AnDrEw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AnDrEw)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/35 "2004-04-08T14:33:34Z")
drooling… Looks awsome philip! That car is going to hold awsome in corners with R-compounds and that kind of camber 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sven)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/36 "2004-04-19T19:08:24Z")
Is it ok to make a worthless post just to congratulate on what is looking like a great project making great progress? I hope so 🙂 Great work Philip! Can’t wait to get a ride 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jjm\_240sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jjm\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jjm_240sx)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/37 "2004-08-19T14:28:34Z")
Let use konw how it sounds inside with out the sound deadening out. OT: also why are you guest? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/38 "2004-08-19T14:56:23Z")
sure can, that is an unproductive way to protest. any specifics yet as to why? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/39 "2004-08-19T16:06:28Z")
half the cars werent from this club, it really isnt worth arguing about, but i do think that they are way-over reacting… obviously people will get into accidents, everyone does at some point in there life. and because everyone will at one time or another be involved in an accident it is only a matter of time before someone gets hurt in the process. but that doesnt make people liable who not only werent there, but were not even in the same area code and had nothign to do with the situation. i got hit by a transport truck last year on the highway in my dads car, if i wanted to i could have sued the truck driver, but i couldnt have sued his union for supporting a man who drives a truck and might hit someone… that is just ridiculous… ---
**Author:** ![Sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sven)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-philips-solo1-race-machine-updated-apr-8-04/80207/40 "2004-08-19T22:15:02Z")
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