jfgw Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Wanted to share some pictures of my imperial frame Caterham with the new Caged cage on it - sorry they’re upside down for some reason! Have been doing more track days with NASA Great Lakes (can’t say enough good things about that group, by the way) recently and decided to upgrade my FIA bar to a full cage, just in case.... The whole process was a little bit of a leap of faith. Choosing the cage I wanted, figuring out who the manufacturer was, as Caterham in the UK was out of stock, then confirming through Arch that mine was imperial (I have the AM stamp on my car, and Arch doesn’t make Metric frames,apparently). Then waiting for my frame to be built, powder coated then couriered to me, complete with additional unexpected costs. Then I had the unwrapping at Christmas process to see if my car had the bosses welded / braized on the frame for the cage bolts to go through, including through the skin of the car! After removing way too many interior panel rivets, I found that I was in luck... everything was there ready for the cage. Now I’m knowledgeable enough to be dangerous, but for this, I wanted a pro. Luckily Craig Chima is a couple of hours from me and was willing to do the job with me. Lots of fitting, and trial fitting, then holes drilled, and fitting began. Not sure why the laser built cage from Caged didn’t fit, and the rear stays needed persuasion to fit, but I couldn’t have done this on my own, and Craig’s workshop has underfloor heating, so we even stayed warm in the snow! First track day of the year was this past weekend at NCM in Kentucky. Car was noticeably different with the cage, and provided smiles for multiple people who experienced the car up close... Many thanks again to Craig... top bloke! Hope you like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m wirth Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Photos must have been sent in from Down Under.:seeya: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I like the license plate:)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Car looks awesome. License plate is hilarious. :conehead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfgw Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Yeah, sorry about the photo’s - they were ok when I uploaded them . Glad you like the plate... tickled me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susej1981 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Beautiful car! Have you considered color matching the roll cage, IMO I think it'd look pretty good like in this case: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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