Coupe cage question

[Mikestokman]

Didn't want to hijack the other thread. So I'm really tall and have my seat floor mounted far back in order to get in a comfortable driving position, and now that I'm looking into cage building options, I'm really limited as to where my main hoop can go. My question is 2 parts, 1) can I weld to the rear seat "bench" rather then the floor behind the drivers seat? The main reason for welding there would be that it will clear my seat whereas if I have to weld directly behind the seat my main hoop would be at a shitty angle or rub my seat which isn't cool.. And 2) since I want to keep the interior as full as possible for right now, should I hole saw through the rear wall ( dunno the technical term) and run the bars straight to the strut tower rather then just welding to the wall itsself? I mean obviously there's 10000 ways to build a cage but maybe some of you have tried the way I'm going and have pointers on easyier stuff?

Thanks
mike

[imaiami]

1) can I weld to the rear seat "bench" rather then the floor behind the drivers seat? The main reason for welding there would be that it will clear my seat whereas if I have to weld directly behind the seat my main hoop would be at a shitty angle or rub my seat which isn't cool..

And 2) since I want to keep the interior as full as possible for right now, should I hole saw through the rear wall ( dunno the technical term) and run the bars straight to the strut tower rather then just welding to the wall itsself? I mean obviously there's 10000 ways to build a cage but maybe some of you have tried the way I'm going and have pointers on easyier stuff?

Thanks
mike

1: that's how I did my cage with triangle plates in the little divit points at the front/ sides of the bench. So back from the floor a bit, should give ya the room you need for your seat so far rearward.

2: most cut holes in the rear firewall wall for the tubes to go through to the rear struts, then re plate it. I think legally, you have to do this to have solid down bars.

[Mikestokman]

Perfect! What did you mean by re plate? I was just going to hole saw through the rear firewall only slightly bigger then the dom tube and then just leave it like that.

[DjTyfighter]

Thats how i had my cage done, put it on that little elevated area

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff404/DJTyfighter/ResizedImage951380758716425_zpsimulxeml.jpg


For the rear i just had mine done as shown, if i were to have a chance to redo it i would cut out the whole rear shelf area out and go straight to the shock tower

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff404/DJTyfighter/ResizedImage951380758697407_zpsardmdu2d.jpg

[Mikestokman]

That looks like it would be much easyier to add door bars later on (or if I have extra material) if I go to the same spot you did for the main hoop. I really don't want to have to cut out the rear fire wall because I still plan on running rear seats/ interior and I think I should be fine with just hole sawing where I need to. I would much rather weld to the strut tower and then another bar across the struts so that if I got hit there it can't push my tower around and write off the car