What I want to know is what is this guy going to do for a rear end? I hear that the FD rear ends suck. Axels snap at about 4-500hp and differential cases have been known to explode due to excessive ring/pinion gear climb.

 

i hate the rb26 but nice work still man.

Looks like it will be a kilelr car.

 

Icydude, what experience do you have with the RB26 to make you hate it?

 

at least its a japanese motor! id rock it.

 

redesign the rollcage

 

I agree. It looks dangerous even in a rollover situation. It is just that much closer to your head. In many cases a helmet will be worn but the bar being out fo the way makes it that much safer...especially on the street where no helmet is worn.

 

i think rb > ls1 rather have an rb rx7 then a ls1 rx7 at least its another japanese sport motor, i think putting in a american v8 somewhat kills it but thats jsut my oppionion and its your cars so doesnt really matter what i say rite. no flame plz haha

 

Nice job! I rather see an "RB26DET" instead of an "LS1".

 

Can you even comprehend where that roll cage tube is? If your head is that far forward in a crash, it means you aren't strapped in and therefore deserve to die anyway.

 

Maybe that first image is an optical illusion. The second image is a better indication of where the A-pillar bar really is placed.

We'll put up some more pictures soon.

 

That picture helps a lot. I should've paid attention to more than just the front view.

 

It looks more like the second image is your "optical illusion" and the first one gives a much better angle. I've seen worse installs, and the small interior in an FD makes it more difficult to place, but it IS too far from the a-pillar. Probably because the owner wanted to be able to install really large gauges there

 

You must be correct. I've been told that this is an S&W roll cage. They design their cages using AutoCAD per the exacting specs of the interior of the vehicle. I'm sure they intentionally design their cages around huge A-pillar mounted gauges.

 

it looks like it goes almost halfway across the drivers seat, it should be closer to the top, not that far over.

 

OMG! You're right. In fact it goes so far over it hits oncoming traffic!

 

Yea that's dangerous!

Sorry I just wanted in on the action....

A bad cage is better than no cage, IMO

 

settle down there nissan boy.

 

Looks like he's got a witty (childish) comment for everything anyone says about the cage. Get over it dude, they have concerns for the driver's safety. You're the only one here saying useless comments.

 

My comments are based on fact...like the fact of the expert engineering behind the design of the cage. The comments of others, like yourself, are based nothing that will hold any merit Besides of course that everyone should listen to you because you play an expert on the internet.

S&W would be out of business if they designed a cage that was faulty or put the driver at risk. How about we all assume that the cage they designed was legit because they've been in the business for over a day and made one or two of them before? Um kay?

 

Who said I'm an expert? Where did I say I'm an expert? I know NOTHING about cages, but apparently a few people here think the cage is a little off. I said the people here have a concern for the driver's safety(FACT). I also said you're acting like a child(FACT). Nowhere did I say I knew anything about cages or that I'm an "expert." You're the one saying the know all the "facts." So apparently you are the expert.

 

did S&W design the rollcage for that particular fd, or is it one of those generic kits?

 

I'm sure it was one of those generic kits designed specifically for the 1993+ FD3S that they offer on their web site.

 

i have a feeling s&w has never touched an fd chasis to make a kit for it, you know the generic kits have flaws?

kinda like this one..

http://www.torquecentral.com/showthread.php?t=35881

 

Wow, you guys are incredible. Is it that difficult to have a normal topic discussion this forum without it getting out of hand and acting like children? Yes, you're going to say something to the effect of "he started it". As far as caring about the driver's safety, I beg to differ--these comments in regards to the rollcage sound more like an offhanded way of knocking the car versus giving it any form of recognition. Have any of you commenting even welded or engineered your own cage?

It's ridiculous how instead of discussing the engine and swap in a positive, it's all entirely negative and has turned into an ugly battle about the rollcage, which incidentally, has nothing to do with the original purpose of the thread.

Good job.

 

Screw the lounge rats, there bored, put a hood and FE on the bad **** and drive it to the BBQ !!!!!!!