I have a 5 point in my car and I wanted to know if its just there for decoration at this point
First off, I've always thought that I needed to get padding for it, I thought I heard somewhere that the NHRA requires padding for any part of the bar that can touch the driver. True? Also, is there a spec on padding
Second question, what is the guidance on welds and attachment points. It looks like my cage (was in there when i bought it) is just welded to the floorpan in the front, and in the back, has the four points sort of welded to a plate which is welded to the floorpan. Its an S&w cage btw.
Sort of a side question, the front driverside door bar doesnt have a weld bead all the way around the floor mounting point, actually its welded like 2/3'ds to 1/2 of the way. Looks like they couldnt fit a welding gun in there maybe. Is this thing just along for the ride? Or would that actually be certifiable, and doest it even matter really considering its not tied into the frame?
First off, I've always thought that I needed to get padding for it, I thought I heard somewhere that the NHRA requires padding for any part of the bar that can touch the driver. True? Also, is there a spec on padding
Second question, what is the guidance on welds and attachment points. It looks like my cage (was in there when i bought it) is just welded to the floorpan in the front, and in the back, has the four points sort of welded to a plate which is welded to the floorpan. Its an S&w cage btw.
Sort of a side question, the front driverside door bar doesnt have a weld bead all the way around the floor mounting point, actually its welded like 2/3'ds to 1/2 of the way. Looks like they couldnt fit a welding gun in there maybe. Is this thing just along for the ride? Or would that actually be certifiable, and doest it even matter really considering its not tied into the frame?