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Does anyone in here have a rollage in their Contours? If so, did you find a prefab one? Was it custom built...and also do you have the specs to build it?
Thanks in advance...
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lol a roll cage in a contour? i doubt it... no contour is doing 11.999 or better in the quarter mile... ive seen a picture of a accord with one before... made me laugh my a$$ off... looked like a jungle gym
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its not for issue of busting out 11 sec passes...more along the lines of our shop wants to go all out with this car, and u gotta admit, a rollcage with a car that is prepped right looks badass, and besides...what a crazy handling car that would be!!...but thanks alot for ur input anyway.
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Call Autopower. They may have an application for the Contour. They build LOTS of roll cages, both bolt-in and weld-in. I'd give you their #, but I can't find it right now.
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not the best pic of roll cage, but it has been done. click here
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Originally posted by svtnos:
lol a roll cage in a contour? i doubt it... no contour is doing 11.999 or better in the quarter mile... ive seen a picture of a accord with one before... made me laugh my a$$ off... looked like a jungle gym Rollcages aren't only used in drag racing my man. Some people like to turn left and right on road courses, and like the extra protection that a roll cage affords them. Sure, it's been done. Besides for Seth, there are a couple folks that have campaigned Contours in the Speedvision Touring Car seriers. Albert Mirko is one, if you can't get anywhere with Alex's suggestion, try getting in touch with Albert and see if he can give you any pointers. www.mirkoracing.com
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Avenger,
Yes, roll cages can be nicely done in any car for road events. I would doubt that anyone is gonna have one off the shelf though, given that Contour's aren't exactly CRX's or Mustangs in aftermarket support.
Back in my Ford days (early-mid 90's) I saw a number of Contour prototypes running around the proving grounds with cages. The coolest part about these cages was that they were integrated in the interior, mostly hiding behind trim panels. Very little of the tubing was visible - kinda the anti-rice look.
But I have no idea who put these cages together - prolly some Detroit prototyping service like Carron and Company. If you need this kind of service, go to your local dirt/asphalt track and start asking around. You may be suprised what kind of custom fabrication is available by your average Joe Bob speed shop.
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The shop I go to makes roll cages and they are always telling me that is I want to make my car really handle I need a roll cage(their kidding of course). But, it does double the body ridgity and allows you suspension function better.
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most of the contour cages running around dearborn were done by Roush, and for Bondurant.
It's all about balance.
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