Hi folks,

I picked up a 4th gen CMC camaro specifically for the transmission. The car was sitting in a driveway and it took a hit on the driver rear corner that folded under the seam behind the driver rear tire and pinned it against the tire/tank while pushing the nose of the car into another parked car. If the CMC car is a clock and the nose is at 12 oclock, then the impact came from about 7-8 oclock and hit aft of the rear tire. The front impact was light, but still crinkled the hood and front fenders. Ug.

*PART OUT!!!* (lol)

So I'm *THINKING* of cutting the roof off and cutting the cage out by either right where it touches the pads, or even plasma cutting out the pads. Is this even worth the effort? I'm thinking heck, sell it for 500$ (shipping might suck...but it could get strapped to a big pallet).

It is NOT some incredible Blaine-Fab cage, but it is a nice basic cage that passes tech. With custom-ish cages costing thousands, this could be an 'easy' button for the right person.

Thoughts? Anyone ever do this before? I know rally teams that have done this when they trashed chassis.....but I don't think it is common in the roadrace world. Or is it?

Will post up some pics when I get the car out of the trailer.

Costas
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Question is how do you get the cage in the other car without chopping it all up? Cut it in front and back half. Would the 4 point fit removing a door or the hatch? I would be interested given a some good answers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

CAGE IS OUT!
So, tons of parts will be listed today/tomorrow since I only want to keep the transmission.

On the cage, really two ways to do it that I see as feasible:

1. Cut the roof off like we did. Drop in cage, weld it in. The B-pillar will be easy to stitch back together on the inside and outside and the cage will be providing the upgraded strength. I've not looked hard at the area right behind the windshield. I know all 4th gens were built to be ttops to that helps.

2. Cut the cage in half from passenger to driver side. So that is the A) bar going across the dash, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) the bar going across the top of the windshield, C) the top part of the main hoop, D) the harness bar, and E) the diagonal. Put a 6-8" sleeve on those tubes and put each half of the cage in the car slid in from the hatch opening. Just like people take a bolt-in bar and weld in those sleeves, this would end up being the same thing.

Since a cage is the big ticket time/money item, this sure does shorten that a ton. I'm going to post up on the LeMons forums as well...this should fit a 3rd gen or a 4th gen so that helps.

I'll be updating this with pics and such later today or tomorrow. Lots of parts to sell.

Costas
cars and such...