With the racing season now in full swing, and racers as a general rule upgrading their race cars every off season… It stands to reason that along with more power, a better convertor or the myriad of other upgrades that make your car faster; a roll bar or cage is not only safer but may be required!

Darryl Hendrickson and his daughter Megan own a beautiful pearl white 68 Plymouth Valiant.

That now runs in the 10’s and was in need of a roll cage. Besides what father wouldn’t want his daughter to have the safest possible race car?

Darryl enlisted Ron at Ron Pircey Enterprises to install an 8 Point Roll Cage that was custom bent from 1 5/8” X .120 wall DOM Tubing to meet the NHRA requirements. After the measurements were taken and double checked, the afore mentioned tubing was bent to fit closely in the Valiant. As the following photos will attest.

The first step in the installation process is to form 6”X6”X1/8” plates at every location that mounts to the floor.

There are NHRA required reinforcements to the Main Hoop of the Roll Cage that provide additional support. Again, the 6”X6”X1/8” plates are used to spread the load where the supports attach to the floor.

Note the tight fit of the Roll Cage Main Hoop and Roof Line Bars that follow the contour of the headliner in the door openings.

The Eyebrow Bar also fits tightly in the area above the windshield and connects to the corners of the Roof Line Bars at each end of the windshield.

Once everything is tack welded in place and checked for final fit, the finish welding completes the job. Darryl Hendrickson can rest assured that his daughter can be both safe, secure and legal now that the roll cage is complete.

Ron Pircey has 100s of dimensions cataloged to install a roll bar or roll cage in a variety of vehicles. If you’re working on an unusual project then it is simple to take the required measurements so he can install one for you…..