Coupe with a Cage?

[RussSTi]

I haven't had the chance to see a coupe in person yet. For those of you that have is there any way to get a cage into it. I am thinking a halo with down tubes along the a pillar with some nascar style door bars. I am considering building one of these and would like to be able to do some time trial and hillclimb events in it as well as autocross. Any thoughts?

I know the R is meant for this but I have never been a fan of open production style cars and the coupe looks too good to not look into it as an option.

[longislandwrx]

It looks like it can be done. I am considering doing it myself after i'm dialed in. You will need to remove the main hoop, rear main hoop support bars, the top side bar and side bar mid support at the minimum.

The windows in the coupe are too small to climb into without a functional door. you could probably get out of them if you needed as is.

[Sgt.Gator]

That would be very cool if it can be done. I don't think it would work for me, I tried climbing out a Spec Miata window as a test. Fail. I'd be burned crisp before they got the jaws there to cut me out.
I do love the MX-5 Cup cars though, no problem hopping in and out the open roof!

[RussSTi]

Sgt.Gator Are you a big guy? I'm 6' with fairly broad shoulders. In the past I have had a full caged 240z and have run a 65 Mustang fastback that had fairly high doorbars(all the way to what would be the bottom of the window if it had glass) and could get in and out ok. They were NASCAR style doorbars though and that helps. The Bavara Lemons car I have is probably harder but that is because the door bars are so far from the seat you almost have to jump in to not get wedged between the seats and bars. That thing has a massive interior. Most caged cars I have gotten in it was more of figuring out the "trick" to it. A lot of my concern was over cutting stuff out and/or making the cage fit in the body work. I hadn't considered the it causing an issue getting in or out.