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Safety
Devices Unveils Competition
Ready Roll Cage for Porsche 356 Coupe
(Advertising
Feature)
Safety
Devices, a leading provider of motorsport safety equipment
for race and rally cars, has produced a six-point, bolt-in
roll cage for Porsche's iconic 356 Coupe. The cage,
which is homologated for use in international motorsport,
dramatically enhances the structural integrity of the
356, aiding handling as well as significantly improving
the vehicle's passive safety.
Each
installation takes approximately six to eight hours
to complete - largely governed by the time required
to remove seats and trim. The work can be undertaken
at Safety Devices' Cambridgeshire (UK) factory, or at
a number of approved installation centres. The price
for each new 356 cage is £507.62 (sterling, incl. VAT).
Safety Devices also offers a number of harnesses and
fire extinguisher systems for the 356.
Quality
manufacture
In
compliance with FIA and MSA regulations, installation
of the new 356 Coupe cage first requires the welding
of six mounting plates inside the car. The cage itself
is made from Cold Drawn Seamless tubing (CDS), and is
jig-welded by skilled operatives working to the guidelines
of the welding industry's internationally recognised
body, TWI (The Welding Institute).
Accurate
tube lengths are cut using Safety Devices' computer
controlled, in-house designed plasma-cutting machine,
which enables tube ends to be 'profiled' to ensure a
secure fit. Forming is carried out on a CNC bending
machine. Before being handed to the customer, each of
the new cages will undergo a phosphating and polyester
powdercoating process.
The
356 Coupe roll cage is also available with high-impact
padding to further protect occupants in the event of
a crash. Safety Devices has recently become the first
company to achieve FIA homologation for the latest specification
roll cage padding, now mandatory for World Championship
motorsport.
Further
information is available from Safety Devices on 01353
724200
or
visit www.safetydevices.co.uk.
About
Safety Devices
Safety
Devices is the UK's leading provider of motorsport safety
equipment. The company designs, develops and manufactures
roll cages, harnesses and fire extinguisher systems
that are used at all levels of motorsport throughout
the world.
Working
closely with individual vehicle manufacturers, Safety
Devices also produces a range of discreet yet highly
robust roll-cages, roof racks and underbody protection
parts for 4x4 vehicles. These products are used by the
military, by consumers and also on major international
expeditions - proving their worth on Camel Trophy events
and in Land Rover's recent G4 series.
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