Roll Cages for Porsches
Porsche 911 RSR roll cage August 2004 project to provide a new cage for a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR. These pictures are taken during construction, not all tubes are fitted and not all welds are complete.
Porsche 911 RSR roll cage General layout with main loop, back bracing, forward tubes and door bars (not yet fitted)
Porsche 911 RSR roll cage View into the back with main loop, back braces, diagonal and cross tube to provide seat belt location.
Porsche 911 RSR roll cage Mounts for front tubes boxed onto sill.
Porsche 911 RSR roll cage Mounts for main loop and back braces.
Porsche 911 RSR roll cage Seat belt retaining loops and top join between front tube, main loop, back brace and diagonal. Sheet metal shield to protect head lining during welding.
Porsche 911 RSR roll cage Right side with door bar now fitted.
Porsche 968 roll cage Porsche for full-on competition use. Note braces tying front down tubes and main loop to body. The sun roof doesn't do much for stiffness so this additional connection does much to stiffen the whole structure.
Porsche 968 roll cage Substantial door X has further reinforcement. The main front tube goes deep into the foot well so an additional upright tube adds strength at the a-pillar.
Porsche 968 roll cage Back braces with X tubes and seat belt mounting tube, the link between the main loop and the b-pillar can just be seen.
Porsche 968 roll cage The four feet of the cage on the near side; foot well, a-pillar, b-pillar and back brace.
Porsche 968 roll cage An alternative to the usual roof X gives a bit more head room for a taller driver.
Porsche 911 roll cage 1960's "original" Porsche 911
Porsche 911 roll cage Main loop, back braces with diagonal and seat belt tube
Porsche 911 roll cage Front tubes, dash bar and screen bar.
Porsche 911 roll cage The three feet of the cage on the driver's side; a-pillar, b-pillar and back brace.
Porsche 911 roll cage Another Porsche 911 for competitive use, this time to be rebuilt into a derivative model.
Porsche 911 roll cage  A little more difficult to fit than the empty shell above but essentially the same layout.
Porsche 911 roll cage Main loop, back braces, triangulation and seat belt tube.
Porsche 911 roll cage Bottom of the main loop and back brace
Porsche 911 roll cage Short timescale project to replace existing cage.
Porsche 911 roll cage Door X bars to FIA standards with additional bracing.
Porsche 911 roll cage Detail of door X bar with dash trimmed around A pillar tube
Porsche 993 roll cage

Porsche 993 GT2 with FIA spec cage. This uses the increasingly popular option of 2 inch tube for the main loop.
Porsche 993 roll cage Base of main loop and back stay.
Date  05-Sep-2011
Pictures by  Webmaster & Andy