My car came with a pretty decent cage. But it’s going in next week for improved NASCAR bars on the drivers side. More protection and better egress are the goals.
While I’m at it, or more accurately, while TC Design is at it, I’m thinking about making other improvements. The car lacks a tube behind the dash connecting the A-pillar hoops. It could probably use a couple of gussets here and there. I’m planning to have at least one race in 2009, so I might as well get the safety equipment done. (See post below.)
On the suspension front, the car is due for new lower control arms in the front. I’ll upgrade from steel to aluminum. And I’ll have the shop (probably Dinan Campbell) go through all the bushing, ball joints, rod ends, etc. to make sure it’s ready to run another season.
Off season runs from December 9 to January 15, and that’s only because I’m passing on some December events due to travel. The cosmetic stuff may have to wait.
Check out the Bimmerworld “Race” control arms. They correct roll-center on a lowered E-36 by raising the outer ball-joint. They cost a little over $1k, but that’s actually not that much more than the Auminium E30 arms.