Folks,

I have one thing left to do to go for my license passes,

The window net.

The top mount is easy.

The bottom mount seems to be left up to me to invent.
I bought one that of course does not match the angle of the door bar. I bet none do.....
I joined the NHRA agian, never got my freakin 06 rule book.

So how do I mount this?

Ideas please.

BTW....for those contemplating the "fits under stock tunnel" flex plate shield.....good luck installing it.

Mine didn't clear the trans.....ears you know...the ones that might vary from manufacturer to manufacturer....but then only GM ever made TH400's. What you get for a fit's all device.
The bolts provided were too long and bottomed in the block.
The bushings.....alum deals that the "plate" locates to....didn't clear the trans.
The dipstick no longer fits.....
The bottom two trans to block bolts (the ones you use to attach a blanket) are now hidden, and un-accessable. But gee, if you buy just the flexplate shield part...you still need a blanket!

Other than the 15 hours I spent installing it.....it was a bolt in!
I wonder if they ever actually installed one in a car.

But it's light!

So basically, after all was said and done, I bought a piece of plastic and an SFI sticker.

And don't tell me I should have bought the whole plastic shield....it would have been harder!

Ron

I use the CSI carbon fiber full trans shield. The secret to the install is to have the trans out on the bench and clearance all the case lugs to get a good fit. That way once under the car it'll simply slide in place. I replaced the allen bolts with ARP 12 point hardware which makes the install that much easier.I use a 12 point socket on the top 4 bolts and a shorter combinatio wrench to tighten the lower two bolts, one on each side.

What did you go with, the full trans shield, or the flexplate shield and a blanket?

On the window net. Make a cardboard template or some good dimensions and a drawing and Stroud will custom make one to fit your needs. I had a standard 24 x 18 diagonal and needed to replace it this past winter. I ordered a new one and it was too tight and tore, so Stroud had me take dimensions and custom made one which fits perfect and they had it back to me the same week.

Yeah Ron I already know about the "bolt in" shield. In my car that one has long since hit the trash and an ultra bell is in the car. My window net is a diagonally cut bottom and has a tube through the bottom. It is welded at the back to the main hoop and where it exits the front of the net bends down to meet the sidebar. There is a tab on the sidebar that this thube bolts into to allow removal of the net.

Had my net made by Spson. Less that $75.00. It is angled at the bottom to match the door bar and then two short tubes are welded to the lower bar to slide the lower rod thru. I welded a small washer on one end of the lower rod and use a cotter pin on the other so the rod doesn't slip out.

I use the CSI trans sheild and installed it like 10sec. I will be going to the ultra bell next season for obvious reasons if you saw my last post.

Get the Stroud net! The ones like from RCI that have individual loops tend to want to slide down and occasionally they'll get tangled up. It's a real pain in the butt to try and untangle them when you're in the staging lanes, it's dark and you're already buckled in. On the bottom mount, hard mount it. The cables that go down to the lower bars can also get messed up and then you can't get the net to close till you readjust the cable ends. Highly recommend the Stroud and making the upper and lowers as simple as you can. Anything that can get tangled up, will, and at the worst time LOL.

I use the CSI carbon fiber full trans shield. The secret to the install is to have the trans out on the bench and clearance all the case lugs to get a good fit. That way once under the car it'll simply slide in place. I replaced the allen bolts with ARP 12 point hardware which makes the install that much easier.I use a 12 point socket on the top 4 bolts and a shorter combinatio wrench to tighten the lower two bolts, one on each side.

What did you go with, the full trans shield, or the flexplate shield and a blanket?

On the window net. Make a cardboard template or some good dimensions and a drawing and Stroud will custom make one to fit your needs. I had a standard 24 x 18 diagonal and needed to replace it this past winter. I ordered a new one and it was too tight and tore, so Stroud had me take dimensions and custom made one which fits perfect and they had it back to me the same week.


All good advice, thanks.
My downfall was that I installed the CSI flexplate shield with the trans in the car. I have a 1 car garage, and removing the transmission is a 1 week job for me.
I chose to go the shield/blanket route because I doubted there would be any way I could install the full thing with the trans in the car.
Point is....the instructions or their web site could have mentioned that "in the car installation" is very difficult.
The steel part that goes behind the shield should be made so that it is part of the shield. Mine is now after I modified it.
Mine came with 12pt hardware....but the bolts were too long, and the bottom 2 bolts are completely covered by the sheild....inaccessable.

For the net, I bought one from Jegs....another fits all, and it nowhere near matches my cage. Also bought the install kit, with the seat belt clasp on the top.
I had no idea Stroud could make a custom one for us. Live and learn.
So on mine, the bottom of the net hangs way above the door bar on one end, and below it on the other.
i'll figure something out and hope it passes tech.
The cage was certified w/o the net installed.

Ron

Had my net made by Spson. Less that $75.00. It is angled at the bottom to match the door bar and then two short tubes are welded to the lower bar to slide the lower rod thru. I welded a small washer on one end of the lower rod and use a cotter pin on the other so the rod doesn't slip out.

I use the CSI trans sheild and installed it like 10sec. I will be going to the ultra bell next season for obvious reasons if you saw my last post.

10 seconds.....and I've spent 15 hours+.
Well, there must be a lot different between our 2 cars.

Very sorry about your carnage.......I'd have to quit for a few years if I blowed mine up like that. I literally couldn't and wouldn't afford to replace all that stuff.

Ron

I ment I installed it on the bench before the tranny went in the car like Mr. 10secBu. I'm positive it took way more time than 10 seconds to install even on the bench!!!!!!