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TornadoSS · 03-24-2014, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jpb972

Eyelets through the floor with a plate on the back side. G-force sells them. I customized a bracket for the crotch belt. Bracket bolts to front of the seat mounts. I can send you a pic if you want.

Thanks man! Think we are gonna just mount the laps to the oem points.

Jpb972 · 03-25-2014, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TornadoSS

Thanks man! Think we are gonna just mount the laps to the oem points.

TornadoSS · 03-28-2014, 08:00 PM

Progress! All bolted in and in the process of cutting the carpet and fitting the panels. Harness install tomorrow hopefully and be done with this pita! Next up will be a custom rear seat delete panel and custom notching/fitting of the Lloyd mats to cover up my carpet hacking lol!

Jpb972 · 03-28-2014, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TornadoSS

Progress! All bolted in and in the process of cutting the carpet and fitting the panels. Harness install tomorrow hopefully and be done with this pita! Next up will be a custom rear seat delete panel and custom notching/fitting of the Lloyd mats to cover up my carpet hacking lol!

Looks great man! Good luck with it.

TornadoSS · 03-29-2014, 12:12 PM

Here's the harness installed. I used the factory points for the lap belts. The sub belt is bolted into the floor under the drivers seat with a plate available from RPM Rollbars. The shoulder harness bosses in the rollbar are threaded for 1/2" x 20 fine thread. 1" length should suffice.

TornadoSS · 03-29-2014, 01:00 PM

Install complete. Minus the rear seat delete in the near future.

2010SSRSM6 · 03-30-2014, 06:05 AM

Hack job? That looks pretty damn good Brad!

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TornadoSS · 03-30-2014, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 2010SSRSM6

Hack job? That looks pretty damn good Brad!

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Thanks Rick! It's a very time consuming install that's for sure.

TornadoSS · 03-30-2014, 11:22 AM

Here's what I put around the rear bar cut outs in the panels. Black plastic door edge trim. Tip: put it in place before you put the panel back in lol. It's a bitch to get on there when already in place but doable.

SannerRacing · 03-30-2014, 12:38 PM

Very nice would expect nothing less from you my friend!

TornadoSS · 03-30-2014, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SannerRacing

Very nice would expect nothing less from you my friend!

Thanks bro!

2sscamaro11 · 03-30-2014, 04:14 PM

Where did you get the door edge trim? BTW...awesome install!!

TornadoSS · 03-30-2014, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 2sscamaro11

Where did you get the door edge trim? BTW...awesome install!!

Picked it up at O'Reilly auto parts. 3.99 I think for 2 strips. Only used one. Thanks man!

Third-Gen · 08-30-2015, 04:42 AM

Hi All. I was hoping that there would be some sort of "light at the end of the tunnel" in here that would help me get this cage done. Im not new to Gen5s, and have been building them ever since they came out. Anybody remember the Hess ZR1? Ya, that was me. Anyways, I read through the RPM webpage, and realized they are owned by M&H. I hope its not the same M&H that makes wire harnesses. Someone from RPM needs to get on here and read all the issues people are having with these cages. I usually build my own, but this customer already had this one purchased.

First let me say this. The instructions are CRAPPPPPPP. Literally. some of the install pics arent even from a gen5. Figured 1 and 7 arent a 5th gen. Ugh. And how do the plates and those spacer bars go? In the front, to go over the sound deadening? Ya thats sturdy. And the rear wheel arch pieces, is there supposed to be a 3/4" gap on the bottom edge. WTF. These are a decent amount of money you would think that they would have a decent jig to make these and some better instructions. Even the products I sell for a few hundred buck have AWESOME instructions, good photos, and make sense!!!

Ok now for some pics.

This is the car its going in, not exactly stock.
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I dont know whats supposed to go under the front edge of the main hoop (behind the front seats). Theres like an inch of gap, and its got a taper to it. Again, WTF. No expalnation, no pics, and the pic they do have is of a FLAT floor from a different car.

Then at the wheel tub at the rear. Its lined up like it says in the instructions, but I can fit my fingers between the tub and the bracket. The top touches. I dont get it......

And what are these for and where do they go? It looks like they go under all 4 bolt holes for the front doorbar floor mounts?

Ok im calling it a night.

03-28-2014, 08:00 PM	#129
TornadoSS WICKDSS Drives: 2011 1SS/RS IOM LS3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 1,111 View My Garage	Progress! All bolted in and in the process of cutting the carpet and fitting the panels. Harness install tomorrow hopefully and be done with this pita! Next up will be a custom rear seat delete panel and custom notching/fitting of the Lloyd mats to cover up my carpet hacking lol! __________________ 2011 IOM SS/RS, M6. Look up our all generation Camaro club website at Heartland Camaros Gforce Engineering Drivetrain, ECS 1500 Supercharger, TSP Cam, Alky Controls Meth single nozzle. 91 octane, 698 RWHP 625 rwtq. 4200#+, Tuned by Justin "Justune" Kalwei 11.57 @ 126.8 mph with a crappy 1.80 60'.....still learning to drive....M&H DR's and skinnies on 17" Welds.

03-29-2014, 12:12 PM	#131
TornadoSS WICKDSS Drives: 2011 1SS/RS IOM LS3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 1,111 View My Garage	Here's the harness installed. I used the factory points for the lap belts. The sub belt is bolted into the floor under the drivers seat with a plate available from RPM Rollbars. The shoulder harness bosses in the rollbar are threaded for 1/2" x 20 fine thread. 1" length should suffice. __________________ 2011 IOM SS/RS, M6. Look up our all generation Camaro club website at Heartland Camaros Gforce Engineering Drivetrain, ECS 1500 Supercharger, TSP Cam, Alky Controls Meth single nozzle. 91 octane, 698 RWHP 625 rwtq. 4200#+, Tuned by Justin "Justune" Kalwei 11.57 @ 126.8 mph with a crappy 1.80 60'.....still learning to drive....M&H DR's and skinnies on 17" Welds.

03-29-2014, 01:00 PM	#132
TornadoSS WICKDSS Drives: 2011 1SS/RS IOM LS3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 1,111 View My Garage	Install complete. Minus the rear seat delete in the near future. __________________ 2011 IOM SS/RS, M6. Look up our all generation Camaro club website at Heartland Camaros Gforce Engineering Drivetrain, ECS 1500 Supercharger, TSP Cam, Alky Controls Meth single nozzle. 91 octane, 698 RWHP 625 rwtq. 4200#+, Tuned by Justin "Justune" Kalwei 11.57 @ 126.8 mph with a crappy 1.80 60'.....still learning to drive....M&H DR's and skinnies on 17" Welds.

03-30-2014, 06:05 AM	#133
2010SSRSM6 Drives: My wife crazy with my C5 usage. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 6,558 View My Garage	Hack job? That looks pretty damn good Brad! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ UNDER CONSTRUCTION......again......

03-30-2014, 11:22 AM	#135
TornadoSS WICKDSS Drives: 2011 1SS/RS IOM LS3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 1,111 View My Garage	Here's what I put around the rear bar cut outs in the panels. Black plastic door edge trim. Tip: put it in place before you put the panel back in lol. It's a bitch to get on there when already in place but doable. __________________ 2011 IOM SS/RS, M6. Look up our all generation Camaro club website at Heartland Camaros Gforce Engineering Drivetrain, ECS 1500 Supercharger, TSP Cam, Alky Controls Meth single nozzle. 91 octane, 698 RWHP 625 rwtq. 4200#+, Tuned by Justin "Justune" Kalwei 11.57 @ 126.8 mph with a crappy 1.80 60'.....still learning to drive....M&H DR's and skinnies on 17" Welds.

03-30-2014, 12:38 PM	#136
SannerRacing Drives: 2010 1SS RS IOM Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Inland Empire Posts: 251 View My Garage	Very nice would expect nothing less from you my friend! __________________ Forged LS3 416ci, Maggie TVS2300 @ 13lbs boost, McCleod twin disc clutch, GForce 1320 nine-inch 389 gear ratio, Hurst line-lock, 750 whp 700 wtq

03-30-2014, 04:14 PM	#138
2sscamaro11 Drives: 2011 ss camaro Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: hamburg pa Posts: 261	Where did you get the door edge trim? BTW...awesome install!!

08-30-2015, 04:42 AM	#140
Third-Gen Olson Kustom Works Drives: 91 Camaro, LS3, TVS2300, TR6060 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 134	Hi All. I was hoping that there would be some sort of "light at the end of the tunnel" in here that would help me get this cage done. Im not new to Gen5s, and have been building them ever since they came out. Anybody remember the Hess ZR1? Ya, that was me. Anyways, I read through the RPM webpage, and realized they are owned by M&H. I hope its not the same M&H that makes wire harnesses. Someone from RPM needs to get on here and read all the issues people are having with these cages. I usually build my own, but this customer already had this one purchased. First let me say this. The instructions are CRAPPPPPPP. Literally. some of the install pics arent even from a gen5. Figured 1 and 7 arent a 5th gen. Ugh. And how do the plates and those spacer bars go? In the front, to go over the sound deadening? Ya thats sturdy. And the rear wheel arch pieces, is there supposed to be a 3/4" gap on the bottom edge. WTF. These are a decent amount of money you would think that they would have a decent jig to make these and some better instructions. Even the products I sell for a few hundred buck have AWESOME instructions, good photos, and make sense!!! Ok now for some pics. This is the car its going in, not exactly stock. [IMG][/IMG] I dont know whats supposed to go under the front edge of the main hoop (behind the front seats). Theres like an inch of gap, and its got a taper to it. Again, WTF. No expalnation, no pics, and the pic they do have is of a FLAT floor from a different car. Then at the wheel tub at the rear. Its lined up like it says in the instructions, but I can fit my fingers between the tub and the bracket. The top touches. I dont get it...... And what are these for and where do they go? It looks like they go under all 4 bolt holes for the front doorbar floor mounts? Ok im calling it a night.