Roll cages

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I_<3_Boost

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Heya, just wondering has anyone ever made there own rollcage if so how hard was it, and what type of metal/steel did you use? if possible can some people put some pictures up of there own rollcages and how there mounted....Would I be right in saying you can get bolt in a weld in?

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(didnt know wether to put this is the modification section or not, sorry if its in the wrong place, its more just asking for pictures/info than a solution... :) )
 
turbojim

turbojim

Lifer
bein honest lad i wouldn do it unless you were gettin a professional welder to do it for safety reasons if not just the looks
 
h3ppy

h3ppy

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you can get both bolt in and weld in cages. usually you will find bolt in cages are used for general fast road track cars

as for making your own i suppose its how handy you are with that kind of work! personally i wouldnt attempt it but i dont suppose it will be to hard. just need to make sure you use the correct grade of metal, last thing you want in a crash is the metal to splinter ect.
 
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turboflow

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if u haver a pipe bender mate and you know the sizes there is no reason y not if some one else is going to weld it for you, also an inch of weld will hold a metric ton so even crap welds will hold.
 
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westygtt

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if its just for looks then search for a show cage, they are alot cheaper than the ready made purpose built cages
 
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I_<3_Boost

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:holdit: this isnt a 1.1 saxo, I dont want a show cage, thats like a cock flavoured lollypop...... I want one for the correct usage.
 
turbojim

turbojim

Lifer
it can definately be done lad but work out how much its gonna cost ya before ya do it also because by the time you buy the pipe get it bent welded up and then sprayed you could be talkin 100's
 
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weakboy2

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Heres what mine looks like, not the best pic tho, mines a 9 point cusco :D

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dave123456789

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I hope you drive around wearing a helmet cause that cage is going to do some serious injury to your head if you ever crash. You ever smacked your head really hard against a pillar during a crash? It hurts and you have gone and stuck a great big pole infront of it. Nice...
 
Starlet_Sam

Starlet_Sam

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dave123456789 said:
I hope you drive around wearing a helmet cause that cage is going to do some serious injury to your head if you ever crash. You ever smacked your head really hard against a pillar during a crash? It hurts and you have gone and stuck a great big pole infront of it. Nice...
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I would like to argue that it is just as likely that you would bang your head on the door frame.
 
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dave123456789

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Starlet_Sam said:
I would like to argue that it is just as likely that you would bang your head on the door frame.
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Its all alot softer than a great big pole though. On a more serious note I have banged my head up pretty badly in a crash before from my head bouncing off the roof and pillars etc, if I had an unpadded rollcage and not wearing a helmet I would probably be dead.

Bucket seats and harnesses would stop this problem though.
 
Starlet_Sam

Starlet_Sam

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dave123456789 said:
Its all alot softer than a great big pole though. On a more serious note I have banged my head up pretty badly in a crash before from my head bouncing off the roof and pillars etc, if I had an unpadded rollcage and not wearing a helmet I would probably be dead.

Bucket seats and harnesses would stop this problem though.
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Your right, my steel door frame is practically a pillow compared to steel tubing.
 
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weakboy2

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Dont worry new seats are next on the list as i have just bought rails...

As for your eyesight it sucks, there is half an inch of neoprene padding on the seperate parts douchebag.

Also i would still rather have the cage in, in the event of a crash, bucket seats or not. starlets are made of smart price tin foil, the carbon steel cage might make my chance of survival 1% greater.

As for helmets... i have to sit at a funny angle when i wear one as my helmet is on the cage! :(
 
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