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Jan 22, 2014 22:26:25 GMT
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Does anyone know anywhere to get a nice ally cage made up?? I'm in the hearhrow/Middlesex area can't seem to find anywhere or I'm looking in the wrong places
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Jan 22, 2014 22:44:46 GMT
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Unlikely you will find anyone as they were banned a long time ago.
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Jan 22, 2014 22:46:42 GMT
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Edwards motorsport in west drayton can sort you anything steel cage or chassis related, as well as alloy tanks etc, and beautiful looking exhaust systems.
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Jan 22, 2014 22:48:35 GMT
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Thanks for that I never knew they existed... And so close to home
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Jan 22, 2014 22:58:06 GMT
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An ally cage I wunt have thought that would be very safe
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v8ian
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Jan 22, 2014 23:14:38 GMT
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FIA banned race cages about 30 years ago after a series of accidents culminating in a biggie at the brands Christmas/new year rallycross meet where a think a works saab had an altercation at paddock and the cage just folded up.... I don't think there is any regs concerning street cages, but you wont be allowed to race with one, remember cages will put your insurance up, and cages do increase the chances of head and other injury in an accident
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Jan 22, 2014 23:30:33 GMT
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Why not simply make one out of plastic plumbing fittings and spray silver. After all it'll just be for show and most people won't know the difference from a few yards away.
Paul h
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Jan 22, 2014 23:46:56 GMT
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Thanks for the sarcasm lol!!!!
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Jan 22, 2014 23:48:03 GMT
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And thank you for the info v8ian
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Thanks for the sarcasm lol!!!! Actually I wasn't being sarcastic. If the car is going to be used in competition then you want the best cage you can buy whereas you want an alloy item therefore it's for show so plastic would be good enough. Also if you made it out of plastic waste pipe fittings then you'd have a pattern for somebody to make one in alloy ? I've got a load of pipe and fittings to make an exhaust system for my car. When the route is sorted out I can then take it to a local specialist to have made in stainless steel. Have you thought of the same - get exhaust maker to fabricate a cage out of stainless which you could then polish ? Paul H |
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Jan 24, 2014 21:18:14 GMT
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My apologys I see what you mean now......... Have never actually thought of doing that to be honest with you... Really good idea will look into that thanks.
Danny
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Jan 24, 2014 22:54:05 GMT
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Personally i would want the proper job or nothing, if the worst happens and you do have a bump, a flimsy exhaust pipe could prove disastrously dangerous.
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grumpy
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Jan 25, 2014 20:40:20 GMT
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As above , if you [ hope you don't ] , have a accident with some sort of weak and or dummy cage it could become more dangerous in its self . I would get a proper one , maybe look at seeing if you can get a 2nd hand rear one from a mk2 escort etc and adapt it .
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Why not simply make one out of plastic plumbing fittings and spray silver. After all it'll just be for show and most people won't know the difference from a few yards away. Paul h a lad did this back in the day in his nova, you wouldnt of guessed at a glance i thought it was an interesting idea but i did laugh with him about it |
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Having a cage in your car is a bad idea if you're not racing it. Putting metal in the cabin and not wearing a helmet makes it more dangerous if you crash, and you'll probably reduce the value of the car when you sell it. If you're going to put a cage in, then do it for protection, and do it for racing, with door bars.
Charlie
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