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Jay
21-09-08, 08:56 PM
I am just curious of what the type of steel/ ally it is made out of.

Used the search Stoo....

burgo
21-09-08, 09:01 PM
it is normally seamless cold drawn steel. can get "T45" which is High Tensile Carbon Manganese Steel but that costs more

General Baxter
21-09-08, 09:03 PM
B&Q drain pipe ftw :)

John
21-09-08, 09:21 PM
B&Q drain pipe ftw :)

Wow a plastic roll cage, crap if you roll it, but ultra light weight!

General Baxter
21-09-08, 09:23 PM
spray it with chrome paint :)

Andy
21-09-08, 09:46 PM
spray it with chrome paint :)
Ive seen this before,it even had foam padding around it lol

burgo
21-09-08, 09:54 PM
ive seen a plastic pipe rollcage in a mondeo!!!! says it all really

C14se
21-09-08, 10:36 PM
Wow a plastic roll cage, crap if you roll it, but ultra light weight!Originally Posted by General Baxter
B&Q drain pipe ftw :)


wood be the lightest roll cage in the world tho

donaldo89
21-09-08, 10:58 PM
quite inaffective if you roll :D plastic flying all over the car

BIGS
21-09-08, 11:04 PM
wood be the lightest roll cage in the world tho

Nope my mate has a roll cage made out of the stuff they use on planes and i can pick it up with my little finger with no problem at all!

Mike
22-09-08, 05:40 PM
Nope my mate has a roll cage made out of the stuff they use on planes and i can pick it up with my little finger with no problem at all!

Aluminium?

auzzy-b
22-09-08, 09:57 PM
42mm by 10swg(3.2mm) bright drawn mild steel id use! jus etch and paint it.

meritlover
23-09-08, 01:58 PM
C.D.S as stated earlier