roll cage pipe?/tubing?

[Danb1987]

has anyone ever made there own roll cage or tried? whats the best tubing to use and are there any places that would bend steel to specific measurments?

[Paul]

difficult one here, to put it shortly its really not worth doing, just buy one.

6m of CDS x 38mm x 2.6mm costs £100

So youll need atleast 12m- £200

You think you then need to get it bent £100 min I would expect, make the feet £10-20

Brackets if doing bolt in £100 if bought

If you cant weld £150, if you can £20 in materials

All that effort and it will be nowhere near 'right'

and youve spent over double what one costs in the first place.

I have however made a showcage from scratch for someone in a 306, but it was out of seamed tube.

[Danb1987]

hahaaa i see! good advice thow thanks mate it seems it would be alot easier to buy one lol

[Paul]

no probs mate, id you dont ask you dont know.

[Pistol Pete]

I was going to say, just buy one. Paul sums it up spot on really!

[stt]

i agree what paul says too, although CDS isnt quite as expensive as that - 6m is about 60 quid!

[Paul]

From where?

Even IMS cant match that?

[Mazz]

Still all the hassle of making it etc, what type were you after? half / full / engine bay?

[stt]

From where?

Even IMS cant match that?

metals4u.co.uk 38mm 2.6 wall CDS (http://www.metals4u.co.uk/detail.asp?cat_id=162&prd_id=2929)

just realised its 5.7m not 6m!

[Danb1987]

Just half cage I think..... Sorry if I sound stupid but the Chrome show cages..... Are they just for show lmao? I'd like a full cage but there expensive.

[Paul]

yeh £140 inc VAT, thats good, I've bookmarked that site, thanks very much!

[Paul]

Just half cage I think..... Sorry if I sound stupid but the Chrome show cages..... Are they just for show lmao? I'd like a full cage but there expensive.

Probably seriously hrt you in a crash, or worse still kill you.

Full cages can be had for 300ish second hand...

[stt]

yeh £140 inc VAT, thats good, I've bookmarked that site, thanks very much!

its even better when you claim the vat back - i put mine through the farm account - lol, tractors with cds rollcages!

They are really good, great value, quick delivery, they use helpful couriers too,

[SR-Rally]

As already said it is alot easyer just to buy one. Although a mate of mine brought just the center hoop from hockleys for his proton and made the rest himself around it. Cost him around £200 all in he reckons and is a very tidy cage.

[burgo]

its pointless ****ing about when fitting a cage, if its done worng it can cause more harm than good, if you want a cage then save up for a proper one, dont try and cut corners when its safety your buying

[MattBrown]

its pointless ****ing about when fitting a cage, if its done worng it can cause more harm than good, if you want a cage then save up for a proper one, dont try and cut corners when its safety your buying

True lol

If you want to try it, try it.

Design the cage, so when you hit a tree at 50, it wont budge at all.

Get your physics books out:thumb:

[mk1nova_rich]

In my opinion if you need to ask this question, i dare say you dont have the skills or knowledge required to safely construct a rollcage.

What are you wanting the cage for?

[Danb1987]

I think il just save up for one to be fair lol.... It was just a question I was asking! Safetys slot more important to me than cutting corners.. Sorry for the pointless thread lol

[mk1nova_rich]

its not pointless.. as Paul said if you dont ask you dont know :thumb: second hand 6 point cages tend to go for £250-300

[Danb1987]

Yeah iv seen a few knockin about il just have to get saving :)

[djbrowney]

buy mine :)