Is a roll cage legal ?

Criss · Post by **Criss** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:54 pm

found a CUSCO 6pts roll cage on importmonster . com
700ish......not include postage

will it be legal?

xSlurpee · Post by **xSlurpee** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:57 pm

what does a roll cage do anyway? ... please excuse my noobness

Criss · Post by **Criss** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:00 pm

xSlurpee wrote:what does a roll cage do anyway? ... please excuse my noobness

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strengthen your car, make your car heavier, save your life
that's abt it

xSlurpee · Post by **xSlurpee** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:03 pm

Legal, if got engineers cert ... my cousin had one in his track day suzuki swift

Post by **vipfto** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:03 pm

over here they are not legal due to if in crash you will be more likely to destroy other car involved

and xslurpee they strenthen up the chassis massivly to prevent twisting etc great for track dedicated car also helps if you roll lol

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:05 pm

In NSW they are only legal if they are a half cage (ie rear half of car) they also have to be padded. I've got one in my mini.

Criss · Post by **Criss** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:06 pm

how can i get engineers cert??????

i want one

Criss · Post by **Criss** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:07 pm

Bennoz wrote:In NSW they are only legal if they are a half cage (ie rear half of car) they also have to be padded. I've got one in my mini.

ben ~is a 6 pts ok?
like this

xSlurpee · Post by **xSlurpee** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:14 pm

i just made it up

Just get a professional roll cage person to fit it in the car and ask them for papers to vouch that its been installed properly and legally ... and yeah, bens right, its gotta be padded. But you wont need it criss ... unless you drive like you've just robbed a bank and being chased by 6 swat S.U.Vs around corners

Criss · Post by **Criss** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:19 pm

xSlurpee wrote:i just made it up
Just get a professional roll cage person to fit it in the car and ask them for papers to vouch that its been installed properly and legally ... and yeah, bens right, its gotta be padded. But you wont need it criss ... unless you drive like you've just robbed a bank and being chased by 6 swat S.you.Vs around corners

i do need it , cus i'm gonna chase by 10000 swat and i gonna make a roll over record at the same time

back to real, cus i will put my car on track, this will help me a lot on cornering,
and i can kick out those bustard that wanna stick in my back seat all the time

bushido · Post by **bushido** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:22 pm

just take your rear seats out, carpet and get some strut bars.

Criss · Post by **Criss** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:25 pm

bushido wrote:just take your rear seats out, carpet and get some strut bars.

a good strut bar cost around 300, why not pay more for a ultimate one

Post by **aza013** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:37 pm

I will be ringing up an engineer tomorrow so I will ask for you if you would like

I have to get my car put in for the race harness and change the specs from a 4 seater to a 3 seater and then no cop can fine me

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Criss · Post by **Criss** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:09 pm

aza013 wrote:I will be ringing up an engineer tomorrow so I will ask for you if you would like
I have to get my car put in for the race harness and change the specs from a 4 seater to a 3 seater and then no cop can fine me .

hey dude ~
would be nice if you help me ~

thank you~
i think i will go for the 6 or 7 pts one~
after i put the roll cage on,she will become a 2 seater, no more bustard allowed hahah
can you give me a quote for installation as well???

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:17 pm

aza013 wrote:I will be ringing up an engineer tomorrow so I will ask for you if you would like
I have to get my car put in for the race harness and change the specs from a 4 seater to a 3 seater and then no cop can fine me .

after you do that... can you legally wear it instead of the normal seat belt?

Post by **I8A4RE** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:31 pm

Sorry to burst all your bubbles but im 99% sure they are illegal in all states and NZ. As ben said only HALF cages are allowed and the reason being is because in a crash you probably wont be wearing a helmet and will smash your head on the cage killing yourself or serious brain damage

Post by **aza013** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:02 pm

jonowong wrote:
aza013 wrote:I will be ringing up an engineer tomorrow so I will ask for you if you would like
I have to get my car put in for the race harness and change the specs from a 4 seater to a 3 seater and then no cop can fine me .
after you do that... can you legally wear it instead of the normal seat belt?

yep, the engineers will put it all in and then I take it over to get a blue slip for the RTA and all done.
I can even take out the normal one if I like and just have the harness only

da_msta_chizz · Post by **da_msta_chizz** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:37 pm

I8A4RE wrote:Sorry to burst all your bubbles but im 99% sure they are illegal in all states and NZ. As ben said only HALF cages are allowed and the reason being is because in a crash you probably wont be wearing a helmet and will smash your head on the cage killing yourself or serious brain damage

If you completely roll the car (like the cages are meant to protect) without wearing a helmet, you will die.

IMHO, head on metal > crushed spine
And i think he would put some foam or something on it anyway?
I know i would..
Bright Pink foam on your roll cage.
Can't get any more manly than that.

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:05 am

Half cage only folks. Rear half at that.

xSlurpee · Post by **xSlurpee** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:06 am

the_msta_chizz wrote:
I8A4RE wrote:Sorry to burst all your bubbles but im 99% sure they are illegal in all states and NZ. As ben said only HALF cages are allowed and the reason being is because in a crash you probably wont be wearing a helmet and will smash your head on the cage killing yourself or serious brain damage
If you completely roll the car (like the cages are meant to protect) without wearing a helmet, you will die.

IMHO, head on metal > crushed spine
And i think he would put some foam or something on it anyway?
I know i would..
Bright Pink foam on your roll cage.
Can't get any more manly than that.

i think criss is going to use that idea now