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Is a roll cage legal ?

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:54 pm
by Criss
found a CUSCO 6pts roll cage on importmonster . com
700ish......not include postage

will it be legal?

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:57 pm
by xSlurpee
what does a roll cage do anyway? ... please excuse my noobness :lol:

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:00 pm
by Criss
xSlurpee wrote:what does a roll cage do anyway? ... please excuse my noobness :lol:
.

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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:03 pm
by xSlurpee
Legal, if got engineers cert ... my cousin had one in his track day suzuki swift

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:03 pm
by vipfto
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

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:05 pm
by Bennoz
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.

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:06 pm
by Criss
how can i get engineers cert??????

i want one :twisted:

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:07 pm
by Criss
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 thisImage

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:14 pm
by xSlurpee
i just made it up :lol:
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 :twisted:

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:19 pm
by Criss
xSlurpee wrote:i just made it up :lol:
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 :twisted:
i do need it , cus i'm gonna chase by 10000 swat and i gonna make a roll over record at the same time
:D

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 :twisted:

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:22 pm
by bushido
just take your rear seats out, carpet and get some strut bars.

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:25 pm
by Criss
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 :twisted:

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:37 pm
by aza013
I will be ringing up an engineer tomorrow so I will ask for you if you would like :D
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 :twisted: .

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:09 pm
by Criss
aza013 wrote:I will be ringing up an engineer tomorrow so I will ask for you if you would like :D
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 :twisted: .
hey dude ~
would be nice if you help me ~ :D
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??? :twisted:

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:17 pm
by jonowong
aza013 wrote:I will be ringing up an engineer tomorrow so I will ask for you if you would like :D
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 :twisted: .
after you do that... can you legally wear it instead of the normal seat belt? :lol:

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:31 pm
by I8A4RE
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 8O

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:02 pm
by aza013
jonowong wrote:
aza013 wrote:I will be ringing up an engineer tomorrow so I will ask for you if you would like :D
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 :twisted: .
after you do that... can you legally wear it instead of the normal seat belt? :lol:
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 :D

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:37 pm
by da_msta_chizz
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 8O
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.

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:05 am
by Bennoz
Half cage only folks. Rear half at that.

Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:06 am
by xSlurpee
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 8O
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 :lol: