evans_corsab
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browsing around at half cages / show cages .
i was wondering has anyone made their own cages ?
iv been spying some scaffolding around the corner from my house and thought this would be prime material for a show cage 
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Jon_C
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 Do it......... and post up pics
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BeArDy
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DO NOT DO IT
They save your life mate not a thing anyone can do.
Even when companys send you a weld in cage before you get your certificate to allow you to race you need to send a sample of your welding to them.
And i know as i have made cages for myself and customers before hand.
[Edited on 01-11-2008 by BeArDy]
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ed
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... And scaffolding is certainly not a suitable material to make one out of!
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R1CH
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Is this guy taking the piss?
First chopping springs??!
Now home made cages?!?
[Edited on 01-11-2008 by R1CH]
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Mobby
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mike edwards did his own one
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sumner2k3
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would be fine for just a show cage though as he says, as its only for show
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R1CH
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I have seen/heard too many horror stories about show cages in crashes!!
Pretty much all of them will fold up or snap!
Something else to trap / hit you I suppose!
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Mobby
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quote:
Originally posted by R1CH
I have seen/heard too many horror stories about show cages in crashes!!
Pretty much all of them will fold up or snap!
Something else to trap / hit you I suppose!
the same about 6x9s
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evans_corsab
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R1CH
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Is this guy taking the piss?
First chopping springs??!
Now home made cages?!?
hahahhaa im doing the good old way of money saving
hmm for a show cagee shurely its fine.
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Daniel_Corsa
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My mate has made his own roll cage in his SWB Quattro project:
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car  | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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evans_corsab
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thats a point he used scaffolding , my god that mans a god with the welder iv been browsing that project thread , has he been cracking on with it any further ?
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Mobby
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isit scaffolding?
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evans_corsab
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yeah im shure he said in his thread . :S ill have a look .
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evans_corsab
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wicked thread mate will be keeping an eye on this top work!!! welcome to the scaffolding club
yeah must of .
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Daniel_Corsa
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He has not used scaffolding!
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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S77 CKL
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I had a cage made from similar material to scaffolding bar in my 205turbo, trust me it may look like it but it aint!
Evans- Can you weld ?
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mad_mike252
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lol
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scotts v6
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mike is he a mate of yours ??????????
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
My mate has made his own roll cage in his SWB Quattro project:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/Squib/SWB%20Audi%20Project/DSC_0009-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/Squib/SWB%20Audi%20Project/DSC_0010.jpg
But your buddy had the metal cut and mandrel bent by a specialist, and in the correct material...
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rustyarchs
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heres the basics why there telling you not to use it
if your determined on makin a show cage then youd be better spendin a few quid more and buyin 304 stainless or a higher grade that is already polised as at least that way itl save you a whole lotta polising if you want it to look pretty,this is what some use but heres why there bad...its basically sheet steel thats rolled then welded,this means in a serious smash it has a major weak point as its strenth is not even hence it can buckle and snap ,esp scaffolding pipe as its tensile strenth is high
what your really looking for is seamless tubing , CDS,few quid more but it may just save your life in a really bad crash
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mattk
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yeah show cages just twist and snap in a big crash and they then basically become big steel skewers for you to get impailed on
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BarnshaW
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the point is that is if its for a show cage then he clearly knows it will not save his life. a show cage is not designed to save lifes....
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andyc1234
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im doing my own when my cars back together. done a few for kit cars. use the correct material and some good welding and its just as good as any other cage.
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Doldy
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Lmao, Scaffolding!!!!
You need T45 or CDS, or similar seamless tube. Would be chaeaper and better to buy one!
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