Roll cage

Looking for some advice on roll cages. Where have people used what sort of prices quotes experiences really. Spoken to a couple of local places but they are not really filling me with confidence, especially when they don't know simple things like what diameter tube is required for MSA regs

car is about ready for the full weld in cage now. Also does anyone know if removable door bars are acceptable as part of msa regulations??

Andy Robinson from http://www.robinson-race-cars.co.uk/ did mine and its FIA/MSA approved, the cage is badged and you get a certificate etc

Paul Whiffins Time Attack car also has a cage from the same place.

Andy Robinson from http://www.robinson-race-cars.co.uk/ did mine and its FIA/MSA approved, the cage is badged and you get a certificate etc

 

Paul Whiffins Time Attack car also has a cage from the same place.

You won't go wrong with Andy, same cage in mine.

Cheers wez I'll have a look at them. Are you impressed with the service revieved and quality? Any pics in you garage?

Just seen the pics on the web site wez, did you put your dash back in afterwards did u just have to cut out the hole for the a pillar?

Andy will do it all dude..........................if you pay, mine is the nutz

Im hoping to save a little as the car is fully stripped now and ready for cage to go in. May get him to just fir the dash back in so I dont cock it up lol

Do you have any pictures of yours dude?

Im hoping to save a little as the car is fully stripped now and ready for cage to go in. May get him to just fir the dash back in so I dont cock it up lol

 

Do you have any pictures of yours dude?

There are a few in my project thread, it was only done towards the end so easy to find, if you want I can take some more.

Thats cool fella, that looks ace. Think thats where the car will be going, Ill be giving them a ring this week.

I can put you in touch with the people who did my R33 GTR cage, for a comparison quote, but Robinsons are almost certainly cheaper. I needed full FIA certification on my cage and it was the first in the UK, so cost a lot. They are very helpful though and I am very happy with the work, they did a good job.

http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/134047-r33-gtr-brand-new-shell-roll-cage-fabrication.html

Andy Robinson from http://www.robinson-race-cars.co.uk/ did mine and its FIA/MSA approved, the cage is badged and you get a certificate etc

 

Paul Whiffins Time Attack car also has a cage from the same place.

I saw Paul's car when I was in Enfield last month, and the cage looks impressive.

Do you have an approx cost of a full cage Wez

Luc

Id be intrested in costs Chris, Looks like a very expensive job though

Its a cage, what do you expect!

This aint something realy you should skimp on mate

It was quite pricey, mainly because I booked it in with Safety Devices without doing my homework fully, which isn't like me at all. I found out AFTER they had had it for a couple of weeks (I told them no rush) that they no longer do fabrication work themselves but farm it out to SHP (Sonny Howard Preparations) a few miles away. So I was paying 2 people, one to invoice the work with a healthy mark up and trailer the shell, the other to do the actual work. Had they told me this initially i would have gone direct, as SHP have an excellent reputaion and i would have been happy for them to do the work. I also wanted seat rails fitting, a bias pedal box and a different column support allowing a more rearwards driving position. In addition I wanted all the needless studs and brackets inside drilling off at the spot welds, and all seam sealer and sound proofing removing inside, and the shell prepping and painting in two pack inside to a decent standard, and all bulkhead holes blanking with thin steel discs. I also wanted air jack mounts (tubes) making and fitting, which is a fiddly job to do nicely, but having 4 air jacks it seemed rude not to use them This stuff mounts up, so the bill was about 5K all in. Going direct I reckon it would have been at least 1k cheaper I would guess... It is a lovely job, and Sonny Howard was very amenable and helpful. I went for maximum rigidity and safety rather than low weight, you could delete quite a few tubes and still have a good basic cage.

They are at http://www.shpengineering.co.uk/about-us.phtml

If you are into MKI Ford Escorts but can't raise the 50K a good race car now fetches Sonny makes this stunning space frame version, which I thought was just so lovely I had to be dragged away by `er indoors.

http://www.shpengineering.co.uk/retro-gallery.phtml

Cheers Chris, Ill have a look into it.

Not looking to cut costs at all Martin, just dont want to send it somewhere that I have no idea about and they do a shit job. Afterall ive got to live with it once done.

Should be interesting to see how you do live with it.. Might wanna leave it with no seats orelse your head going to be sore

Thats what im worried about, going to need to get these seats as low as possible

Going to have a go at making the frames up in a couple of weeks