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Hey guys,
Put this cage in myself and I am worried will it be good enough for the drift season in Ireland. The cage has no kinks but but i just think the welding could be tidier or something.
What you guys think?
Cheers
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Looks good enuff shoud do the job ok
Where did you buy your tubing? What kind of tubing is it?
Just got the Tubing out of my fathers engineering company. Its 43mm tubing. Has to be 45mm does it?
Just got the Tubing out of my fathers engineering company. Its 43mm tubing. Has to be 45mm does it?
Yes it does I'm afraid,,
Dunnedriftin
19-01-13, 13:30
Im not scruitneer or anything, but only problem i can see with it is the A pillar, the cage is miles away from it ? maby put in some gusset plates ?
Looks good 45mm is gonna be massive in the car
45 is on the new rules though and everyone's cages are 43 mill . hard to know what to do
S14a johno
19-01-13, 14:31
Looks good 45mm is gonna be massive in the car
not really, i have it in mine, got it done before xmas not that noticeable,
but yea has be 45mm mate, also that loop and pillers on the front look
fairly far from the piller, best ting todo is stick it up in the regs and rules in the IDC thread there,
45 is on the new rules though and everyone's cages are 43 mill . hard to know what to do
Any cages done with proper tubing are 45mm not 43mm, reason being 43mm is standard gun barrel size and won't pass regs anyway, main hoop has to be 45mm x 2.5mm CDS tubing. Also your main hoop has started to kink at the roof bend because it is the wrong tubing. My brother is the scruitneer and it won't pass, the rules are in since last year and are going to be inforced this season.
The poor bloke is gone off to hang himself now !
The poor bloke is gone off to hang himself now !
I'm only saying the way it is,,:-) he asked would it pass I'm only giving him an answer,,
stonie
if the cage in your car was smaller than 45mm passed pd regs in previous years, but is not 45mm for this year, then does it fail?
Mine is 43mm CDS I have 45mm too but i just used 43mm cause it was handier
My cage is also 43mm 3mm that is surely as strong as 45mm 2mm wall
DaveM-sport
19-01-13, 17:52
Any cages done with proper tubing are 45mm not 43mm, reason being 43mm is standard gun barrel size and won't pass regs anyway, main hoop has to be 45mm x 2.5mm CDS tubing. Also your main hoop has started to kink at the roof bend because it is the wrong tubing. My brother is the scruitneer and it won't pass, the rules are in since last year and are going to be inforced this season.
Type of tube has very little to do with it kinking or not kinking. Main reason for tube to kink is using a poor bender or using wrong sized dies.
You can kink CDS tubing just as easily.
Even if the tubing was right, Cage could be alot tighter to the front pillars anyway so I'm sure seeing big gaps around the cage to the shell won't be a good start with scrutiny regardless of type of tube or weld quality
I may put in a new one this week so :)
I may put in a new one this week so :)
Might get someone else to do the welding this time :wink:
S14a johno
20-01-13, 19:37
I may put in a new one this week so :)
well the job onwards and upwards buddy,
just make the bend close to the piller,
we all have start some where and we all have learn
we dont go into a job for the first time tinking iam god gift,
i couldnt weld to save a ship but at lease ya gave it ago buddy
we are all aloud mistakes along the way, but worth read the regs
in the IDC thread there buddy, few buid threads there see what
other people have done for PD
best luck with the cage boss
Ah the Father owns an engineering company so I will get one of the welders to weld it off for me this time. I just need to find someone with a pipe benders that can bend me the main hoop.
It should turn out ok :)
stonie
if the cage in your car was smaller than 45mm passed pd regs in previous years, but is not 45mm for this year, then does it fail?
As far as I'm aware if the car has been logged previously it will be fine, it is for newly built cars or cars that have not been logged before.
As far as I'm aware if the car has been logged previously it will be fine, it is for newly built cars or cars that have not been logged before.
Nice my car was logged back in 2005 or so
Nice my car was logged back in 2005 or so
lol you sorted
ian g sr20
21-01-13, 00:50
As far as I'm aware if the car has been logged previously it will be fine, it is for newly built cars or cars that have not been logged before.
Wats the difference between a car perf loged using non cds tube and a car been loged this yr using non cds tube. How is it that a car already loged is ok and new cars aint? Wount they both be driving the same tracks at the similar speeds etc. ?
Yeah that's what i dont get too. Its gonna cause problems for idc and people will kick up. I made my car like other cars are but they are ok now and because mine is new its not ok. Doesn't make one little bit of sense.
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