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    #16
    Originally posted by Fah-q View Post
    i might be wrong, but it looks like a 4dr R32 with an R34 kit on it.
    im no expert but thats what I thought as well.

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      #17
      Originally posted by CorvallisBMW View Post
      That cage is NOT built right at all. Major structural/safety components should NOT have bends in them, period. I don't give a shit how good your bender or welder is, any bends will significantly weaken the tube in the event of an impact.

      Also I see lots of places where the tubes are not tied in at nodes but rather at midpoints of other tubes. Again, big no-no. What happens when a longitudinal force is applied to that tube? It's going to bend the shit out of the one it's tied in to and the whole thing will collapse.

      The engine looks nice, sure. I'll give you that.
      Thank you. I was thinking the cage looked like a big clusterfuck but couldn't really say for sure. It's always nice when someone who knows what they're talking about speaks up.
      paint sucks

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        #18
        Originally posted by Wh33lhop View Post
        Thank you. I was thinking the cage looked like a big clusterfuck but couldn't really say for sure. It's always nice when someone who knows what they're talking about speaks up.
        It's just basic cage building 101. For safety/structural tubes, never bend and never tie in at any point besides a node. Both reduce the effectiveness of that member by a huge amount.

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          #19
          Originally posted by Fah-q View Post
          i might be wrong, but it looks like a 4dr R32 with an R34 kit on it.
          The window lines don't look right for a 32, I believe it is a 4 door 34.

          4 door 32:


          4 door R34:
          1985 M10b18. 70maybewhpoffury. Over engineered S50b30 murica BBQ swap in progress.

          Originally posted by DEV0 E30
          You'd chugg this butt. I know you would. Ain't gotta' lie to kick it brostantinople.

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            #20
            Engine looks nice, but that body kit and wheels are equally ugly.

            At least its fast?
            | Jimmy | 1999 M3 | 1986 325 ES |

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              #21
              Nice car,what shop is it at?

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                #22
                Originally posted by payney8 View Post
                "the cage" is probably one of the best set up cages i have ever seen. I could see that car rolling 8-9x and driver walking away. Not to mention the chassis stiffness that would come from it. Just because its been painted and fancied up does not mean its retarded it means the owner likes form just as much as function. And that engine is probably worth more then most cars on this forum. Before you get to the chassis/suspension work.
                Originally posted by CorvallisBMW View Post
                That cage is NOT built right at all. Major structural/safety components should NOT have bends in them, period. I don't give a shit how good your bender or welder is, any bends will significantly weaken the tube in the event of an impact.

                Also I see lots of places where the tubes are not tied in at nodes but rather at midpoints of other tubes. Again, big no-no. What happens when a longitudinal force is applied to that tube? It's going to bend the shit out of the one it's tied in to and the whole thing will collapse.

                The engine looks nice, sure. I'll give you that.
                Exactly. It has nothing to do with how fancy and painted up it is, it has everything to do with the builder of the cage probably failing geometry class because he spent too much time playing with his welder. It's built more for appearance than anything else by the look of it.

                Lee's 2k2 is an example of a STRONG cage.

                >> 1988 3.1 ITB E30 /// 2002 E46 M3 6MT / 2008 335xi 6MT / 1991 S38B36 E30 (sold)

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                  #23
                  The car is a real 34 but it is a e not a r. It has a full uras kit on it.
                  sigpic-Thanks warren

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                    #24
                    Originally posted by !kid View Post
                    4 doors? dont see that to often, r34 right?
                    it's not a gt-r, it was quite common for those to come in 4 doors... it's not awd either.. :(

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                      #25
                      Yes it's not a gt-r
                      It's an e34
                      It's rear wheel with a rb26 in it.
                      sigpic-Thanks warren

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                        #26
                        2.6? 2.8? 3.0?

                        Originally posted by payney8 View Post
                        "the cage" is probably one of the best set up cages i have ever seen. I could see that car rolling 8-9x and driver walking away. Not to mention the chassis stiffness that would come from it.
                        You need to look at proper race cars, then. As for stiffness, those bends and rounded sections are fucking useless. You need triangles in a cage.
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                          #27
                          The funny part is i have crashed a car with a similar roll cage at aroun 160km/hr rolled 3 times.

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by payney8 View Post
                            The funny part is i have crashed a car with a similar roll cage at aroun 160km/hr rolled 3 times.
                            What does that have to do with the price of eggs in China?

                            The funny part is that no half decent cage will have rounded bends like taht one and I've driven and helped build enough race cars to know.
                            Pork Hunt Motorsport

                            eBay is like the summit racing catalog for today's special Olympics crowd

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                              #29
                              Definitely a visual cage. That wouldn't hold up in a real track accident, and would probably kill you on the street.

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                                #30
                                oh yay, another skyline.. not even a GT-R. Don't even try to question the methods behind the cage guys, it's a skyline, so it's just awesome no matter what.

                                *yawn*

                                /hate

                                :p
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