Ebay Roll Cage???

[ikkitousen]

Anyone have any experience with these?
Its a "weld-your-own" 10 point cage.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Roll-Bars-and-Cages-10-Point-84-91-BMW-325i_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQhashZitem3c9e8db748QQitemZ260358125384QQptZRaceQ5fCarQ5fParts

Looks like everything is mandrel bent and cut so all you have to do is connect the dots huh? One or two bar changes and this might work?


Discuss.

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DAMN SHORTCUTS!!!

[BTP325ic]

that's a pretty good deal,i need to see more pics installed in a car tho.

BROKE DICK RACING what a name.

[E30Idea]

That is alot, with shipping. My materials were only $132 bucks. Cost me $20 to have the main halo bent and it was just cut and weld from there.

If you have the skills to weld one together than just buy the materials and go to town.

[BTP325ic]

were did you get your materials from for that price?

That is alot, with shipping. My materials were only $132 bucks. Cost me $20 to have the main halo bent and it was just cut and weld from there.

If you have the skills to weld one together than just buy the materials and go to town.

[asubimmer]

those are actually really cheap.

[BTP325ic]

those are actually really cheap.

thats what i was saying all you have to do is get is welded up that the easy part.

[ikkitousen]

Cheap as in price right? Cheap as in quality...? Who really knows for sure?
I mean if you are thinking about it, NOT having to measure and cut, and bend and make sure the angles are right, and cut some more, and Whoops I cut too much so you cut it again... For an extra 100 bux over material costs, might be worth it, I dunno.

Please, discuss moar!

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DAMN SHOULDA MADE THIS A POLL!!!

[asubimmer]

I'd love to hear from someone that has it or would like to be the guinea pig...

[BTP325ic]

yeah me too they need better pics.

[Bimmerman325i]

I don't trust my skills (or lack thereof) with a welder, so it makes a big difference to me whether I buy a sketchy ebay kit or drive my car to a legitimate and well regarded roll cage fabricator here in town. Safety's one of those things you don't skimp on.

If you can weld your own, and the tubing material is the proper size and type for your application.....then maybe a kit like this makes sense.

[BTP325ic]

yeah that's true i know a few welders that would hook me up i am just sketched out about the tubing and how they have no real pics of the roll cage installed in a car.

[dashboardmonkey]

Cheap as in price right? Cheap as in quality...? Who really knows for sure?

Build it, smash it, let us know.

I mean if you are thinking about it, NOT having to measure and cut, and bend and make sure the angles are right, and cut some more, and Whoops I cut too much so you cut it again...

Damn it! I cut it three times and it is still too short.

For an extra 100 bux over material costs, might be worth it, I dunno.

Just learn how to weld.

Please, discuss moar!

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DAMN SHOULDA MADE THIS A POLL!!!

[BTP325ic]

[quote=dashboardmonkey;1570469]Build it, smash it, let us know.

Damn it! I cut it three times and it is still too short.

+1:D

[JGood]

I'm no expert in cage design, but that thing doesn't have any of the qualities of a good road racing cage. It doesn't have a dash bar, no foot protection, a single angled door bar (wtf?), no diagonal on the main hoop, no rear diagonal, etc... And there's two relatively useless bars that add 2 points near the main hoop, I assume in place of the main hoop diagonal?

I guess it might be OK for drag racing?

Why do you want a 10 point cage anyway?

[Dave]

ERW tubing - that is a no-no with all road racing groups.