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[deutschman]

how much can one expect to pay some one to weld the cage in for you if you buy a weld in kit? i have a friend that can weld but i have seen his work and frankly it sucks.

[dirty30]

It looks like autopower has reduced the size of its base plates to accomodate stock shoulder belt mounting. Has anyone made their own plates and welded them in using an autopower kit?

[BMWLA]

Anything else out there besides AutoPower and VSR for bolt in?

[PaintPro21]

TC Design did a custom well in roll bar for my M and it was 1k for everything. When you factor in labor and that it's all one piece with strong floor plates, I think it's cheaper then a bolt in kit.

[kishg]

Wow, that's not bad! It comes all pre-bent and pre-cut? With mounting plates?

yes. although you probably need to measure and modify a little to fit as with any kit. i heard the kirk kit is very similar too and priced similarly.

[JGood]

i heard approx $1050.

Wow, that's not bad! It comes all pre-bent and pre-cut? With mounting plates?

[BMWLA]

I hope I haven't said anything that would deserve me a ban... :dot:

Holy crap!

[kishg]

Wow, that looks really good. Do you happen to know how much that kit sells for?

i heard approx $1050.

[Massive Lee]

Actually, a good business would be to sell a weld in cage... in kit. Let me explain. The most difficult part in building a cage is the actual design and the prototyping. In fact, most cages are one-off prototypes. It is a very time consuming process.

So, if somebody comes up with a great design, with every single piece already cut up and notched, and only needing to be welded together, then it would be a bargain for the consumer.

I hope I haven't said anything that would deserve me a ban... :dot:

[JGood]

there are already several weld in kits available. quite a few spec e30 guys have the evil genius kit as shown here: http://www.evilgeniusracing.com/Spec...ecE30Cage.html

Wow, that looks really good. Do you happen to know how much that kit sells for?

[DCColegrove]

there are already several weld in kits available. quite a few spec e30 guys have the evil genius kit as shown here: http://www.evilgeniusracing.com/Spec...ecE30Cage.html

Are there any kits available that you know of that don't exit the monocoque?

[kishg]

there are already several weld in kits available. quite a few spec e30 guys have the evil genius kit as shown here: http://www.evilgeniusracing.com/Spec...ecE30Cage.html

[DCColegrove]

then sent to taiwan and and bent to spec, sent back for roll cages on the dollar.

And the first 3 or 4 you get will be fine but then...

I could go on and on.

[moatilliatta]

then sent to taiwan and and bent to spec, sent back for roll cages on the dollar.

[DCColegrove]

A Massive-Zen product. Sounds interesting.

Stranger things have happened...

Creating the perfect main hoop can take up to a whole day, and use several lengths of tubing. Duplicating it takes about 15 minutes per hoop. But don't forget that a quality bender costs about $3,500, plus $750 for a quality notcher. You must sell a few rollbars before money starts pouring in...

Not to mention building fixtures to make plates etc...