sammundo
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posted on 2/7/15 at 02:12 PM |
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Roll cages
So I've decided to take the project towards the track rather than the road. I bought a ready made chassis as an abandoned project. Unfortunately
the previous owner also bought it as a project so I know very little of the makers other than to say it's mm perfect to the book, perfectly
square and the welding looks very professional. It already has a roll bar fitted with rear stays. Is it possible to add the rest of a roll cage to
this to make it race compliant. Will add pictures shortly but I've just realised I don't know how to on the iPad.
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kj
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posted on 2/7/15 at 02:51 PM |
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Think you need to re-size the picture.
Think about it, think about it again and then do it.
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sammundo
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posted on 2/7/15 at 03:11 PM |
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i'll try that again
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loggyboy
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posted on 2/7/15 at 03:43 PM |
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Providing its designed to MSA blue book regs, (pic appears to be ok, so just the bar material needs to be 45x2.5 CDS (or 50x2)). Most events will
accept a roll bar and back stays. (I think backstays can be 38mm)
Would be advisable to go for full cage tho, and again would need to be to blue book.
Mistral Motorsport
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sammundo
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posted on 2/7/15 at 04:48 PM |
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oh dear. without measuring id say the bar is only 40mm dia and the stays 30ish.
does anyone do a kit you can buy to weld and fit yourself?
[Edited on 2/7/15 by sammundo]
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mark chandler
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posted on 2/7/15 at 04:55 PM |
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Google a copy of the MSA yearbook which will provide tube sizes, then look in yellow pages for someone who can bend up a flat pack cage.
Costs between £5-£15 per mandrel bend.
I did this locally for my rear hoop, for the front there is a chap on eBay called tube bender I think
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Blueosis1
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posted on 2/7/15 at 05:02 PM |
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Cages do come up for sale on the bay now and again,but there not always up to the right specs .
Mark
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loggyboy
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posted on 2/7/15 at 05:50 PM |
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Theres a company on ebay that do custom rolled hoop for under 100 I think. More if you want more than 2bends or larger widths.
EDIT
less than 70 if its under 1m wide.
Custom Roll Cage Hoop CDS Cold Drawn Seamless Steel MSA FIA Approved
[Edited on 2-7-15 by loggyboy]
Mistral Motorsport
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Rosco86
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posted on 2/7/15 at 09:13 PM |
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Yeah i used tubebender, hes a good lad, does a good job at the right price!
My Build Thread
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Badger_McLetcher
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posted on 3/7/15 at 08:38 AM |
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Yep, also used tubebender and he did a good job.
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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sammundo
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posted on 5/7/15 at 08:55 AM |
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Thanks for the reply guys. Think I'm coming to Anglesey to have a look around and try and get a chat with a scrutineer as the blue book
isn't making total sense to me.
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