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Title: roll cages
Post by: bosco on 22 December 2010, 19:45
asking for a friend are roll cages street legal or are there different forms that are illegal or not? cheers
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 22 December 2010, 20:44
Is your "friend" in the UK or Ireland?



Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: Thom89 on 22 December 2010, 20:56
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Thom
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: Diamond Hell on 22 December 2010, 20:59
*sigh*

Why would you want to put a load of scaffold tubes around your head in a road-going car?

Rollcage = cage + bucket seats + 5/6 point harnesses + cage padding or go home.

And please don't countenance putting in a half-cage.  You sit in the unprotected bit.

Hi Thom.  Sorry - got distracted doing some other interwebs stuff...
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: Thom89 on 22 December 2010, 21:06
 :grin: :laugh: :grin: :laugh: :grin: :laugh:

Perfect :cool:


Thom
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 22 December 2010, 22:28
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Thom


(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q221/ukdragon29/DSC_0020.jpg)

A day in the life of Diamond Hell.

"Did someone say Rollcage?"

Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: Diamond Hell on 22 December 2010, 22:29
They will keep asking.
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: bosco on 22 December 2010, 23:05
cheers guys think its a halfcage he wants i will pass on the info  :grin:
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: Nokey on 22 December 2010, 23:21
No need for a roll cage in a mk2! Many years ago I rolled over twice in a c plate with out a scratch. fooking roundabouts!
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: bosco on 22 December 2010, 23:25
I will tell him that too  :wink:
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: Wayne on 22 December 2010, 23:57
cheers guys think its a halfcage he wants i will pass on the info  :grin:

They are a daft idea.
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: Diamond Hell on 23 December 2010, 09:18
cheers guys think its a halfcage he wants i will pass on the info  :grin:

Show your mate this expertly drawn diagram to help his reasoning process:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/diamondhell/Half-cage.jpg)
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: rob.043 on 23 December 2010, 10:39
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Thom


Just embarassed myself at work giggling like tard. 
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: Neo Badness on 23 December 2010, 21:13
If you need a roll cage, you're doing it wrong...

Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: spankier on 23 December 2010, 21:32
agreed with dh on this one, we get to see a fair few track and race cars and i smack my head on the cages all the bloody time just moving them around the workshop, any cage that doesnt interfere with getting in and out is probably not going to do a lot (except brain you) and any proper cage that will noticeably stiffen the shell and hopefully affect your chances if the worst happens will see you exiting the car shoulders --> bum --> ankles and then laying in the dirt which is far from cool, oh and it will still smack yo on the head, and hip, and elbow probably
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: tech1889 on 23 December 2010, 23:30
you just gota laugh at the in depth drawing  :grin:
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: WYATT on 24 December 2010, 17:38
A half cage fitted properly , where the top tube is the correct amount above your head and your sitting furthur back , and draw a line from the top of the cage to IE the chasis legs  you'd be hidden from the drawing.


If your pretty far over 6ft your heads under the bar and  just behind it ,


Jo
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: Diamond Hell on 24 December 2010, 20:39
If your pretty far over 6ft your heads under the bar and  just behind it ,

Bollox.

In the scenario you described you're going to be in contact with the rear triangle.  :rolleyes:

Plus most half-cages aren't 'the correct amount above your head' because they're utter garbage.
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: WYATT on 24 December 2010, 21:35
If your pretty far over 6ft your heads under the bar and  just behind it ,

going to be in contact with the rear triangle.  :rolleyes:

In contact.? just wondered whats this your head can hit it , or in your drawing your still going to get hit ?

Jo
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: Diamond Hell on 25 December 2010, 22:44
Again in a proper sentence?
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: spankier on 27 December 2010, 20:05
in a crash that makes your car look like the picture your head will go lots of places at speed, cages work in racecars with proper bucket seats sat low, harnesses so restrictive peeping out of junctions is impossible and a proper helmet and bar padding, miss any of the above and have a big off and your skull will change shape
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: Diamond Hell on 27 December 2010, 20:14
I like your views, but not your grammar.  :grin:
Title: Re: roll cages
Post by: spankier on 27 December 2010, 20:48
Sorry, point before presentation and all that.... At lst it 8nt all txt spk lol!