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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 06:11 PM
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Anybody seen or used or heard of these guys roll-cages?

http://www.ioportracing.com/rollbar.htm

What are you using? Input?


roll-cage not bar
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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 06:28 PM
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They look good. Just my prefrence I don't like the idea of bolt in cages. I fell more comfertable with welded in. But thats just me.
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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 07:02 PM
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Autopower is a trusted name as far as I know.

If I were you, I'd go with the weld in, though. Just talk to a local race/high performance shop and see what they can do. Generally, it's about $100 a point (at least in my area). So that price is on line with the bolt in cages, plus you can drive in, drive out, no work, no shipping, no worries.
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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 09:58 PM
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I would definatly go with a weld in cage!! My cage is right at $1500 here in Dallas. There are many good fabricators out there, just make sure they know 1st gens or now racing rules.

Click on my "WW" icon below and look at my unfinished cage.
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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 10:47 PM
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This is my cage, its a drag racing one, i would deifnatly get a welded in cage

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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 11:22 PM
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This is my cage, its a drag racing one, i would deifnatly get a welded in cage

Nice!

Others who aren't members of that group cannot see the pics. Upload them individually here.
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Old Sep 19, 2002 | 05:36 PM
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Damm,

stupid yahoo,

i put them up on my hosing space, here they are again for those that couldnt see them




Dale
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 12:35 PM
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Thanks buddy, thats what one of my escorts looks like, hehe
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Old Sep 20, 2002 | 01:06 PM
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i would not trust my life to a bolt-in cage. autopower sells a lot of those cages to the novice and unknowing guy who wants to just 'get a cage in the car and feel safer'. those cages bolt to the thin asahi-beer-can material floor and i've seen those rip out of the floor or get punched thru the floor. they also mount to the floor in very poor places. make entry/exit difficult and don't do much to strengthen the chassis.

then they see the nice weld in cages with thick wide floor and door beam plates and kick themselves. spend the dough and do it right!

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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 02:11 AM
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Originally posted by 10sec rx7

Either I'm missing something or the storage compartments are gone?

Edit: Never mind, you've got an Aussie edition. Did you toss the rear seat?
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Old Sep 21, 2002 | 11:48 AM
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Originally posted by alien_rx7


Either I'm missing something or the storage compartments are gone?

Edit: Never mind, you've got an Aussie edition. Did you toss the rear seat?
I think there's a little more missing than just the rear seat.
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