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Old 09-23-02, 05:29 PM
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what will a cage cost me???

im talking about a roll cage. I think a 5 point, or whatever I will need to run in the 10s ,dragracing.
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I just spent a little over a $1000 for a 6 point with swing outs. It was totally custom fabed and completely welded in.
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Re: what will a cage cost me???

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im talking about a roll cage. I think a 5 point, or whatever I will need to run in the 10s ,dragracing.
You'll need atleast a 6pt. Look at around $1200 installed, including materials.
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You need a 6 pt cage to run 11.99 or faster at a NHRA track..
The 6-point must include door bars.
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I paid around $400 for my 10 point. plus the cost of gas and wire, and the spray paint. So maybe $450 in all.

NOTE: for a honda CRX, not an RX-7
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Out of curiosity, can a roll cage be fabricated at, per say, a local speedshop, or is it more advised to travel to find a shop that just specializes in cages?
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you'll definitely get something that has tighter clearances if you go to a cage shop. But really, anyone with some welding skills can put one together. Like I say, I welding mine together. I bought a kit with the tubing pre-bent. I had to cut them to size, and notch them, but it worked out ok. Not bad at all for a first timer.

If you can't find anyone that sells pre-bent kits, or need a custom built...then a cage shop is the way to go.
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well im looking for something that will get me buy at the test and tune on thursday nights. I have noticed that there are quite few cars there running under 8 secs(1/8 mile) and dont have a roll cage. Does anybody have pics of roll cage in a 3rd gen???
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We got a brand new Japanese FEED 6 point roll cage for $750. More detail can be seen on the HyperREV magazines...

PM me if interested.

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