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geesus
18-09-2007, 09:42
got any pics of it mounting to the floor?

did you have to build some small towers on the floor as the legs wouldnt touch in certain places?

also when it says 'ALL ROLL CAGES ARE MADE FOR MODELS WITHOUT A SUNROOF EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED' does that mean it is impossible to fit (cant see why) or does it mean you cant use your sunroof? (not fussed about that)

cheers

MAXIBOY
18-09-2007, 12:03
depends on the cage really as some have bars that run close or even across the sunroof.

if its a bolt in cage should touch where its bolts at all points really.

only weld in cages have added floor sections some times as far as i,m aware

Lunner
18-09-2007, 14:36
Not necessarily true, you still need to weld reinforcing plates in to bolt the cage to, otherwise when you roll you'll just end up with the cage sticking out through holes in the floor

geesus
18-09-2007, 14:52
yeh i am aware of welding reinforcing plates to bolt the cage to

however i was just wanting to know how accurate a fit the omp cages were in a mk1 clio, all i can find is a mk2 but he had to have some small raised sections made up on the floor as the cage 'legs' werent long enough at certain points :?

MAXIBOY
18-09-2007, 14:55
yes i agree but they are not usually the metal block type fitted to some weld in cages but flat metal plates that transverse to or more panels thus the cage should still touch the floor.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e15/123maxiboy/35.jpg

weld in cage with tower mounts

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e15/123maxiboy/Cage6.jpg

bolt in cage with flat foot mountings

MAXIBOY
18-09-2007, 15:00
there usually good but depends where you buy from sometimes.

try adrian at balance motorsport. really helpful guy.

http://www.balancemotorsport.co.uk/products.asp?recnumber=101411

he will also do a deal if you want to arrange a group buy.

bradus
18-09-2007, 15:11
will that cage you linked fit in a 1.2 shell do you no

MAXIBOY
18-09-2007, 15:15
yes all mk1 shells are identical apart from the external arches i,m led to believe. oh and the sunroof. i,m about to buy one to build a new maxi shell.

geesus
18-09-2007, 15:18
cheers for the info maxiboy

those towers on the weld in pic are what i was talking about

i think its going to be a case of ordering it and then seeing what turns up lol

as long as balance motorsport dont charge a fortune for delivery i will be ordering it off them :)

MAXIBOY
18-09-2007, 15:32
tell him hi from neil. i spoke to him the other day about a couple of weld in cages.