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Everything for sale is just sitting around from various cars I've built or sold etc. Nismo clutch, single plate, 3 button plate with no springs in the center. Has pressure plate but no thrust bearing. Push type suit rb25/26. Very aggressive clutch has minimal wear asking $500 non hicas rear toe arms. Missing small alloy spacers but will machine new ones for buyer. Cusco brand asking $120 rear strut brace suit r32 I beleive. Blue and silver brand unknown. Removed due to rollcage asking $100 r34 alloy radiator. Slight damage fins in a very small area, never used, no leaks asking $150 factory gtr intercooler piping. Various bits not sure exactly what's there asking $60 perfect condition a pillar trims. Asking $120 the pair 2 17 inch Dunlop slicks. Can't remember where they came from but 2.5mm tread depth left 235/45r17 asking $80 GTR n1 type side skirts. Small cracks easily repaired before paint. Fiberglass seem to fit well asking $120 I'm not posting anyrhing pick up only from Sydney.

Thanks chris. Honestly I don't really have any plans at all for it. Was more a case of the car was cheap and had some nice parts, I have enough stuff I've horded laying around to build a car so may as well. I'll probably drive it, park it and put it up for sale knowing me! I'm still hell bent on finishing the R34 so this may fund that eventually, I'm not sure.

I agree it's not nessisarily the right size. It is the right size according to the basic cages cams homologated and deemed safe though, which are the rules we need to adhear by as unfortunate as that is. If the NZ cages are built around and homologated by the FIA then cams has no choice other than to acept their homologation papers and deem it safe. I've built, engineered and homologated a fair few cages, all of which do not have 44.5mm hoops or 2.6 wall thickness. Anything that needs separate homologation we build around FIA regs. Spending good money going through the process you may a well make sure it can pass any regulations not just CAMS.

They don't have an r32 to do a custom fit cage from so you won't be able to get one without providing a car. If your happy to settle for something with some" room to move" so to speak then they have you covered.

Just as an example. A bonds weld in kit for a GTR will set you back around $550. That will get you a hoop, single diagonal, rear legs, harness bar and mounting plates. It will take about 6-7 hours to fit properly, including cleaning the floor, shaping/ welding plates, knotching each tube joint,TIG welding etc etc So on average $1100 fitted give or take if it's TIG welded. A weld in rear half. A really nice specific bent hoop (max 5mm gap to pillar), single hoop diagonal, rear legs, full X rear section, harness bar, leg supports and base plates etc etc. It takes about 10-12hours to do And costs $1450-1550 Or get your local exhaust shop to knock up something trashy for 800 bucks. It's really important to shop around, there are heaps of cage builders out there who do just as good if not better work than the known guys and are willing to do more for less and spend the time with you to give you what you want as opposed to getting what your given.

I'd dare say you don't see many cages then... Quantas could park their A380 fleet between the pillars and a bolt in bonds kit. They are a generic bolt in/clamp together and bent up as such. The fit is typical of bolt in though nothing wrong with it just big gaps to make sure it fits easily in every car. A custom bent specific hoop is a lot more expensive but a snug fit and that's real quality. Peter and Allan do good work and have been doing kits for skylines for years, ask for a custom bent hoop, welded slip together joints and reinforced bolt in plates, it will cost more than a weld in but be true quality. I have drawings for a few sloppy fit hoops like bonds use as well but I'd rather not do them that way. The tube is 44od cause it's the right size unlike jap rubbish that does not even come close to passing FIA homologation. 1k should get you a reasonable weld in rear cage. $550 is ballpark for a sloppy fit, clamp together bolt in

Not a fan of bolt in cages. The problem with most is that they are generic and spat out by cage shops around the place to just meet the requirements. Or not even in alot of cases. Quick, easy and cheap!! If it must be bolted in.... Plates under the floor are bullshit. A welded plate to the sill pannel/floor and the same to the shock tower. Those plates have captive nuts welded to the back side ( requires larger holes yes) the matching plates on the cage to the new plates that are welded to the chassis and structural points, not through the flimsy sheel metal floor pan like 90% of bolt in cages do! I completed a street legal s15 cage last Friday with intrusions done this way, welded rear half and bolt in front. If you have a cams manual drawing 253-19 in shedule J is what I'm refering too. Just be sure to shop around and don't buy the first cage that pops up for sale from japan. It's kinda like a tattoo, design it 5 times, build it once, you've got it for life without regrets (hopefully)