Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Nick, those pictures are of my car when it was in there getting the cage/seat/harnesses done a few months ago. The door skins remained untouched, this is how I wanted it as well. If you want more pictures let me know.

I chose the Cobra Evolution GT seat as well due to it fitting me better, the sides actually come up higher than the side intrusion bar.

Hi Ben. Sorry for posting pics of your car!! We've actually spoken a while ago. You car was 'maybe' up for sale when I bought mine (06) and we had a quick chat about it. I think I'm right for photos as I've got a fair idea of what goes where now and the kind of fit / finish to expect. Like you I'd not want the interior too chopped around.

Awesome replies guys. Really helpful. I don't want to splash the quote I've got all over the forum but if you feel like you can meaningfully comment on it, can you let me know, and I'll PM it to you. It's the fixing of the seat that seems much more complex than I thought it might be. There is up to $544 of 'extras' to fit the seat. I've requested that the seat is adjustable back and forward so part of this is new runners but.............

Thanks again guys. Great support.

Righto, some more questions:

Bolt in or weld in?

Will a paint finish be durable enough (it's cheaper than powdercoating)?

How necessary are the front intrusion bars?

Simple questions, very hard to answer.

The difficult question is always knowing when to stop, when is there enough protection for the type of event you are running in? The obvious answer for some is the best cage money can buy, you only have one life after all, so a full on V8SuperCar style cage is the go. But do you need that level of protection in your events? The next question is how long are you going to keep the car and do you want to sell it with or without "motorsport" heritage? Lastly the budgt has to be considered, maybe not lastly, perhaps it should be first. A weld in cage will cost a whole heap more than a bolt in plus it's not that easy to remove if obvious "motorsport" heritage lowers the car's selling price too much. Plus a bolt in cage can always be sold, they go very quickly. On the other hand if you are looking to improve the performane of the car with a roll cage adding to its rigidity, then a weld in is the go. Powder coating a weld in is rather difficult. so that question only applies if you choose a bolt in. Powder coating is great, but the truth is you will be padding most of the areas that get scratched in normal use.

The reality is you need to ask yourself the questions, with true answers the path will be obvious.

Cheers

Gary

Bolt in cage, for street cars or any registered car for that fact i dont see the point of a weld in cage.

Seats are hard to install, the floorpan is pretty shitty, and one thing i will say about Meridian is that they can do a better job with installing seats. From the cars i have seen the seating position is usually pretty high, and you can get it lower...but ts a bastard of a job in a Skylien with rails

Bolt in cage, for street cars or any registered car for that fact i dont see the point of a weld in cage.

Seats are hard to install, the floorpan is pretty shitty, and one thing i will say about Meridian is that they can do a better job with installing seats. From the cars i have seen the seating position is usually pretty high, and you can get it lower...but ts a bastard of a job in a Skylien with rails

Well in my case both bolt and weld in the actual cages are fully welded and fed in through the doors (must triple check this). Bolt in is $300 more than weld in. Bolt in means you can easily remove the cage if you no longer track the car, you want to sell it without too many cues you tracked it and you can on-sell the cage (i.e. it has some residual value). So the questions are how long are you keepng the car, will you always track it, how do you feel about selling the car with a cage.

I'm lead to beleive there is no safety difference with either method for the type of cage I'm looking at.

ts a bastard of a job in a Skylien with rails

Ain't that the truth, it took me 2 whole days fit the OMP side mount when I did it originally 3 years ago and I'm still not happy, could be lower.

Cheers

Gary

Hi Ben. Sorry for posting pics of your car!! We've actually spoken a while ago. You car was 'maybe' up for sale when I bought mine (06) and we had a quick chat about it. I think I'm right for photos as I've got a fair idea of what goes where now and the kind of fit / finish to expect. Like you I'd not want the interior too chopped around.

No worries mate, I would have posted some pics up of my cage anyway, it looks pretty similar to BBGTRs I think.

I've sent you an email anyway regarding your other question via PM.

The interior was not altered except for the obvious mounting points and where the front intrusion bars bolt into the floor (the carpet had to be cut a little).

I would go bolt-in and powdercoated finish. They mounted my seat really well, as low as it would go.

Interested to see the quote as well.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • ok so if i wanted to go 18's i would go for 8's  in front 30+ or 32+ off set at front and the back 9 would be ok? what offset should i aim for.. then can i do some  hunting for wheel rim choices..    If i get this - will this fit all around: Size: 18 x 8.5 +37 - n what tyres size tyre should i get for front n back?  
    • Absolute f*cking nightmare. I had to take breaks constantly, and I was always pissed off when I got home. The line split in Italy on day 2 (we drove from the Netherlands), lol. Driving any narrow European town was... well, sh*t.   Appreciate it man. Here, I'll just drop a favourite from the load I took on Saturday.   I'll update here when things happen with the car, the thing is, with stock power and almost everything chassis-wise taken care of, there really are no problems. 268,000kms now and counting.  
    • Ah! I actually managed to snag a lightly used set.... that aren't so suitable for me right now. They don't work on a GTT without some cutting or creative heat moulding. I thought about reselling them myself cause I didn't want to murder them, but it looks like I'm probably going to attempt to murder them/melt them because I may as well. @GTSBoy @PranK can somebody close this thread?
    • Hey mate,  I have a set, one is slightly damaged but wont be noticable once installed.  Shoot me a message if your still after them 
    • I couldn't wait But, the black constant tension hose clamps were too thick and there wasn't enough clearance at the T/B and I couldn't get it to seat properly, so I had use a silver one there I also added some 3" silicone over the alloy bit that goes through to hole on the radiator support as it looked like it was sitting on the edge of the hole in the radiator support, I never noticed a rattle or anything, but there was a witness mark It is basicly done, and I can live with the silver hose clamp at the T/B, I will get a black clamp for the head vent though where it is attached to the bulkhead fitting  It never stops...LOL, only issue now with the shock tower brace is it slightly touches the under bonnet liner now, if I leave it it will either wear some paint off the brace where it touches, or damage the liner, so I removed the liner to see what I have to work with, with the liner removed I have about 20mm of clearance, but sadly the middle part of the underside of the bonnet is only dusted with paint and looks crap, so I cannot have that, but.... as I have a roll of Carbuilders premium under bonnet insulation in the garage laying around that is only 5.5mm thick (we were going to use it on the boys Patrol, but he crashed the front of it a few months and it was written off, hence why he now drives my old Honda Accord Euro), I'll use the OEM liner as a template and get the Carbuilders stuff fitted up to cover that dusted paint up
×
×
  • Create New...