Anyone have pics of a 5th gen with a cage? or know any fabricators on the east coast.

 

I think Mike Jez (blackbirdVQ) was talking about getting one done, but I don't think he's done it yet.

You don't really need pics though.....a cage is a cage, and they're all built differently depending on who builds them and what their purpose is (using for SCCA racing, they have to be SCCA-spec, using for NASA, need to be NASA-spec, etc...)

In the mid-atlantic, the absolute best place to get a cage built is at Piper Motorsports in Sterling, Va - they do most of the race cages in this area. But they're NOT cheap.....

 

Autopower doesn't offer a kit and a custom cage is gonna run ya probably $1-2K in all. What you got in mind? And street driving's a no-no unless you're wearing a helmet to and from events.

 

Acutally if it wasn't for a full cage in my friends B13, he wouldn't be alive. He would drive his car daily and car got hit really hard- made it flip and tumbled over a few times. Cage held the roof up and saved his life as the roof would probably collapse on him.

Cage is good for the street too, just make sure to wear a seat belt.

I'm going to make my own cage soon, but I just got my Quaife and thats straining the car budget a bit.

 

The cage is only good until you bang your head on it in a street collision. that's why they're required to have padding on all of the bars within reach of the driver, and why you should never drive a caged car without a helmet. one good whack to the car and you have brain stew all over the inside of your car.

 

I was thinking about installing a cage for autocross but mostly street use. good point about the head banging.

 

there is really no need for a cage in autocross. That, and it will bump you up to full modified class, IIRC.....where you will get destroyed by every other car in the class...

 

Neither of those are good applications for a caged car. only reason you would want a roll cage would be for road course or rally use.

 

Fixed at no charge for ya

 

"race cars" @ HIN= waste of good equipment and materials.