omp half cage

[frankie]

Going to pick one up at the weekend...

just wondering how easy to fit is it? as basically i want to pick up in my car, drive less than a mile to my mates, fit it properly then bobs your uncle...

i dont wanna look a noob when picking it up and spending half our trying to fit it in lol

[AlexB]

just put it sideways up the car with the back seats folded down man

put my b pillar hoop of my safety devices in like that so a half cage will go in the same

[frankie]

cheers alex

:D

[AlexB]

saves fannying there trying to put it in and looking a noob lol

lob it in and go haha
now fitting a full weld in in an s1 106 with full interior and a sub ect in there is a challenge haha!

[frankie]

i bet thats a bloody challenge lol

ive just seen a pic of the door bars, and now thinking there going to foul on the door bins and seats.....

also when mounting it, do i drill holes through the floor pan and a spreader plate on the underside?

[AlexB]

tight gap in there then??
i think you should sell it to me tbh if it does foul

and some people say weld plates in to do it but a spreader under the car could work

[frankie]

possibly an option ;)

i will see what the tutors at college recommend, however after seeing some of the cages the 2nd years have built....i doubt there advice is any good.

[AlexB]

its the only option tbh man and you know it lol!
i neeeeeeeeed a half cage in my saxo tbh

and get advise off people in the know tbh man
if something they say doesnt look right then it probably isnt like is the best advice ive been told about stuff like cages

[frankie]

i spet the lectures will no a bit, one bloke helped develop the metro 6r4 (proper old bloke, and kanes round in a modified proton)

gota go to caged (make roll cages surprising) to see if they want an apprentice/skivvy so ill ask them while im there.

[AlexB]

Sounds a plan then man

[Alex]

When I picked up mine we just undid the seat bolts, laid them down so I didn't need to undo harnesses then put the cage in it's place.

It rattled around a little but if your only going a mile.

[Sparco_Tom]

You will find the boot doesnt shut, soo take some straps to tie the boot down. It will only be open a small amount.
I'm talking from experience but fisher-vts did have a car full of junk

[adamskiTNR]

spreader plates under the car wont do anything. the force is applied from the cage above the floorpan so anything underneath wont be doing anything. You need to weld some mounts in. im not sure about omp ones and where the b pillar hoop feet are height wise. you need to make a shelf for the feet.

[frankie]

as far as ive seen, i think the omp ones bolt to the floor.

so im think borrow a some 3mm think mild steel from the agg boys, 100mm square, weld in to the floor then bolt the feet of the cage through that?

[Badgersport]

as far as ive seen, i think the omp ones bolt to the floor.

so im think borrow a some 3mm think mild steel from the agg boys, 100mm square, weld in to the floor then bolt the feet of the cage through that?


Both myself and Tazmania_0345 are just getting ready to fit our OMP half cages. My plan is to get some 3mm spreader plates made up by a local company. Get the cage bolted through them. When i know they are perfect i will have the spreader plates welded to the floor.

Think this is pretty much whats needed unless anyone can add anymore?

Ste

[frankie]

thinking im going to use speader plates inside and out just to be sure....

badger are you still using your headling and carpet?

[Badgersport]

thinking im going to use speader plates inside and out just to be sure....

badger are you still using your headling and carpet?

My headlining and carpet went along time ago. I have heard of people fitting the omp cage with the headlining still in but some have mentioned catching on the sunroof slider.

Ste

[frankie]

yea, mine catches the slider....

oh well, shall sort something out.