sunroofs and cages

[Mick]

Hey i aquired a cusco 6/7 point rollcage for my r33 and i ran into a bitch of a problem ... it wont fit in cos i have a sunroof and it makes the headliner sit down lower. I done a bit of searching on the net and it seems that East Bear has a rollcage for a sunroof equipped r33, when ordering you just specify if you have a sunroof and they will send you the sunroof model ..

Damn im so pissed that it doesnt fit. And b4 anyone says "why do you need a rollcage for .. blah blah weight... etc etc" i can almost guarantee that if you got it as cheep as i did and you seen how mad it lookes (virtualy brand new) i bet you would have got it too ..

At first i thought i could just maybe get a new middle made up and the rest would fit but im not too sure now after takin the sunroof out to see how much lower i need it ..

So what do i do ... i wouldnt even consider buying one new from East Bear cos i bet they are very very pricey. So i thought that maybe some importers may have one that they have taken out of a car to get it complianced.. What do you hink my chances are ??

Also if anyone out there has a sunroof in there car with a rollcage in it i would be foreva in your debt it you could take heaps of pics of it for me so i can get a rough idea of how it all sits ..

So does anyone got one (fingers crossed) or know where i could get on to fit my car ?????????????????????

[Mr Rb20]

I'll buy the sunroof off you if that helps ???

[Mick]

i thought about ditchin it but then i would have to get the roof welded up and painted ..

[funkymonkey]

you COULD find someone with an R33 that wants a sunroof and sway roofs with them... well with lot of welding...

either that or go to a pipe bender and get em to bend around the sunroof

[Cool Hand Luke]

you cant go wrong with a good rollcage, i have one in my 180 and the difference in chassis stiffness is easily noticable. I would get someone to look at it and modify it, it must be do-able if someone else has one available. Or you could sell this one for more han you bought it for and buy the expensive one

[KamikazeR33]

hey mick if u wanna swap.... im up for it

i want a sunroof

also i have full access to a paint booth if that helps

[SKYLINED]

In what price range are roll cages???

Sounds like a good safety investment.....

[browny]

Sounds like a good safety investment.....

Sort of off topic but it depends what you use the car for. I was talking to my engineer about this and he said the RTA generally don't like them on the road because they increase the chance of injury to the occupants (ie striking the roll cage) in the majority of accidents (collisions). Racing however is a different situation.

[Sydneykid]

Hi Guys, you need to get the cage certified to CAMS and/or ANDRA requirements by an engineer to use it on the track. At the same time he can do it for registration purposes.

[Mick]

Well i think im goin to get the center peice and the 2 front pieces shortened on the bottoms and the rears will just need the end plate on a different angle ... its a shame though .. to cut up a nice cage ...