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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 01:09 PM
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just got my cusco roll cage installed and it looks great but not a bolt in kit like they say.......... had to shave a inch and a half off and for pertection welded the kit to the floor............ will get pics up for tonight!
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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umm.... cool, i guess you have a non-sunroof model
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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i have a sunroof but i quess the cage is for non sunroof
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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tell me you didnt get this cage:



its pretty unsafe... especially without a helmet
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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tell me you didnt get this cage:



its pretty unsafe... especially without a helmet
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 10:05 PM
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I hope you didnt want that cage to pass any type of tech....
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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i think it is great. Good purchase!!!
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by 2003evo8
just got my cusco roll cage installed and it looks great but not a bolt in kit like they say.......... had to shave a inch and a half off and for pertection welded the kit to the floor............ will get pics up for tonight!
tonight has come and gone ....
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 05:42 AM
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you could say any cage is unsafe w/o a helmet. Why single this one out?

As far as the tech goes.....are there different rules in Japan? I know it wont pass SCCA stuff but what about events in Japan? I may be legal there, which means it is functional and safe (w/helmet) anyone know??
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by althemean
you could say any cage is unsafe w/o a helmet. Why single this one out?

As far as the tech goes.....are there different rules in Japan? I know it wont pass SCCA stuff but what about events in Japan? I may be legal there, which means it is functional and safe (w/helmet) anyone know??
Unless you LIVE and RACE in Japan, who the hell cares about their laws there? It may be safe but you won't be able to use it for any racing events and a cage for show purposes is just dumb.

And for the record, every full cage without a helmet is unsafe. People don't like the Cusco cage because it is 700$ of added weight. It is a bolt in Cro-Mo cage with bolted bends. Total joke.

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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 06:09 AM
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I have an Autopower 6 point for sale for a sunroof car. It's fully SCCA and NASA compliant.

I'm in NY.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 06:13 AM
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Unless you LIVE and RACE in Japan, who the hell cares about their laws there? It may be safe but you won't be able to use it for any racing events and a cage for show purposes is just dumb.

And for the record, every full cage without a helmet is unsafe. People don't like the Cusco cage because it is 700$ of added weight. It is a bolt in Cro-Mo cage with bolted bends. Total joke.
I'm just saying racing laws.......They consider their cars safe w/o crash bars under the bumpers.

I was just trying to give a different perspective. If I could give you one of my percocets to calm yourself down.....I would
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by althemean
I'm just saying racing laws.......They consider their cars safe w/o crash bars under the bumpers.

I was just trying to give a different perspective. If I could give you one of my percocets to calm yourself down.....I would
Trust me, I wouldn't be taking anything you perscribe.

I understand there are a lot of JAY-DEE-EM fetishists out there, but just because they do things a certain way doesn't mean it is right here. Having been/lived there for a while I can say that very few of their ways of doing things would work properly over here. Not that I am saying they are wrong, but things like running a car without a crash bar here is pure insanity unless it is a dedicated track car. And for the record, they DO have crash bars, they certainly aren't as beefy as ours, though. Along this lines, running a cage without a helmet is equally as insane. Guess what happens if your head hits a metal bar during a crash?

Exactly.

Most of the more experienced cage builders will agree with me. Search around on SoCalEvo.net and look for a post Mike W. of Road Race Engineering made about running a caged street car without a helmet.

As far as the Cusco cage being safe and functional, here you go:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=182799

Read the last few pages.

It's ok to play "big boy" and offer up opinions and different ways of thought, but do your research first.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 10:52 AM
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^ agreed... this cusco "cage" is a joke, if you want a cage get a proper cage for your TRACK car... not your street car. If you want a "cool look" or whatever or even something that serves a good function go for the autopower roll bar instead, its bolt in but still will work ok to my knowledge, atleast there are no bars infront of the seats for you to hit your head on while DD'ing or something. Anyway the cusco "cage" is a joke, oh well...
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by AndrewSS
^ agreed... this cusco "cage" is a joke, .
+1
its not a good 'roll cage'
but sure does look good
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