has anyone fitted a jap cage into a uk spec car,? i have been told by ppl that they dont fit at all,sunroof being the problem i have fitted one into my car, took abit of work but it fits, i will post some pics later ,
can i ask where you got it mate? looking for 1 for my vert
the cage i have came from a car that was brought in from japan, friend of mine has a cage he is selling, we live in ireland do,it would cost to much to ship over
as ya can see the sunroof motor is in the way big time
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cheers bud, been looking for a while.. ill keep lookin
stripped down the sunroof,just need the main panel(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd257/fc3s/007-3.jpg)
small bit of trimimg
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(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd257/fc3s/020-1.jpg)sunroof panel fitted and bounded
roof lining from a non sunroof model fitted up,very happy
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and this is whats left over,
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Top work mate, real good stuff!
Quote from: B.Martin;800185Top work mate, real good stuff!
thanxs alot mate,
I\'m thinking about getting rid of the sunroof on mine, what exactly needed trimming?
I think ideally, I just need to lose all the motor and rail gubbins, remove the rubber trim and just weld in the sunroof plate, failing that, just weld/pop rivet a sheet of ally over the hole?
Quote from: rising son;800166can i ask where you got it mate? looking for 1 for my vert
vert roll cages are rare to come by as the rear arms are different to the coups. would need to get the rear arms ... edited (cant think of the word... cut and rewelded..) ah.. modified lol
Quote from: Skifledanabit;800201I\'m thinking about getting rid of the sunroof on mine, what exactly needed trimming?
I think ideally, I just need to lose all the motor and rail gubbins, remove the rubber trim and just weld in the sunroof plate, failing that, just weld/pop rivet a sheet of ally over the hole?
1/2 cage might fit ok depending how high the roofline sits as its mainly the sunroof mechanism at the front thats in the way.
Quote from: flatout;800180and this is whats left over,
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Any chance you could weigh that? I might consider removing mine if it\'s a decent amount. Plus I haven\'t fitted a RC myself yet.
I had a jap spec bolt in cage, I have a UK spec car, solved the problem by selling the cage as im keeping the sunroof.
Quote from: L18M;800203vert roll cages are rare to come by as the rear arms are different to the coups. would need to get the rear arms ... edited (cant think of the word... cut and rewelded..) ah.. modified lol
got on to my local exhaust fabricator and they can make me up a show cage for the vert for pretty cheap so happy days...
great work mate looks excellent, keep it up
Quote from: m1tch;800249I had a jap spec bolt in cage, I have a UK spec car, solved the problem by selling the cage as im keeping the sunroof.haha ya no what i miss my sunroof allready i did like the sunroof, i realy didnt want to get rid of it i loved the way it opened,
I also didn\'t want a dash dodger bolt in cage as I would have to drill through the floor to fit it etc, I will go for a full weld in cage at some point.
Quote from: rising son;800254Quote from: L18M;800203vert roll cages are rare to come by as the rear arms are different to the coups. would need to get the rear arms ... edited (cant think of the word... cut and rewelded..) ah.. modified lol
got on to my local exhaust fabricator and they can make me up a show cage for the vert for pretty cheap so happy days...
great work mate looks excellent, keep it up
sound
thanks
So to clarify, are we talking both full and half cages being an issue with the sunroof?
I have a half cage/rear cage from Japan for my UKDM car and am now worried...
Is that a cusco cage?
I\'ve ordered a cusco 5-point for my coupe...
no room for the sunroof what so ever, GeenIdee ya its a cusco i took out of a jap car i scraped,
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Quote from: L18M;8002031/2 cage might fit ok depending how high the roofline sits as its mainly the sunroof mechanism at the front thats in the way.
I don\'t need the sunroof, thing doesnt work anyway, I just want to patch the hole really.
That sux ass.
Took the interior appart except the upper a and b pillars, and the head liner.
If i need to get it out that would change a lot here cuz i need to find a diff spot for the gauges as i rather dont have them in front of the warning lights. And if the roof motor has to go, that would a be a disaster... dont want that lol.
If i got it i need to pre fit it anyway cuz i dont have bucket seat yet, lets hope, and i\'ll post some pics here.
Quote from: rising son;800254got on to my local exhaust fabricator and they can make me up a show cage for the vert for pretty cheap so happy days...
great work mate looks excellent, keep it up
How much was it ?
and do you have any pics ?
Quote from: GeenIdee;800862That sux ass.
Took the interior appart except the upper a and b pillars, and the head liner.
If i need to get it out that would change a lot here cuz i need to find a diff spot for the gauges as i rather dont have them in front of the warning lights. And if the roof motor has to go, that would a be a disaster... dont want that lol.
If i got it i need to pre fit it anyway cuz i dont have bucket seat yet, lets hope, and i\'ll post some pics here.
if you have a jap cage its very easy to cut 40mm off the leg and weild the fitting plate back on again, thats what i was going to do but i dont need a sunroof and its a heavy part,
Quote from: Skifledanabit;800201I\'m thinking about getting rid of the sunroof on mine, what exactly needed trimming?
I think ideally, I just need to lose all the motor and rail gubbins, remove the rubber trim and just weld in the sunroof plate, failing that, just weld/pop rivet a sheet of ally over the hole?
Going ghetto on us again Skiff?
Quote from: Arnie_O;800919Going ghetto on us again Skiff?
why change the habit of a lifetime? lol
Need to modify the cage anyway cuz i got an lhd car. We\'ll see what happens
Quote from: GeenIdee;801008Need to modify the cage anyway cuz i got an lhd car. We\'ll see what happens
lhd or rhd the cage is the same,
Its not, actualy.
It is designed for RHD, that\'s why that 5th bar is going from left rear to upper right. In my case, LHD car, it shoud go to the upper left corner.
Quote from: GeenIdee;801210Its not, actualy.
It is designed for RHD, that\'s why that 5th bar is going from left rear to upper right. In my case, LHD car, it shoud go to the upper left corner.
aaaa i see
i just chipped away the sound deadening and hit the floor 1mm down my reasoning was its f\'ing raining im getting soaked get the f in, where is my hammer.
p.s. left the sun roof in and it still works and seals.
Quote from: billybobbooth;801997p.s. left the sun roof in and it still works and seals.
your cage is made for a sunroof model car so,