sleekcivic2004

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Alright guys i'm needing some help....anybody know of a company or person that makes a roll cage for our car?

southpasdena

would you like to wear a helmet whenever you drive?

sleekcivic2004

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what? c'mon now i'm being serious. preferably one that allows me to keep my interior

Boilermaker1

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He is too. No helmet, no roll cage.
You don't cage street cars, there's a reason for it.

The only way you're going to get a cage worth a **** it to have someone custom build it and weld it into the car. Keeping the interior shouldn't be an issue as a lot of SCCA classes require full interiors, but you're not going to have a very streetable car with a full cage in it. Its not safe to have steel bars next to your head.

soldierboi

lol unless your a full time racer then you need roll cage

sleekcivic2004

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Well the reason i am asking is because the first time i run my car at the drag strip it will be the last. I think. I believe most strips require you to run a roll cage if you run a 6 second or less 1/8th mile. I guess i could never take my car to the track not have to worry about it, but i would like to have some time slips

flipmoderacer02

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yea well, the civic does NOT run 6 seconds or less in 1/8th mile

RHCP0801

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wtf did you do to your civic to make it 6 seconds???

sleekcivic2004

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hmmm....well that's not to worry about at the moment i will give more details on that when the time is right. Besides this topic was supposed to be about a roll cage for our cars.

skipbarber

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show me a full interiored, daily driven, 6 second 1/8th mile d17 powered 7thgen, and i'll pay for your roll cage. Only down side is that you'll have to wear a helmet every time you drive it.

TRIZ

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haha. But yeah, there is a reason why most sites dont have roll cages for our civic-- too slow to need it. Plus, once you put it in your 6 second ride, it wont be 6 seconds anymore kuz the pipes will be so heavy-- then you wont need a roll cage. you open? its a catch 22!

Hurts2bStock

Blacked out headlights and Cold air intake should put down numbers like that ....sorry man .....jk...a word of advice, never........I mean never, say how much WHP your putting down or times your car will runn with out pics or proof or a flame suit........

I would imagine in texas there must be plenty of places that do fab work..............yellow pages?....

Zzyzx

THe only cage thats going to be worth sqaut in a roll over or what not, isnt going to be a store bought Bolt in...

But if you must, AVOID THE FOLLOWING: 1. Cusco (aka "CrushCo") 2. Saftey 21.... or any "Cage" that has unnessisary bends in the bar all in the name of "flowing" around the interior...

Other wise, an Autopower setup would be a half way decent place to start.. But if your track requires a cage for "fast" cars. You would do well to find out what standards are required, other wise you may spend a bunch of $$$$ on something that gets rejected at the track.


Oh ya and jsut to reinforce how bad an idea it is for you to not be wearing a helmet while driving a car with a full cage..... In full body race cars, the drivers helmet isnt there to protect against flying objects or what not, its there to prevent head trama from you smacking your head on the roll cage repetadly. thats why SA (Special Application) rated helmets are rated for multiple impacts in the same region, Unlike M rated helmets (Motorcycle) which are designed to resist one Major impact in any given area.

sleekcivic2004

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yeah i know.....sometimes i wonder why i even bother asking any questions on this forum. I should know by now i better off doing the research myself than asking the children here.

01HonderCivic

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If you made a 6 second 1/8th mile 7thgen Civic, then you should have no problem making your own roll cage

sleekcivic2004

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Thank you for a real answer finally

JJJ

since when do you need a roll cage for delivering pizzas?? noob

sleekcivic2004

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Why must people be so infantile. Any true enthusiast should know money can make anything happen.

Boost_Junkie

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autopower industries makes a hooptie/roll bar for our cars but i still think you have to take out your rear seats...add 100 for a harness bar...

sleekcivic2004

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Cool man appreciate the info.

DeX

My friend had a roll cage in his daily driver, 2000 Sivic Si. He was running a B20 swap with GSR tranny and nitrous. Have no idea what he was putting down at the track, but the thing never worked right so it was useless anyway. But the worst part about it was trying to step over it to get into the front seat. It was like climbing a fence.

HonCivX02

So tell us some details about your build? Im sure you know that if you did by chance build a 6 second civ then sooner or later you will have to disclose info so go ahead and tell us Got pics?

Pn0ybOiLiKehOy

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has anyone tried an autopower one?? how did it work out for u?

boxcarracer

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because we are amazed that maybe somewhere out there...someone has just SOMEONE has a fast 7thgen(d17 possibly) civic and when that day comes he will be our messiah(besides iceberg). you put these peoples hopes up....shame on you

tuner04civic

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yeah i would like to know, he porb swaped the motor out or something.

sleekcivic2004

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It's a d17 in essence, just been heavily modified. Also, I am not claiming that it will hit the 6 second mark in the 1/8th mile, but there is a good possibility if I can get my drivetrain beefed of more. As far as details go (the build, specs, setup, etc.) I will provide them when all the loose ends are tied up and everything is tip-top. Sorry for holding out and building hopes, but I will start posting stuff up when the time comes.

PS i talked to autopower industries earlier and they said that the roll bars they make for our cars are designed to keep all your interior.

Boost_Junkie

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you know autopower isnt even a cage...its a rollbar to decrease body roll and increase rigidity of the chassis...

if your heavy into road racing and autox and have like a kwap/turbo...then id say for 300-400 its not a bad investment...




wow you can keep your interior? but im guessing you still have to cut some of your plastic cause the bars mount by the shock tower...

bullet02ex

[QUOTE=sleekcivic2004]It's a d17 in essence, just been heavily modified. Also, I am not claiming that it will hit the 6 second mark in the 1/8th mile, but there is a good possibility if I can get my drivetrain beefed of more. As far as details go (the build, specs, setup, etc.) I will provide them when all the loose ends are tied up and everything is tip-top. Sorry for holding out and building hopes, but I will start posting stuff up when the time comes.

PS i talked to autopower industries earlier and they said that the roll bars they make for our cars are designed to keep all your interior.[/QUOTE\

fyi- people will continue to flame until you post pics and proof. I can understand you wanna tie up the loose ends before you post so i wont flame you but be aware everybody will be anxious with the proof. plus now you pretty much have to show proof eventually or you be flamed for along time.

def01tones

come on!! just a sneek peek??

sleekcivic2004

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You are correct on it being called a roll bar, but it meets SCCA and most other race organizations saftey standards. Also, like you said, I'm sure the extra bracing will add rigidity and decrease body roll. They also have full cages for our cars and according to there web site no modification is required on anything in our cars for any of thier bars or cages, except for the weld in. There is some drilling required for the cage to mount, but i don't consider drilling holes a modification.