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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 6894kevin
Padding will save your head, and get the good stuff (foam covered in cloth)
When i rolled my jeep at about 5mp going up and over a rock ledge i was sure happy i had padding!

As for the set up, mad props to ya for doing this yourself. It's looks great and serves a good purpose, cause you can never have enough safty!
Does this kit also come with a harness bar for a 5 point belt?

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Definitely need to find good padding, i'm doing my research on the best kind that will look cool with the color combo of the cage.

Sadly the cage doesn't come with any type of harness bar for a 4 or 5 point belt. This is what I tell people when people ask "oh you need a racing seat". If I needed one, then cusco should have had a harness bar in the kit. lol

I am looking into some corbeau seats though and a harness bar.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 10:30 AM
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I'd definately pad those bars or you could end up w/ quite the headache in an accident!
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Jabdo233

97SUPRATT your car kinda reminds me of the new GT3 RS, stripped out some amenities like the OEM steering wheel and added the roll cage, now you need seats.
GT3 RS is one of my favorite cars man, that's the look I was going for.

I think it comes with a roll bar though.

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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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nice install. good thing going with corona light instead of a pale ale in the summer heat! and also props for having the ***** to cut and drill into an 07!
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by ohSIXz
nice install. good thing going with corona light instead of a pale ale in the summer heat! and also props for having the ***** to cut and drill into an 07!
I'll probably regret it a little later.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Z Phil
Rollover safety for what, though? Do you take it road racing? Otherwise, I can't understand the purpose. It does look nice, though.
Like Arin said, in addition to added safety, this also adds rigidity to the chassis stiffening it up. When tracked and/or during spirited driving you'll notice a significant decrease in chassis flex.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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I just ordered some padding for mine, so I should see how it looks compared to the cage this week.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by THE TECH
I just ordered some padding for mine, so I should see how it looks compared to the cage this week.
I found some really good double padding. It is called "Dual Density SFI 45.1 Certified Roll Cage Padding System"

Here's the link and the pic...

http://www.safedrives.com/proddetail...2DDDpad&cat=72


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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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looks sick Arin
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 06r33z
looks sick Arin
Thank you sir.

Dude we should have a meet again, haven't seen you guys in a while.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 97supratt
Thank you sir.

Dude we should have a meet again, haven't seen you guys in a while.
yeah lets get a "cruise" up angeles crest going, i will love to see your 07 in action
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 06r33z
yeah lets get a "cruise" up angeles crest going, i will love to see your 07 in action

We should have a photoshoot with everyone as well.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Nice install, to bad its not NHRA legal...
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In fact most of them So called "bolt in" cages are more of a hazzard than they are help. I had the Kirk one for a bit and no doubt in my mind in the evnet of a rollover, the cage would have made contact with my head, breaking my neck.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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Yeah now that you have it installed and bolted in please consider having it welded in now. Its the right way to do it. Good luck.

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In fact most of them So called "bolt in" cages are more of a hazzard than they are help. I had the Kirk one for a bit and no doubt in my mind in the evnet of a rollover, the cage would have made contact with my head, breaking my neck.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 350ZV3
Yeah now that you have it installed and bolted in please consider having it welded in now. Its the right way to do it. Good luck.

If you actually remove your carpet and look at where the main hoop lies in the 350z, you would notice you don't have to weld it in. It is perfectly fine where it is. It is impossible to remove the main hoop without removing the front three pieces. there is a big 2" incline all around the flat surface so even if you try to pull it out you can't.

It's hard to describe, you really had to install it to find out first hand what i'm talking about. It sorta locks itself in.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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we need pics from the outside bro... And how is the battery holding up, i believe your a daily driver right?

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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by OneI350
we need pics from the outside bro... And how is the battery holding up, i believe your a daily driver right?

I'll take pics as soon as I wash the thing sometime this week.

The battery is working beautifully. I've watched dvd's for 2 hours without a problem. The car starts up just fine. This car has treated me really well, other than the slave cylinder thing I can't complain i'm very happy with it.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 10:04 PM
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good job bro! that looks hawt!
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by AlvinHuyN
good job bro! that looks hawt!
Thanks. It would really match your car, blue Z + blue cage = HOT
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 12:51 AM
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very nice so far, would love a roll cage in my car, actually, i would even be happy with a roll bar.
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