roll cage

[mitsutech85]

I was wondering where you can find a roll cage for a 97 talon. anyone that can help, id really appreciate it. thank you

[TsiTalon9587]

You can get one at Chassis Engineering for ~400, (mild steel) and comes with a pre bent main hoop and padding.

[91 Eclipse]

custom build it or search around.

[mitsu_eclipse95gst]

http://www.peytonperformance.com/cat...-RollCage.html
they have them

[mitsutech85]

thanks, that really helps. is there any place to get oem parts too. i need a new hatch because the dumbass the owned it before me screwed the hatch interior panels inside and went through the outside. plus i want to replace the tan interior. thanks in advance to anyone that can help me.

[Jaded Mitsu]

you need a roll cage for a daily driver? Wow

[mitsutech85]

yeah, but i'm looking at doing track later. but I do a lot of street stuff, and we have a drift track setup down here. so I just want to make sure i have safety too, but just because i want oem parts doesnt its a daily driver. I use it for multiple things.

[kjewer1]

"Wow" is right. Hat's off to this guy for doing a cage first. Safety First, but most poeple do it last. I've wanted to do a cage for many years, even before the track required it. The speeds we can so easily reach in a moderately modded DSM certainly warrant it, I know I would feel better. And lets not forget that it will do wonders for chassis rigidity, improving the handling and feel of the car. I never convinced myself to spend the 800 bucks though, but now these prefab kits that used to only be available for 1Gs are making it more affordable. Especially if you know someone (that you trust) who can weld. Perferably someone that does it for a living. 300 in parts, a hundred bucks or two to your buddy, and its done.

[mitsutech85]

Well, I push my luck on the hwy a little to much, and I have a g/f to take care of too. that wont help if im sittin in the hospital or dead. Plus the hwy near my house has been under repair for 3 years and it wont be done til 2010. thank you for noticing that im safety first 95 GSXracer, i appreciate that.

[northriverflames]

I dont think i would really worry about a roll cage..a guy i know rolled this talon 13 times at about 220 km....the two of them walked away with no scratches...and the car seemed to hold up pretty dam good...
http://img202.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img202&image=awd9hn.jpg

[91 Eclipse]

roll cages are required on some tracks thats prolly why he is putting on on.

[northriverflames]

Good point!

[kjewer1]

Just because those poeple survived doesnt mean everyone will. There is no arguing the fact that a roll cage, properly constructed, will increase the chances of survival by about eleventy billion times. Rally cars are a good example of what kind of accidents can be survived with a real good cage. They may only get up to what, 150 mph, but 150 through the woods is a little different than a tire wall. At any rate, I think that even though the cage is good because the track requires it, you can't get it too soon. And for this guy to realize that he could kill his GF too if things go wrong is commendable. How many posts do we see that start off "I was doing 180 in my NT with the GF in the car..." That really pisses me off.

[northriverflames]

Very well stated! Although previously i stated that you prob wouldnt need one.....yas are all right in sayin that they should be used alot more, and alot earlier in out modification list! And yes, most tracks do require a cage at a certain time....the specific time...im not sure but i think its somewheres around the low 11 range...

[91 Eclipse]

tracks here require it anything below 13 and yes its good he didi it right away. people that are going 180 without one are pretty stupid in my eyes anything with a turbo should have it.