roll cages
philly - 17/12/12 at 03:39 PM
hi there i am new to the forum and have just purchased a locost with my first bike engine a honda blackbird and was wondering if anyone makes roll
cages for these bolt on or weld in and what sort of price ect they are as i want a cage for it as i like the look of them lol
thanks phil
twybrow - 17/12/12 at 04:05 PM
Welcome to the Forum Phil! You will find a wealth of information on Locostbuilders, and a warm and helpful bunch of people who are incredibly
resourceful and accomodating!
As for your specific question - firstly I would suggest you update your profile so people can see where you are. That will help in identifying a
likely supplier for your cage.
Is your car built to the original book design? Or the Haynes design? Or something different? Do you have any photos of your new pride and joy?
I would think you will be best to find a supplier who can custom build you a cage to your spec. It makes a difference with the design of the car, your
height, your screen option, etc etc. So the chances are, there will not be an off the shelf bolt on...
Good luck in your quest, and congratulations on choosing a bike engine - the thinking man's choice! 
Benzo - 17/12/12 at 04:37 PM
Ive bought 3 cages from the company called Caged for my westfield..
£900 including delivery, are you planning to race the car or will you need it to be FIA or MSA Approved?
TimC - 17/12/12 at 04:58 PM
Suggest that you speak to Matt at procomp.co.uk .
philly - 17/12/12 at 05:01 PM
not planning on racing it or dont need it msa approved ect just want a cage on it
renetom - 17/12/12 at 05:02 PM
Hi Phyl
welcome to locost
As Twybrow said here there is a wealth of knowledge, and a lot of friendly
people willing to help.
We were lucky with ours on ebay £250 , had to make up some plates
and get it all welded in.
Mk sports cars sell them & fit them
speak to Danny
http://www.mksportscars.com/
They may fit your car or adapted.
Good luck
René
bi22le - 17/12/12 at 06:55 PM
I dont know what skills you have but i am intending to make my own cage. A can borrow a friends tube bender, will buy the tube and learn to weld.
Watch this space!
philly - 17/12/12 at 07:21 PM
got quite good skills I am a panel beater and sprayer by trade so know what Im doing in that department also do water transfer printing in my spare
time so going to take my locost apart and make it even better ova winter ect but dnt know if I fancy doing a cage any one on hear done there own??
just looked at mk web site ohhh dangerous looking there ive just spent thousands
rallyingden - 17/12/12 at 08:38 PM
Cant get a dwg or pdf to upload.
Send me your email & I will send autocad & pdf versions of rollbar drawing.
RD 
philly - 17/12/12 at 09:27 PM
philly2484@googlemail.com
[Edited on 17/12/12 by philly]
loggyboy - 17/12/12 at 10:32 PM
quote:
Originally posted by philly
not planning on racing it or dont need it msa approved ect just want a cage on it
It wont cost any more to build it to MSA specs, and if you do its a good selling point and good peace of mind.
mark chandler - 17/12/12 at 10:48 PM
I measured my car up, knocked up some rough drawings and had the tube bent.
drawings
Then just welded, should be around £125 in CDS tube + 15 a bend.
Cage front
[Edited on 17/12/12 by mark chandler]
philly - 18/12/12 at 09:17 AM
what sort of tubeing would i need for this size wise? any any one know a good supplier ? and what sort of cost and any pics / drawnings would be good
if anyones got them. i am quite tall 6,2 so cannot have the cage too low
