Roll cage, for the minus.
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Has anyone got any recommendations or thoughts re a cage for my minus, taking in to account the different proprtions of the car?
Cheers
Shane.

Speak to roll-centre a they are more than happy to do custome cages and don't charge several limbs to do so.

Am I correct in thinking that all the key pick up points are the same as a normal Mini it's just that the overall height is lower?

If that is the case all they should need is;

the height to the point you need the bend in the A pillar bar and then the distance from that point to the roof

The angle of the A pilar at the screen area

Overall height at B pillar.

The rest they should be able to calculate easily if your after a normal 6 point cage.

They aren't far from you in the grand scheme of things either.

http://www.rollcentre.co.uk/rollcentre/index.htm

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Cheers Roger, I didnt realise they was that close to me, only 2hours away!
Yes the pick ups are going to be very similar, the cage "legs" will be 3" less than a std cage (also possibly less a little more if the floor pan is deeper than a steel shell) Im not 100% if the rake of the screen is the same or not, also the rake of the centre section to rear wheel arch will be different to a steel shell due to the height difference.
The other place I had thought of trying is Z cars, they made the cage for the kawazaki green R1 engined minus, (bit of a gamble but worth a try)
http://miniminus.co.uk/pictures/13%20-%20L...de%20-%2008.jpg
The other option is make my own (bending is not an issue), but the price of cds tube, and my welding isnt the best.......
Shane.

Edited by shane on 6th Oct, 2007.

ooopppssss ... sorry, must have forgotten where Lowestoft is .... lol

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...