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Roll cage

Postby supamu » Sun May 17, 2009 7:31 am

Has anyone fitted a roll cage to thier MU. We are looking into an internal roll cage for our MU and would love to see some pics to see how others have tackled this mod. Any links to websites would be cool too, or any info on regs etc. for NZ road use or winch comps. Thanks.
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Re: Roll cage

Postby geeves » Sun May 17, 2009 6:08 pm

www.4x4bits.co.nz have a link to the winch challenge rules which includes a large amount on roll bars. Have a talk to your local LVV certifier about how to make this road Legal. Its unlikly you will be allowed to keep your rear seat. If you have trouble with the local certifier hunt down Ken McKadam from the LVV website. Hes in Wellington and specialises in 4wd mod certification. Hes finicky but if he say its right it is
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Re: Roll cage

Postby supamu » Mon May 18, 2009 6:26 am

Thanks. I'll look at that site. I've heard it doesn't need to be certified if the seatbelts are not attached to it, but haven't checked this out myself. We have young kids who are even more obsessed with 4WDing then we are, so the back seats have to stay. Trying to make it safer for them though.
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Re: Roll cage

Postby supamu » Mon May 18, 2009 8:38 am

Here's a guy from 4x4wire truck with roll cage

http://www.zu4x.com/modules.php?set_alb ... _photo.php

Not quite what I want to do, but very cool all the same.
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Re: Roll cage

Postby mulover » Mon May 18, 2009 12:58 pm

I "think" they have to be certified if they extend infront of the drivers/front passengers head, hence you can have a internal "roll bar" which would possibly let you keep your seats. But for the north island winch comps I think you have to have a full roll cage. they have to be welded by a certified welder and be from minimum size pipe. They are alot of work but better to be safe than sorry.
Another option would be to look at an external cage?? would be easier to fit and you don't have to cut your dash up, and you would keep all your seats.
Oh how i miss my mu, the lux is just not the same :(
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Re: Roll cage

Postby geeves » Mon May 18, 2009 2:14 pm

Theres some very definate rules regaurding head clearance that in a Mu might be hard to corelate to the very strong cross braced cage you need for winch chalenge and keep the back seats.
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Re: Roll cage

Postby muzila » Mon May 18, 2009 5:50 pm

supamu wrote:Here's a guy from 4x4wire truck with roll cage

http://www.zu4x.com/modules.php?set_alb ... _photo.php

Not quite what I want to do, but very cool all the same.


Thats one seriously modified Isuzu! I wonder how it could be shoe horned in to a MU lol. :mrgreen:
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Re: Roll cage

Postby mulover » Mon May 18, 2009 6:09 pm

thats nuts, would be a great hack around truck though. Thats one of the strongest roll cages I've ever seen!!!!
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Re: Roll cage

Postby justinw » Tue May 19, 2009 8:16 am

That is a Wizard (or a Rodeo in US). There ones have leaf springs in the back.
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Re: Roll cage

Postby ONO2HI » Tue May 19, 2009 4:32 pm

I would recommend doing a Exo, as an internal is useess to exteria panels, plus, from what iv heard, having a Internal in NZ you have to get it to 3 or 4 (is it maanz Specifed races, eg hill climbs, targa to got it checked and signed off etc. exo is easier to certify, build, look cool and do more for your protection.
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Re: Roll cage

Postby supamu » Wed May 20, 2009 1:07 pm

Quite a debate on the whole exo vs internal cage. I'm not sure I like the look of a exo and it will decrease economy as this will be a daily driver -though you could make it removable. While it will protect panels in a soft rollover an internal cage provides better protection for anything more serious as it can be diagonally braced. On the plus side lots of people get away with not certifying an exo cage as it is a 'roof rack'. So lots to think about.
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Re: Roll cage

Postby mulover » Wed May 20, 2009 7:03 pm

If you do an exo make sur you have nice flowing bends and no sharp corners as mr wof man will pull it up as a pedestrian hazard. I hate that set of rules!!!
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Re: Roll cage

Postby holden » Fri May 29, 2009 3:19 pm

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Re: Roll cage

Postby mulover » Fri May 29, 2009 7:10 pm

Far out that is full on!!! The rear suspensoin is a rather interesting setup.
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