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Postby Bazda » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:10 pm

cat007 wrote:
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I found a guy whos giving me a good deal.
Cage would cost me around $500-600 for a mild steel half cage with sied intrusions.


Crap that's a good deal! I'd do that if I could get the same deal?

How much would the cage weigh?


I actually used to work with this guy, when I worked at herbert fabrication for a few months for engineering experience.
IMO he is the best welder and fabricator I have seen! + he gives me the mean deals :). Although I can source my own steel as I used to work for steel and tube and know a manager there :).
Not sure how much it would weight but the material is like 2.X kg a meter.
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Postby cat007 » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:14 pm

Bazda wrote:I actually used to work with this guy, when I worked at herbert fabrication for a few months for engineering experience.
IMO he is the best welder and fabricator I have seen! + he gives me the mean deals :). Although I can source my own steel as I used to work for steel and tube and know a manager there :).
Not sure how much it would weight but the material is like 2.X kg a meter.


Oh so the $500-$800 isn't including the metal?
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Postby Bazda » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:25 pm

cat007 wrote:
Bazda wrote:I actually used to work with this guy, when I worked at herbert fabrication for a few months for engineering experience.
IMO he is the best welder and fabricator I have seen! + he gives me the mean deals :). Although I can source my own steel as I used to work for steel and tube and know a manager there :).
Not sure how much it would weight but the material is like 2.X kg a meter.


Oh so the $500-$800 isn't including the metal?


$500 isnt including material.
Normal price on material is around $200 for 10m.
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Postby JustinSpiderholden » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:37 pm

Full cages should be around the $1400 mark including steel, used to be abel tog et them do in Palmy for $900 full cages homolgated but prices have gone up now

Halfs at around $700 these prices are everything

I think Tim at TTT was charging similar prices
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Postby 4EFTE » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:43 pm

is it worth going half cage with 1 side bar on each side?
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Postby strx7 » Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:40 pm

the price of the tubing itself nearly doubled over the past 5 years
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Postby Rick » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:37 pm

Performance Metalworks did my cage and Iam happy with it.
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Postby Bazda » Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:02 am

Rick wrote:Performance Metalworks did my cage and Iam happy with it.


The guy who co owned perfromance metal works before is the guy doing my cage :)
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Postby Bazda » Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:23 am

Just ordered the steel :)
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Postby FYADUP » Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:15 pm

u goin full bazz?
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Postby B1NZ » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:58 am

strx7 wrote:the price of the tubing itself nearly doubled over the past 5 years


Most cage builders down in Wellington uses that excuse to try and charge $2500 for a basic full cage, Talking to a friend that deals directly with steel & tube, he said the price has dropped quite a bit recently since the recession started.

I will probably go to Palmy north where I hear a reputable cage builder doesnt charge an arm and a leg to build a cage!
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Postby Leon » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:40 am

It's pretty sad considering my full cage with single intrusions was $850 fitted about five years ago
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Postby fangsport » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:01 am

strx7 wrote:the price of the tubing itself nearly doubled over the past 5 years


interesting.
a reputable cage kit supplier hasn't moved much in price since bending my full cage 7 years ago, approx. 15% increase
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Postby GDII » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:01 am

A guy I know won't do full cages for under $3500.

He does good work and the cages are perfectly symmetrical. But that's a lot of money.
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Postby cat007 » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:45 pm

GDII wrote:A guy I know won't do full cages for under $3500.

He does good work and the cages are perfectly symmetrical. But that's a lot of money.


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Postby Bazda » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:46 pm

cat007 wrote:
GDII wrote:A guy I know won't do full cages for under $3500.

He does good work and the cages are perfectly symmetrical. But that's a lot of money.


Under $3500? HAHA - must be gold plated?


some full cages are pretty damn extensive.
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Postby strx7 » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:00 pm

and there is a LOT of time difference between fitting a cage to a car that arrives already stripped and stripping a car out, fitting the cage then putting the interior back into it.
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Postby Looonie » Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:46 pm

So for those who don't have old workmates and trade accounts with tubing suppliers...

Who in Auckland is good to go to for a standard 6 point cage with harness bar? (I'm assuming this is satisfactory for most track work/club events/hill climbs/tarmac events etc?)

Does anyone have any quotes/defininite up to date prices on what this might cost (2 door coupe)?
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Postby B1NZ » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:03 pm

Looonie wrote:So for those who don't have old workmates and trade accounts with tubing suppliers...

Who in Auckland is good to go to for a standard 6 point cage with harness bar? (I'm assuming this is satisfactory for most track work/club events/hill climbs/tarmac events etc?)

Does anyone have any quotes/defininite up to date prices on what this might cost (2 door coupe)?


As long as it meets schedule A in the motorsport rules then you can basically do any motorsport you like in NZ with a basic full cage, it's up to you if you want extra bars, after all its your life if you have a nasty off :oops:
In fact you may even get away with a 1/2 cage.

As far as I'm aware it wont be any cheaper for a 2 door coupe than a 4 door sedan, you will prob still have the same amount of tube, bends and welds
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Postby Looonie » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:39 pm

Just to drag it back from the dead, any suggestions for cage builders in Auckland?

Or anywhere in North Island for that matter if the price differential is enough, could work out cheaper driving/shipping the vehicle down.
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