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[Jammy]

The OMP cages are a different design.

With the SD and Roll Centre cages, you have the normal rear cage, then one bar that goes over each door, then follows the windscreen pillar then down to the floor. Then you have a seperate bar that goes across the top of the windscreen.

With the OMP/Sparco cage, again you have the normal rear cage, but the front cage is a tube that comes up from the floor, follows the line of the windscreen pillar then goes across the top of the windscreen. You then have two seperate bars that bolt in across the top of the doors.

IMO the SD/Roll Centre cage is a better design. On the OMP/Sparco cage, I believe the two bars that go from the front cage, across the doors to the rear cage are further into the car, ie closer to your head...

[Puddings]

need to get this sorted because the garage say its the easy time to fit the cage while the windows are out ect and they can get about to weld the plates to the floor
mini spares don't know when they will be getting more stock of the rear cage

[Pie]

SD cage mate. If your gonna spend the money then go all out.

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SD have now said approx a fortnight from today. They will ony Supply Cages through us or Minisport now I think. I am hurrying them as much as I can, unfortunately all cages are now made abroad!

[Puddings]

Thanks simon

[Puddings]

This weekend i will be looking at the wiring loom and separating the lights and indicators out of the loom and making my own loom, im a sparky by trade so should be ok must be easier to do 12V than 230V

so going to produce my own detachable loom for the flip front. What is the rating of the wire that feeds the lights 8amp max? and the indicators will pull next to nothing.

The new loom will be using a ISO type connector at the back of the bulkhead covered in grease/vassolene(sp) to prevent water ingress. cant find a IP rated box any good for the application if any body knows of suck a box please let me know.

thats all for now

[Puddings]

Some more pic's of what Dave has been doing with my car

Hes took the sill off only to find tin worm has been eating my car but has not set about removing the rust and replacing the panels.







There is also rust around the air vents and window





He has also been playing with the hinges for the flip front





The only problem is that the brace bars get in the way so he's going to modify them

[Jobu]

Did you ring Minitec to place an order? Or did you just email them? i tried emailing ut got no reply.

[Puddings]

I e-mailed them and payed via pay pal this is the e-mail i have for them [email protected] but shhhhhhhh don't tell every one or else all out cars will look the same lol

[Jobu]

I e-mailed them and payed via pay pal this is the e-mail i have for them [email protected] but shhhhhhhh don't tell every one or else all out cars will look the same lol

I emailed that email addy too Oh well i will try from my other email addy. Dont worry its not to order the front hinges

[Pie]

unfortunately all cages are now made abroad!

Slave trade eh

This weekend i will be looking at the wiring loom and separating the lights and indicators out of the loom and making my own loom, im a sparky by trade so should be ok must be easier to do 12V than 230V

Going to make the mini 3phase are we puddings? lol

[Puddings]

Going to make the mini 3phase are we puddings? lol

Thats right pie 400V mini

[Bungle]

just a 400v alarm system

[Puddings]

3 separate sounders that would be very loud, whilst on the subject of loud i have seen some 150db truck horns for sale which could be fun

here you go
Very funny

[Pie]

Iv just realised i can see myself in your avatar

See the person in the yellow top, move your eyes right, and you can see me, well my loegs and torso

buy anything from bingley??