MSNZ cage builders in Auckland

vanman5, Jun 10, 11:25pm
Im after a 6 point cage for my c33 laurel wanting know of any builders that have done a good job wanting to pay round $2500 or under anybody know of any i live on the shore cheers

wellabolla, Jun 10, 11:27pm
Terrys chassis shop.

v8cougar, Jun 10, 11:44pm
motorsport fabrication, silverdale, theres lots of places that will do a 6pt cage for 2500

toxicgreen., Jun 11, 12:11am
Thort they,d be $7-$1000. plus $450 for cert at end of all yr mods.If you pay $2500 then all cage builders will think thats wat we,re happy to pay. Not happy to pay dat myself.

rob_man, Jun 11, 12:24am
There used to be a fabricator called Vince in west Auckland, anyone know where he's gone!

vanman5, Jun 11, 12:34am
yeah gonna ring them up.everyone charges different prices i'ld like to pay less just saying 2500 is the most i'ld pay just after ruff prices cheers

kcf, Jun 11, 12:39am
Several years ago yes, you're looking at more like $1700 - $2000 even for a basic cage these days

Full cage can't be certed.Half cage doesn't need to be certed.

toxicgreen., Jun 11, 1:30am
Admittedly i havent looked into it much(my 1986 "topdog car racing" race car came with cage from 1992,Here in hamilton (on roadside)Te-rapa rd has cage with signs saying"cages starting at $650"! !. I have a 6 point cage 1992 bolts everywhere,Has Motorsport NZ homoligation number/logbook. Lo volume certifier had to approve front section in A piller area,(padding required)after my Club scrutineer said all good , so read into it wat ya want. cheers

clark20, Jun 11, 4:55am

ginga4lyfe, Jun 11, 6:19am
Vince at "fast cars" ! i saw him about a year ago, maybe a year and a half, also heard that he wasnt happy that jason seller's pulled his stickers off the car, i heard of a nasty outcome from that too, though im not sure what to believe, all those guys i knew back then seamed pretty onto it and genuine.

sr2, Jun 11, 6:38am
My preferance is either Race FX or Herbert Fabrication, not bargain basement price wise but some of the best design/fab work out there.

jerichord, Jun 11, 3:33pm
by-gone autos beachhaven, owner is malcolm clark, does a top job,

sr2, Jun 11, 5:39pm
have to agree, you can't fault Mal's work.

cuda.340, Jun 11, 7:26pm
Diffs R Us in Otahuhu builds cages, tube chassis as well as mounts diffs & other suspension parts. certified work.

guider1, Jun 12, 6:10am
Craftsman Engineering in Karaka. Calvin built alot of the Super 6 Commodores.

guider1, Jun 12, 6:12am
Who told you that rubbish!

bamz1, Jun 12, 6:15am
do it yerself. or get a mate who can weld, 300 bucks for the pipe, hire a pipe bender, get motorsport book, dnt have to be a certified welder, as long as the welds are good, sweet as

kcf, Jun 12, 3:15pm
Other than scratchbuilt sports cars, such as Frasers and such, it's damn near impossible.

You can have them homologated and covered by a Motorsport Authority Card, but that isn't a Cert.

guider1, Jun 12, 11:33pm
That's right. no probs getting a modified car certed with a cage but must have an authority card. not a major at all.
I have the LVVTA guy coming out in 2wks to start the ball rolling for my new car's cert & log it into the sytem. It's a scratch built but has been previously registered on NZ roads. Airbags are gone, SRS gone, crumple zone gone, entire floor gone, firewall gone. everything gone; sweet.

guider1, May 30, 9:05am
You have to not mind waiting in a cue & getting a BIG bill at the end of the job. lol.
Nice work, yep. too expensive I believe. A friend of mine got a price from TCS then priced from another reputable chassis/racecar builder. the difference was $10000. And yes, you get what you pay for but I would put money down that you could not tell who built which chassis if there were 2 cars placed beside each other with each of them building one each.