crx_kid

Please post pics of Cusco 6pt. cage in DC2's. I want to see the mounting. Mainly in the back. Where does it bolt to in the back? Do you lose the back seat?

Thanks.

hi mom

It mounts directly ontop of the rear wheel wells. I wish the pics were bigger but this is all I got so far, sorry bro. You lose the seats in the rear aswell with this cage..

808 NA1

Heres a link to Gerilyns DC featured on Racesauce. Im sure youll find some pictures on there. http://gallery.racesauce.com/v..._cars

JUNcr-x

here's some shots....dont think the stock seats fit anymore!!! what up Darryl(808DB8) commin to hilo this weekend??

808 NA1

Damn id love to come but I dont think im gonna make it. I hope you guys do good out there.

JUNcr-x

thanks ....wish u guys could come...say hi to MikeE for me

808 NA1

I will do that

darkcvc

cusco cage is the ****

Takumi Fujiwara

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Is it really safe to have these seat belts mounted in this location? I've heard mounting the seats belts this low will actually compress your spine in the case of an accident.

ebelp

Doesn't the Cusco cage for the DC have no welds? The last one I saw was completely bolted to the car.

Evs-One

thats a pretty poor excuse for a "cage:...the joins are weak, no harness bar, and the bends make it totally unsafe.....oh well, it's blue, right?&gt;

743power

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no, the cusco cage is ****.

I wouldn't even drive in a car with that cage in it, none the less expect it to protect me in a rollover. . .

JUNcr-x

oh no here it comes another cusco cage debate thread!!!!

Evs-One

it's not a debate.....

it's simply fact vs false sense of security

txhatch

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Those are actually mounted to the right anchor points.

Evs-One

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no they're not. Those "anchor points" are for the rear seat belts, NOT for a harness.

If you know anything about safety and harnesses, you know these are unsafe. THey should be mounted about 90* at shoulder height to avoid the risk of spinal compression

JUNcr-x

i agree that the bends arnt the best , joints definatly are kinda weak and no harness bar , but i would rather have this in a roll over then nothing....according to a past threads this cage held up in a roll over!!! but for a full racecar i dont think it makes the cut in anyway!

EH2_pReStO

I feel what Emerica is saying..but its a nice blue.

hi mom

Its a show car dude, lay off.

I have the cusco cage in my ride and I feel safe with it on the track. I also wear hans, so Im not to worried about "the quality of jdm ****" ... because I have seen lots of cars in GT Touring with Cusco cages, not to mention a couple flipped up with the Safety 21 cages, and the driver was fine.

esponet

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can you pls show us proof that these cage will crumble in a roll or accident. cause i have seen some in a roll and the hold up pretty well.

not flaming just courious why so many people don't like bolts on the cage, when bolts are just as stong as welds, (right kind of bolts)

as far as the harness locations, sure harness bar would be better, but again as long as the seats don't give in a wreck, and your shoulder is not pass the harness hole on tha seats then there is no reason i could see on how would it put prs. on the spine, the prs. would be on the seats. i have been in a few wreck and seen a few wreck with this harness location and practically walked away. (i have hit a wall dead on and other than the wind getting knocked out of me i was ok, with some bruises

btw, back to the topic, yes you could keep the back seats, but its not safe to have rear pass. and there would be no room for a rear pass.

edit, that pic is for schroth harness, different manufacturers recomend different locations. (don't know why)
edit again: i just look at the pic carefully, location "D" is a suitable mounting location.

Evs-One

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show me proof where I said it will crumble. I never said it will crumble, I said it's unsafe. True, it MAY be better than nothing, but that doesn't say a whole lot.

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not flaming just courious why so many people don't like bolts on the cage, when bolts are just as stong as welds, (right kind of bolts)</TD></TR></TABLE>

I have an Autopower bolt-in in my car. While it';s still bolted in, it is a TOTALLY different style. The bars actually slip over each other and overlap for a good 6 inches and are bolted together twice in that distance. Making it strong, yet easy to remove/install. Whereas the Cusco has a simple fork design at the most critical area.


Why don't you think the SCCA allows this for competition use. You may say, well, Japan does!. Well, we're not in Japan and they're safety regulations are well sub-par.

esponet

liek i said, i have seen many rolls and i have seen them hold up. i've yet to see a cusco or cage 21 cage fail. sure, i'm not arguing the fact that there are better desing out there.but autopower is also alot heavier, and scca might not allow this, but the rest of the world seem to allow it. and a person is not racing scca, or just merely doing hpde, then why not.

txhatch

If you look at that diagram...point d is also a suitable location for an anchor.

Using a 4 pt.


I dont see why the cusco cage doesnt come with a main horizontal brace in the main hoop.

esponet

the only thing i don't like about jdm bars on usdm cars is that the pass. is better protected, unless you opt. for the "X" brace.

ZOOYOST