Stu
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I know a few people on here are thinking about cages so I thought Id post a few pics of the Safety Devices Saxo Cup cage I picked up for my Phase 1 Rallye today.
Only trial fitted it so far but luckily the lad I bought it off had not used the original mounting plates so he still had them unused. Anyway the cage fits a treat and it just needs the 6 plates welding in which Ill do tomorrow if the weather is fine. Its a doddle really but like I say Im just glad the original plates are there, fabricating new ones would be a ball ache! I know the Safety Devices cages are expensive but compared to the OMP half cage I fitted in my mates Saxo, the quality is much better and so is the fit!
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Ojc
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Awesome mate proper job
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Steve
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those rear windows are begging for plastic
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Steve
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glad to see that the SD bolt ins also require some weld in as i was going to get it thinking i could fit it 
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Stu
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those rear windows are begging for plastic
I know tell me about it!!! Got some many little jobs to do on it but thats def on the list!
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Stu
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glad to see that the SD bolt ins also require some weld in as i was going to get it thinking i could fit it
Give me 2 minutes and Ill take a pic of what you need to weld
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Steve
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ok cool, i ended up going for the custom cages full weld in thing figured if i needed welding done might aswell just get someone to weld it in
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Stu
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Stu
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ok cool, i ended up going for the custom cages full weld in thing figured if i needed welding done might aswell just get someone to weld it in
Yeah totally agree! I havent got the skills to weld a full cage, no chance, especially not with my little MIG anyway. I will be able to do those few plates but I reckon Ill have to tidy them with the dremel afterwards. But like you say, if I were going to get someone else to do it Id just go the whole hog like you!
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Steve
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looks good im sure you will have fun when you take it out
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c16-jake
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Was you in macclesfield yesterday?
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big eck
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Looks superb, any pics of the full car???
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Steve
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is the car road legal? and is the dash a permanent removal?
im trying to find info on how much of the dash you actually need, obivously, the dials, and the indicator controls etc need to stay, but what about the rest of the dash?
if you rip out all the blowers etc will it fail because there is no window demister?
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mattk
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yeah, just have to have enough dash to demist the windscreen
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AndyCorsaSport
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Get a heated screen Steve. Mate of mines doing that with his 106 Rallye we've been doing quite a bit on it past few weeks I'll have to get some pics. Plastic windows all round. Fibreglass bonnet and boot and cut metal out of doors. Although his isn't going to be used on the road at all.
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Steve
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thread here
http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/76582-removal-of-heater-will-it-still-pass-mot/
general consensus (input from mot tester on there also) is car will still pass mot without demister, however it is part of SVA
[Edited on 21-01-2012 by Steve]
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Steve
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"chamois in the car is my demister"
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Graham88
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That's awesome Stu
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Stu
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The car has just been MOT'ed so is "road legal" but I dont know if it would pass again now? Car is not going to be used on the road again now anyway. All Im going to put back in is the clocks but Ive seen a cheap LCD dash display on ebay that I might even invest in as it has oil pressure and temp on it:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250815798026?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_2676wt_1037
Looks a bit cheapo but then it is I guess? What are peoples thoughts as I dont want to go to the expensive of something like a Stack.
Heres the demister I got 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-CERAMIC-CAR-VAN-FAN-HEATER-BLOWER-DEMISTER-150W-/220863708315?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item336c80bc9b#ht_750wt_1037
Just for the days it does steam up
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Stu
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That's awesome Stu
Cheers matey, cant wait to get it on track now. Reckon it will be a right weapon with it being so light
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Steve
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demister looks perfect i think that paves the way now to totally get rid of my dash,
that display looks fine too, id chop the stand off it and make proper brackets though
let me know how you get on with that display
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Graham88
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That's awesome Stu
Cheers matey, cant wait to get it on track now. Reckon it will be a right weapon with it being so light
I can imagine, what power are they? Must be below 700kgs now? Power to weight ratio will be good
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Stu
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Originally posted by Steve
demister looks perfect i think that paves the way now to totally get rid of my dash,
that display looks fine too, id chop the stand off it and make proper brackets though
let me know how you get on with that display
Yeah it should do the trick I reckon!
Will do, seems pretty easy to install, just need a sandwich plate for the oil filter with a couple of gauge take offs for oil pressure and temp, a hose adapter for the water temp, alternator for the Voltage wires and tap into the rev counter wire on the dash. Was thinking that myself, there will be somewhere to mount it on top of the flat bit above the steering column with a couple of brackets
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Stu
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Originally posted by Graham88
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Originally posted by Stu
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Originally posted by Graham88
That's awesome Stu
Cheers matey, cant wait to get it on track now. Reckon it will be a right weapon with it being so light
I can imagine, what power are they? Must be below 700kgs now? Power to weight ratio will be good
Its got a VTS engine in it with cams, manifold, headwork, raised rev limit and remap so around 145bhp at a guess? Its also got a rebuilt Rallye 1.3 box with Quaife LSD so that should be fun too
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Stu
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Welding started, will post some more pics later! 
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