Can a roll cage be removed and reused in another car?

[TroubledSoul]

Bear with me here, I know this may sound like a stupid question but I was pondering this morning, while stuck in traffic, whether the removal of a cage and the cutting that would be involved, would render it useless afterwards?

My thinking is that when you cut it, you will remove material. Having no knowledge of welding, I don't know if the welding process would be able to fix this or not, but since I have my eye on a cage in a chassis currently, I thought I better try and find out.

Using a grinder to cut the bars would definitely remove a few mm on each cut, and using a hacksaw would take forever and a day, so what's what here? Can it be done without compromising the cage? And would a cage lose FIA certification by doing this?

[TroubledSoul]

Isn't that only the case with a bolt in cage, rather than a weld in though?

[TroubledSoul]

I wouldn't reuse the shell if I got this, no. But if the cage is all welded up as I imagine it will be, it would still need chopping to fit to my car, i.e. getting it in through the doors etc. surely? Unless of course it can be shoehorned in like something from the Krypton Factor!

[TroubledSoul]

Cheers, that's what I thought. So I need a bolt together cage if going used, but if going new any will do as it will be supplied in bits, right?

[TroubledSoul]

Very glad I asked and didn't spend any money on the shell I had my eye on now. Thanks all.

Think I'll try and get a bolt in so that it can be transferred to another shell if the worst happens.

[TroubledSoul]

OK not worst, but bad enough without wrecking the cage