c3 rollbars
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Melting Slicks
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Bee Jay, how easy was that bar to install? I've looked at their bars a few times and have debated buying one of them. Does it weld directly to the frame or is there any custom fabrication that needs to be done?
Also, do you have a side view picture? I have a 76 with the flat back window and am wondering how it would fit.
Thanks,
Jason
Also, do you have a side view picture? I have a 76 with the flat back window and am wondering how it would fit.
Thanks,
Jason
Burning Brakes
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Bee Jay, how easy was that bar to install? I've looked at their bars a few times and have debated buying one of them. Does it weld directly to the frame or is there any custom fabrication that needs to be done?
Also, do you have a side view picture? I have a 76 with the flat back window and am wondering how it would fit.
Also, do you have a side view picture? I have a 76 with the flat back window and am wondering how it would fit.
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '09
That's what I've been screwin' with for the last couple weeks.
I just wanted something just to bolt harnesses to. Got a 4 pt. from a guy dirt cheap from a vert.
By the time I got done cutting and welding on it, It would have been easier to start from scratch
I just wanted something just to bolt harnesses to. Got a 4 pt. from a guy dirt cheap from a vert.
By the time I got done cutting and welding on it, It would have been easier to start from scratch
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Bee Jay, how easy was that bar to install? I've looked at their bars a few times and have debated buying one of them. Does it weld directly to the frame or is there any custom fabrication that needs to be done?
Also, do you have a side view picture? I have a 76 with the flat back window and am wondering how it would fit.
Thanks,
Jason
Also, do you have a side view picture? I have a 76 with the flat back window and am wondering how it would fit.
Thanks,
Jason
Bee Jay
Last edited by Bee Jay; Mar 19, 2008 at 11:31 PM.
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Thanks for the infor Bee Jay. I'm struggling with how to get one in my car because I'm a bit tall like you (6'2") and my roll bar needs to be right up against the glass or I will hit it in a crash for sure. I'll probably have to get one custom bent to fit as tight as possible. I'm not worried about it being legal for any racing sanction body, because this is my street car that I just play with. I've even debated about using the smaller 1 5/8" tubing that is commenly used in full roll cages.
That roll bar of yours does look sweet though. Nice job.
That roll bar of yours does look sweet though. Nice job.
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Thanks for the infor Bee Jay. I'm struggling with how to get one in my car because I'm a bit tall like you (6'2") and my roll bar needs to be right up against the glass or I will hit it in a crash for sure. I'll probably have to get one custom bent to fit as tight as possible. I'm not worried about it being legal for any racing sanction body, because this is my street car that I just play with. I've even debated about using the smaller 1 5/8" tubing that is commenly used in full roll cages.
That roll bar of yours does look sweet though. Nice job.
That roll bar of yours does look sweet though. Nice job.
NHRA for example requires that the top of the helmet has to be 3+ inches below the top of the roll bar or roll cage main hoop. If you are 6'2", your helmet is probably close to hitting the roof (with stock seat position) and is therefore at the same height or higher than the main hoop. You need at least 2 inches clearance from the top of your helmet to the top of the main hoop for the roll bar/cage to save you in case that you roll. Don't forget, a helmet adds about 1.5 inches on top of your head.. I have 4.5 inches clearance without the helmet and barely 3 inches with my helmet on and my seat is basically on the floor.
Last edited by GrandSportC3; Mar 21, 2008 at 09:02 AM.
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If you are 6'2", the only way that you will be safe in case that you roll over, even with a roll cage, is to install a lower seat or lower your seat somehow. You will have to lower your seat position by at least 3 - 4 inches.
NHRA for example requires that the top of the helmet has to be 3+ inches below the top of the roll bar or roll cage main hoop. If you are 6'2", your helmet is probably close to hitting the roof (with stock seat position) and is therefore at the same height or higher than the main hoop. You need at least 2 inches clearance from the top of your helmet to the top of the main hoop for the roll bar/cage to save you in case that you roll. Don't forget, a helmet adds about 1.5 inches on top of your head.. I have 4.5 inches clearance without the helmet and barely 3 inches with my helmet on and my seat is basically on the floor.
NHRA for example requires that the top of the helmet has to be 3+ inches below the top of the roll bar or roll cage main hoop. If you are 6'2", your helmet is probably close to hitting the roof (with stock seat position) and is therefore at the same height or higher than the main hoop. You need at least 2 inches clearance from the top of your helmet to the top of the main hoop for the roll bar/cage to save you in case that you roll. Don't forget, a helmet adds about 1.5 inches on top of your head.. I have 4.5 inches clearance without the helmet and barely 3 inches with my helmet on and my seat is basically on the floor.
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Adding more leg/headroom for a rollbar.
mrvette had some interesting techniques for lower his seat and adding more leg room at the front footwell in this post:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1880500
I'd like to try something like that with my '70. I think you could move the footbox forward a few inches, as well as lowering it some. The trick would be remounting the gas/brake peddle in the elongated footbox. How much do you think the seatwell could be lowered?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1880500
I'd like to try something like that with my '70. I think you could move the footbox forward a few inches, as well as lowering it some. The trick would be remounting the gas/brake peddle in the elongated footbox. How much do you think the seatwell could be lowered?
