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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 01:01 PM
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I bought an Autopower roll bar, the main hoop fits good,just heel it in place. The four pieces of steel is what they call an installation kit, not worth the 80.00 they charge,my fault for not researching more.I started taking the interior out, hopefully start installation soon.
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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 01:07 PM
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Much better off getting something custom done than using the Autopower kit.
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That's what I was saying I started with - a pallet of steel tubes...
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Plus also, you can make the rear tubes on an outrigged piece so you can (if you want) still store the top in the rear....
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It doesn't seem to be wide enough to reach both frame rails, not very impressed so far.
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I got the main hoop sitting in place on the rear frame rails, it sits back a little further than I thought,but it won't interfere with the seats or seat belts, probably won't be able to store the top, don't really care,I hardly ever take it off.




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A few other things to consider ....
hows the view through the rear view mirror?
can you get halo trim pieces on and off once bar is welded?
can you get seat belt bolts back in?
just trying to offer another set of eyes...
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Fosters Performance, thanks for the help, I still need to trim the bar down a little to get the halo trim in, I need to put the seat in to check the mirror, seat belts bolt back in no problem.
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Fosters Performance, thanks for the help, I still need to trim the bar down a little to get the halo trim in, I need to put the seat in to check the mirror, seat belts bolt back in no problem.
Sounds good, im subscribed to this thread so ill see how it all goes!
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