all coupes with roll bars
Drifting
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From: Los Angeles Founder, West Coast Corvette Challenge
Re: all coupes with roll bars (ICULUKN-C5)
Sam - go to rebsspecialties.com and look up my car in their owner's section. You will see pics there of my cage in different stages of installation. Note that this five-point cage is WELDED...not bolted. That is for a a very simple reason: I value my life. Whether or not any sanctioning body - e.g. NHRA- or anyone else required it, I would have had it welded anyway.
It is welded at all five points to the frame. My only regret is that I did not intall an additional removeable side-bar on the passenger side.
Hope this helps.
Gary
It is welded at all five points to the frame. My only regret is that I did not intall an additional removeable side-bar on the passenger side.
Hope this helps.
Gary
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From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)
Re: all coupes with roll bars (sprayedc5)
I have my bar mounted to the cross member that is right in back of the seats and to the frame through some holes cut in the trunk floor near the center storage compartment. An early version of the bar mounted in the car can be seen at http://www.kirkracing.com/page4.html .
This may not be the best place to mount a bar but it is one of the more accessible points. I had somebody I know at GM ask one of the C5 engineers about the cross beam. His answer was it was not intended for vertical loads only for horizontal loads. So it may keep our bars in place during a non-rollover accident but in a rollover that causes the roof halo to drop down the bar mounting points may collapse.
Bill
This may not be the best place to mount a bar but it is one of the more accessible points. I had somebody I know at GM ask one of the C5 engineers about the cross beam. His answer was it was not intended for vertical loads only for horizontal loads. So it may keep our bars in place during a non-rollover accident but in a rollover that causes the roof halo to drop down the bar mounting points may collapse.
Bill
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Drifting
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From: Reynoldsburg oh
Re: all coupes with roll bars (Bill Dearborn)
Guys thanks alot, I am having a roll bar across the back fabricated from a friend who does steel work. We where wondering the spots to weld it too. These where very helpful responses. :flag
Le Mans Master
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From: Tyler TX
Re: all coupes with roll bars (sprayedc5)
LG Motorsports welded my 5point roll cage in .Page LG or give there shop a call and they will help you with this.
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Guys thanks alot, I am having a roll bar across the back fabricated from a friend who does steel work. We where wondering the spots to weld it too. These where very helpful responses. :flag
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From: Coral Springs Florida
Re: all coupes with roll bars (LittleBoyBlu99)
Here 'ya go..:D
http://www.wolferacecraft.com/install/c5/c5cpbar.aspx
http://www.wolferacecraft.com/install/c5/c5cpbar.aspx
