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Old May 20, 2004 | 12:00 PM
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Default Re: Convertible Roll Bars (James G)


Every rollbar that anyone maks for a vert is just like that. Padding it is all you can do.

Not entirely true, the wolf bar sits well behind the seat of the coupe.

[Modified by James G, 4:03 AM 5/20/2004]
Big difference in how you place the Coupe bar vs. the Vert bars. Our coupe/Z06 bars are placed farther back that the vert bars.
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Old May 20, 2004 | 04:41 PM
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I'm working on a project to use a wolf bar and make it an SCCA legal double hoop. Check out the picture and tell me what you think. :seeya
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/578587/3


[Modified by James G, 4:03 AM 5/20/2004]
Like the pic. Let us know how it turns out. Looks like a coupe though. How about any ideas for a VERT!
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Old May 20, 2004 | 04:45 PM
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Hey Mean Green.
Did any of the vert clam shell need to be cut. Nice install! :cool:
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Hey Mean Green.
Did any of the vert clam shell need to be cut. Nice install! :cool:
Nothing was cut at all.. :seeya
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Old May 20, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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I would not want to be in ANY kind of side impact with that bar. It'll bust yer head open like a mellon. Why is it so far forward ?

Thats as far back as it ccan go and still have the top function. You can pad the side bars if you want. I did that on my car. :seeya

Every rollbar that anyone maks for a vert is just like that. Padding it is all you can do.

Not entirely true, the wolf bar sits well behind the seat of the coupe.
See your mistake yet ;) :cheers:
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Old May 20, 2004 | 04:55 PM
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Hey Mean Green.
Did any of the vert clam shell need to be cut. Nice install! :cool:

Nothing was cut at all.. :seeya
VERY clean install Chris and Doug did for me, and even got my request of the horizontal bar to be placed behind the waterfall :D
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Old May 20, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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Default Re: Convertible Roll Bars (Mean Green)

I would not want to be in ANY kind of side impact with that bar. It'll bust yer head open like a mellon. Why is it so far forward ?

Thats as far back as it ccan go and still have the top function. You can pad the side bars if you want. I did that on my car. :seeya

Every rollbar that anyone maks for a vert is just like that. Padding it is all you can do.

Not entirely true, the wolf bar sits well behind the seat of the coupe.

See your mistake yet ;) :cheers:
It's quite clear the vert has less room for the bar than the coupe.
Or is a spelling error your reffferrring to ?
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Old May 20, 2004 | 08:21 PM
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Default Re: Convertible Roll Bars (AZGASSER)

I'm working on a project to use a wolf bar and make it an SCCA legal double hoop. Check out the picture and tell me what you think. :seeya
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/578587/3


[Modified by James G, 4:03 AM 5/20/2004]
Like the pic. Let us know how it turns out. Looks like a coupe though. How about any ideas for a VERT!
As soon as I can get a volunteer to let me do some measurements and pix of specific angles iI will put something together. I know if I can picture it I can build it. I still like the reinforced double hoop for the vert. Can you see out of your rear view mirror with the vert bar ?
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