What a great job the crew @ RPM did on this roll bar. We opted for the 6 point, and installed it smoothly in about 8 hours, taking our time. Got tons of pics if anyone has any questions.
Here is a peek.
Here is a peek.
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RPMROLLBAR installed in "M" car
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Piece of cake. 4 bolts. 2 up front, 2 in rear on the rails. Pull the plastic panels off on the rears. Unhook your battery, turn on your headlights for full discharge. When you tilt the seat you'll see the connectors. Just unclip them and you're done.
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Looks real good man. How intrusive are the lower door bar legs getting in and out? I guess like anything, you can get used to it right?
Same question about the bar attachment points. Are they an ankle buster?
Looks great!
Do they all come with the curved cross bar, or is it available with a straight bar? Pros, cons?
I wonder if they could put the cup on the door bar instead of having it on the rear section. Just seems it would look a little cleaner if you decided to remove the bar for street cruising.
Do they all come with the curved cross bar, or is it available with a straight bar? Pros, cons?
I wonder if they could put the cup on the door bar instead of having it on the rear section. Just seems it would look a little cleaner if you decided to remove the bar for street cruising.
The door bars aren't bad at all. When installing them they looked as if they would be in the way and take up some leg/foot room but when sitting in the car your leg hits the arm rest of the door before the bar.
You wouldn't be able to "swing" the door bar in that case. In order to be NHRA legal, that brace has to be on the inside of the release point. If it was on the outside, the entire weight of impact would simply be on the pin and that would basically make it useless.
It would make it look cleaner if there was a way to do it, but the whole idea of having swing outs is to make it easier to get in and out.
Oh, I actually meant to rotate the cup 180* and put it on the outside of the door bar which would still enable it to swing out, unless it would be too long to clear the pillar. Would that still be illegal?
Not a real biggie in any case.
Does that curved cross bar make this any more or less legal than a straight cross bar?
I do plan to order one of these next month.
I have pictures I can post later, its a real nice fit!
looks good.
did it come with a place to attach harnesses on the bar? looks like it in the picture
did it come with a place to attach harnesses on the bar? looks like it in the picture
That wouldn't be legal. That cup is what supports the door bar under impact, so if it wasn't there the door bar would end up in your lap under a hard impact (or worse). If the cup was on the outside, the only thing holding the bar in place on outward to inward impact would be the small pin that holds the bar shut. That pin has nowhere near the tensile strength needed to survive the force of impact.
With the cup on the inside, like it is above, the weight of impact would be absorbed and dispersed into the rest of the hoop by the cup itself because there's much more surface area taking the hit. Make sense?:beer:
Yep! Thanks!
It sure did
Told you that you'll love it...
See install wasn't that bad...
See install wasn't that bad...
I am considering welding a cup on the outside of my swing out bar so I don't have to use a bolt. See section 20,page 27 paragraph B of 2011 NHRA rule book.
" A half cup backing device must be welded to the verticle portion of the main hoop (inward side) or the upper end of the swing out bar on the outward side.'
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