cerlycacktis

what would be a great place to buy and install a roll bar on the west coest
and any idea of pricing

thanks stellar

RB_eater

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I think jegs has some for sale. Your best bet would be having a shop make one for your car.

phoenix7

make sure it's SCCA or N.A.S.A approved ( really the only reason to get a cage is to compete in the events they host) otherwise it's not very good way to spend your money especially if it's your DD.

Check the race section for cages and where they got them made or where they were ordered from. I don't know why yu haven't searched, there is a HUGE thread dedicated JUST to roll cages.

cerlycacktis

didnt know about it sorry

phoenix7

no need for apologies, just go look for the thread so you can get more info. You'll have a hard time with the earlier images but you can PM the people who posted.

Now, if you DO install it in a DD then either wear a helmut ( @ helmut!!) at all times or get some really good padding so you don't kill yourself.

J-Rat

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The Jegs kit is NHRA legal, dont know about SCCA and all that other stuff.

cerlycacktis

phoenix im wanting to get a roll bar not a compleat cage something that will ceap me from getting crushed in my convertible

phoenix7

ooooooooooh convertible!that's a different story and a little tougher but still doable.

now don't bother with most roll bars (if you can find any) because they are really STYLE bars that will not protect you if the top is down (the top in the up/locked position WILL save you).

I think KIRK racing makes rollbars for verts so look into those but you might need to contact them or MAzdatrix (see below)

as far as a bar for racing a vert it would need to look like this to be race legal in the E/P class( I don't know if MAZDATRIX has more bars or not, you'd have to check their site or call them):

phoenix7

BTW it is an incredible feat to roll an FC. You'd have to be going really, really fast or driving really really recklessly or have incredibly bad luck. It's better to be safe than sorry though, especially in a vert. As far as it being on the west coast I don't know. You'd be better off searching for shops that specialize in safety equipment and it wouldn't hurt to make sure it's race legal (in case you ever want to go autocrossing)so you're not turned away and possibly forced to buy another bar to compete.

www.scca.com
www.nasaproracing.com

see if they ^^^^ have any info for ya or wait till other people ( with verts) post.

cerlycacktis

well its also me street car not a DD but still a street car is there any roll bars that just have a bar that comes rite behind your head and has a brase bar that crosses the roll bar about where your neck is

phoenix7

sounds like a custom thing. I've never seen them like that for the vert. As I said earlier, the bars that barely go above the headrests will not protect you at all in a rollover situation (your belts can only hold you so tightly but you WILL be seriously injured) and you'll be wasting money on a bar that just looks good.

Give kirk racing a call and see if they can build you a rollabar (not style bar) that meets the requirements you mentioned.

Black91n/a

Autopower makes one for the 'vert. All you need to do to roll it is to get sideways and hit a curb, or a ditch, or some loose soil. There's plenty of pictures of rolled Miatas out there, that's about the same in terms of difficult to roll.

J-Rat

iTrader: (2)

Lets have an English lesson:

Rite = right
brase=brace

Having said that, you need to decide what the cage you want installed in your car is intended to do. Want to autocross? Want to drag? There are different sanctioning bodies..

If you just want a cage because it looks REALLY COOL, then you dont need an FC, you need a bicycle.

Black91n/a

If you want a cage, try:

http://www.racetechmotorsports.com/

cagedruss on the forum here is the owner (I think), and the pictures of his work look great, and he's in Oregon too. Cages and bars for the street are overkill, but if you're going to the track a bar at least is a good idea.

phoenix7

Miatas are even harder!! you have to be driving like a total retard to flip one of those too. Drive like a sensible human being and you will never ever roll a car but in case of an emergency situation ( like some dumbass going too fast around a turn hits you and you go off an embankment) it WILL come in handy.

Again, if you're looking for Style bars then you're not going to find any. We've done the best we can by providing with links and info. If you still want a style bar then great, it's your funeral, try not to mess up up the 7 too bad so we can get some parts out of it. If you want a real rollbar then start calling/e-mailing the companies posted by all of us.

cerlycacktis

ya thats the thinking but yes this car will be autocrossed and in the future it will be dragged at the local track

phoenix7

cool. You have a goal, resources and aid. Go do it.