convertible roll cage pics?
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convertible roll cage pics?
if this should be in another section, feel free to move it...
but, anyone have pics of caged FC vert ? don't care if its bolt in or custom made... I'm going to be building the cage for mine sometime soon, and trying to figure out where to run the rear braces.
trying to keep it so I can still put the top up and down, but the motors are probably gonna be gone, and I don't mind having to take off the top's 'targa' section or whatever....
anyway, yeah,
if anyone have pics of a cage in a vert, post em'!
thanks
but, anyone have pics of caged FC vert ? don't care if its bolt in or custom made... I'm going to be building the cage for mine sometime soon, and trying to figure out where to run the rear braces.
trying to keep it so I can still put the top up and down, but the motors are probably gonna be gone, and I don't mind having to take off the top's 'targa' section or whatever....
anyway, yeah,
if anyone have pics of a cage in a vert, post em'!
thanks
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You don't want to pull a Hurley.
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/functional-roll-bars-convertibles-708918/
Search next time please.
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/functional-roll-bars-convertibles-708918/
Search next time please.
did you click that link he gave you?
Pictures courtesy of Attila the Fun from the thread Phoenix has already linked to:
You will NOT be able to have a truly functional roll bar and maintain full functionality of the top. It simply cannot be done. The only things you can do are buy the kirk bar and add door bars and additional bracing like what RX-Heven did.
Kirk racing does not show them on their site. I have emailed them over the last couple days and have just purchased a roll bar from them. I plan to mimic the setup that RX-Heven has in his car, but I want to try to have a similar harness bar for the passenger side as there is on the driver side. I dunno if that will work out though.
Images thanks to RX-Heven:
Kirk offers 2 flavors of roll bar for the FC vert. One which is just the hoop, and one which has a horizontal bar in the middle. RX-Heven started out with the Hoop with no horizontal brace. I asked Mark at kirk racing if they had pictures of the hoop + horizontal bar but he said they didn't have any. The Hoop is $250, and the Hoop with the horizontal bar is $295.
Kirk racing does not show them on their site. I have emailed them over the last couple days and have just purchased a roll bar from them. I plan to mimic the setup that RX-Heven has in his car, but I want to try to have a similar harness bar for the passenger side as there is on the driver side. I dunno if that will work out though.
Images thanks to RX-Heven:
Kirk offers 2 flavors of roll bar for the FC vert. One which is just the hoop, and one which has a horizontal bar in the middle. RX-Heven started out with the Hoop with no horizontal brace. I asked Mark at kirk racing if they had pictures of the hoop + horizontal bar but he said they didn't have any. The Hoop is $250, and the Hoop with the horizontal bar is $295.
Here's a pic from their website for quick reference.
Nice bar but I agree, not having complete top opperation isn't an option. That is why a modified single hoop design like Rx-Heaven's is what I'm going for.
You're right, no one will be wearing a helmet during street driving. But personally, I'd rather knock myself out on a padded bar during a crash then to have no bar at all. Hurleysurf was very lucky, but what's to say you dont knock yourself out on any number of other things in an accident (i.e.- windshield frame, door edge, seatbelt anchor, etc...). Then you are upside down and unconscious without the protection of a framework above you. Seams like a no brainer to me (pardon the pun). The point of this thread has morphed to coming up with a design that is FUNCTIONAL and won't collapse during an accident, but still allows for complete roof opperation. That way, even if you are unconscious, the bar and harness system protects you; And you can still "flip the lid" for a sunday drive without issue.
Lets face it, driving a convertible is inherently dangerous, more so then driving a vehicle with an enclosed cabin. We all accept that fact every time we go out, turn the key and pull out of the drive. But regardless of weather you are 6'6" or 5'1", a little extra protection in a convertible is a good idea. Period, amen.
Nice bar but I agree, not having complete top opperation isn't an option. That is why a modified single hoop design like Rx-Heaven's is what I'm going for.
You're right, no one will be wearing a helmet during street driving. But personally, I'd rather knock myself out on a padded bar during a crash then to have no bar at all. Hurleysurf was very lucky, but what's to say you dont knock yourself out on any number of other things in an accident (i.e.- windshield frame, door edge, seatbelt anchor, etc...). Then you are upside down and unconscious without the protection of a framework above you. Seams like a no brainer to me (pardon the pun). The point of this thread has morphed to coming up with a design that is FUNCTIONAL and won't collapse during an accident, but still allows for complete roof opperation. That way, even if you are unconscious, the bar and harness system protects you; And you can still "flip the lid" for a sunday drive without issue.
Lets face it, driving a convertible is inherently dangerous, more so then driving a vehicle with an enclosed cabin. We all accept that fact every time we go out, turn the key and pull out of the drive. But regardless of weather you are 6'6" or 5'1", a little extra protection in a convertible is a good idea. Period, amen.
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yes I did... looking for pics of something that might have a chance at passing any sort of tech inspection...
that last one might work.
but I was hoping to maybe put rear bars a little farther back.... maybe up on the frame rails... see if anyone has managed to fit them back there and still have the top work...
that last one might work.
but I was hoping to maybe put rear bars a little farther back.... maybe up on the frame rails... see if anyone has managed to fit them back there and still have the top work...
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yes I did... looking for pics of something that might have a chance at passing any sort of tech inspection...
that last one might work.
but I was hoping to maybe put rear bars a little farther back.... maybe up on the frame rails... see if anyone has managed to fit them back there and still have the top work...
that last one might work.
but I was hoping to maybe put rear bars a little farther back.... maybe up on the frame rails... see if anyone has managed to fit them back there and still have the top work...
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From the pics it has rear braces. If some of these POS bolt in cages Ive seen at formula d then this should pass no problem.
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