CUSCO roll cage installed
Originally Posted by Mahjik
Hmmm, that doesn't seem as "hearty" as some of the other roll bars available (not my car in the following pic):
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...postid=2678830
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...postid=2678830
LOL yeah my car
http://reganrotaryracing.tripod.com/kirkroll.htm
BTW nice car.
I'm iffy on the roll bar (diagonal to the wrong side, no horizontal bar, and $900!! YEEEOWWW!)
But love the ALCON brakes. Delicious
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ah, i was under the impression that the bar only fit the R or base models.... thats what it said in the catalog anyway.... it might look skimpier, but it is chromoly, not steel, so it can be smaller, and lighter, and just as strong!
nice, maybe i'll have to sell my kirk racing one and get this...... by the way, kirk's doesn't mount to the rear struts either, unless they changed it recently.
harrison
nice, maybe i'll have to sell my kirk racing one and get this...... by the way, kirk's doesn't mount to the rear struts either, unless they changed it recently.
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Originally Posted by CrispyRX7
I'm iffy on the roll bar (diagonal to the wrong side, no horizontal bar, and $900!! YEEEOWWW!)
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Originally Posted by CrispyRX7
LOL yeah my car
http://reganrotaryracing.tripod.com/kirkroll.htm
BTW nice car.
I'm iffy on the roll bar (diagonal to the wrong side, no horizontal bar, and $900!! YEEEOWWW!)
But love the ALCON brakes. Delicious
Regards,
Crispy
http://reganrotaryracing.tripod.com/kirkroll.htm
BTW nice car.
I'm iffy on the roll bar (diagonal to the wrong side, no horizontal bar, and $900!! YEEEOWWW!)
But love the ALCON brakes. Delicious
Regards,
Crispy
looks awesome in red powdercoat
Originally Posted by vspecpgt
by the way, kirk's doesn't mount to the rear struts either, unless they changed it recently.
harrison
harrison
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...highlight=kirk
http://reganrotaryracing.tripod.com/kirkroll.htm
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Originally Posted by rynberg
My sentiments EXACTLY. For that price, you used to be able to get an M2 chromoly full roll-bar with horizontal harness bar and seat brace. I wish I could still get one.
I too would love to get the M2 roll bar. I wonder if someone could match the specs or find the orginal manufacturer that supplied M2 with the work.
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Originally Posted by KaiFD3S
The Kirk bar attaches to the frame through the tool compartments in the hatch area, not at the shock towers. The M2 did attach at the shock towers.
I too would love to get the M2 roll bar. I wonder if someone could match the specs or find the orginal manufacturer that supplied M2 with the work.
Originally Posted by rynberg
No it doesn't...did you even look at the pics you posted?
The Kirk bar attaches to the frame through the tool compartments in the hatch area, not at the shock towers. The M2 did attach at the shock towers.
The Kirk bar attaches to the frame through the tool compartments in the hatch area, not at the shock towers. The M2 did attach at the shock towers.
Originally Posted by rotoboy661
how much did u pick up the roll bar from kirk for??
looks awesome in red powdercoat
looks awesome in red powdercoat
I paid $300 in a mini GB I organized back in the spring of 1999.
The powedercoating I had done locally for $85 a steal by todays
standards. It's holding up fairly well.
I beleive their 1 3/4" bars sell for $350 (someone please correct me if I'm wrong).
My bar is a 2" version. Unfortunately it appears the quality of the Kirk bars has gone downhill a bit since I bought my bar. Fitment issues. So YMMV.
As another data point on price, an old friend of mine had his
bar custom made by Mitch Piper:
http://reganrotaryracing.tripod.com/mrtzride.htm
His total cost including installation and white powdercoating
IIRC was under $850.
Not kncoking the thread posters Cusco but....
FWIW,
Crispy
Originally Posted by CrispyRX7
I'm looking forward to getting my Kirk Racing bar installed either tomorrow or sometime this weekend (along with assembling the engine).
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Originally Posted by rynberg
...I'll try to find out, but they may have fabricated it themselves.
I would love it! If they could manufacture that bar again, I would be all over it.
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Originally Posted by 7racer
after reading what happened to Trev in jimlabs thread...I started to realize how much time and money I have spent on performance, but ZERO on safety.
I too would love to get the M2 roll bar. I wonder if someone could match the specs or find the orginal manufacturer that supplied M2 with the work.
I too would love to get the M2 roll bar. I wonder if someone could match the specs or find the orginal manufacturer that supplied M2 with the work.
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www.m2performance.com, under rx7 and safety
I've got a lead on the M2 fabricator and am actually buying a used M2 roll bar this week.
M2 is better than the Kirk for fitment and especially weight. It should be, it costs over twice as much. There are some issues with that Cusco....
I've got a lead on the M2 fabricator and am actually buying a used M2 roll bar this week.
M2 is better than the Kirk for fitment and especially weight. It should be, it costs over twice as much. There are some issues with that Cusco....
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Originally Posted by rynberg
M2 is better than the Kirk for fitment and especially weight. It should be, it costs over twice as much. There are some issues with that Cusco....
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Originally Posted by rynberg
www.m2performance.com, under rx7 and safety
I've got a lead on the M2 fabricator and am actually buying a used M2 roll bar this week.
M2 is better than the Kirk for fitment and especially weight. It should be, it costs over twice as much. There are some issues with that Cusco....
I've got a lead on the M2 fabricator and am actually buying a used M2 roll bar this week.
M2 is better than the Kirk for fitment and especially weight. It should be, it costs over twice as much. There are some issues with that Cusco....
keep us informed about the bar....I'm definitely interested
FD3s777, is that the deep corn steering wheel? That thing looks like a trucker wheel, but I love the style. Car looks great. I'd like a set of Alcon or AP brakes in the near future.
