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09-22-2006, 01:12 PM
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Opinions on roll bars please
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Feliz Nobby Job
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With my goal of about 650-700 rwhp when all is said and done, I would like to really solidify the chassis. I am thinking that rather than putting in a useless light bar, to put in a functional bar.
Anyhow, here are some shots of someone that just did the same thing. Any opinions? |
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09-22-2006, 01:15 PM
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Re: Opinions on roll bars please
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Sometimes I feel Like a Nut!
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its just weird seeing it on a vert to be honest with you.
but if its for safety/function and all then fuck it right id prolly get powdercoated the color of your car or something but that sjust me
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09-22-2006, 01:21 PM
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Re: Opinions on roll bars please
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Feliz Nobby Job
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It will be so I can run the car at the track with the 700ish hp...as well as to keep everything solid. Asking a set of subframes to hold the car together with that kind of hp/tq might be a little unfair. lol Plus, I will be getting some corbeaus and will be using a 4 or 5 point harnes so the harness bar is a big plus. |
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09-22-2006, 01:22 PM
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Re: Opinions on roll bars please
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Sometimes I feel Like a Nut!
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i say go for it. seriously
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09-22-2006, 01:28 PM
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Re: Opinions on roll bars please
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^needs more bondo
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after seeing what happened to Rick0636, a rollcage would be my first mod in a vert.
though id like to see a more aesthetically pleasing top bar, like something out of a Quatro TT Roadster or such with a tonneau cover.
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09-22-2006, 01:48 PM
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Re: Opinions on roll bars please
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Cammed Baby!
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You should do it.
Most tracks will not let a vert run without one faster than 13.4 or so.
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09-22-2006, 03:02 PM
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Re: Opinions on roll bars please
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WTF^^...
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it will look like crap no matter what you do... but the safty has to be there so you really dont have a choice.
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09-22-2006, 03:05 PM
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I think I like the look of it. It shouts, "I'm something serious".
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09-22-2006, 03:06 PM
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Feliz Nobby Job
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Ummm...why is a roll bar thread in the engine section? lol
I didn't see anything that really fit for roll bars...so it went to the bar...but engines? lol |
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09-22-2006, 03:06 PM
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Feliz Nobby Job
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That's the other reason I want it...says, don't fuck with me unless you have something serious too.  |
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09-22-2006, 03:10 PM
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WTF^^...
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I have seen some made around a light bar and if they really did the work to tuck it very nicly up and around a stock light bar it would look nice but... no one has ever done such a thing (if they would they would make a killing though) Just make a roll cage and then make a light bar that goes over and hides the top bar and incorporate a 3rd brake light or something~
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09-22-2006, 03:12 PM
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You want to **** me?
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I say do it... just get a bar that has the removable tubing next to your seat for easy access in and out of your car
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09-22-2006, 03:16 PM
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Re: Opinions on roll bars please
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Feliz Nobby Job
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Nah...gonna be solid. Any bitching I have about it will be wiped away with a blip of the throttle at that point. If the passengers bitch about it, they can either walk or shut up after they pick their head up off the back seat after I blip the throttle....
As for the light bar deal I have seen a couple installs where they have this type of setup and then the light bar too. Man, did that look like garbage. I don't need a brake light up there so there is no sense for a light bar.
I would probably go like this guy is with the same type of setup with padding with custom leather wrapping on it at some point....or just leave it crinkle black like this one is... |
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09-22-2006, 03:17 PM
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Cammed Baby!
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Yep. Swing out door bars.
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09-22-2006, 03:38 PM
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WTF^^...
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its to angular on the edges, with the roof line it really looks odd the way the bar goes over the top. They are all like that though. Dont put tacky looking padding on the bars that REALLY makes it look like crap.
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09-22-2006, 03:43 PM
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I like it a lot. Of course, I am an off-road guy, so I always think a cage looks bad ass. Whenver I get into serious off-roading, I will be putting in a cage (if I ever get to that point) Go for it man, I think it would be bad ass.
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09-22-2006, 03:46 PM
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Re: Opinions on roll bars please
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I asked the guy to post some pics when everything is together to see how the car looks as a whole as if it were driving down the street. This pics are a good start, but I want to see the whole package and how it looks together as well. |
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