Jeff:
How did you deal with the seam along the back shelf. My roll bar, which my wife
wants installed for the same reasons, has an 'angle iron' mounting bracket (two
connected sides of a cube about 4x5 each). The seam will prevent the bar from
sitting flush unless I just CRANK the bolts to the point of squishing the seam.
I am considering using a couple of bits of plare steel as shims (damn big
ones). I'll let my wife know your opinion of them though.
Mark Dickinson
1980 Spitfire <- for sale
1966 911S 306903S
1967 911S 307778S
1990 GMC Jimmy <- for sale
1994 Mazda 626
Jeff McNeal wrote:
> Here's my two cents...
>
> If it weren't for the fact that my wife wouldn't let me give my kids a ride
> in my '67 Spitfire without one, I'd remove the rollbar I recently installed.
> I can't comment specifically about the questions you've raised because I'm
> sure that TR6's are different than Spitfires and perhaps roomier in the
> cockpit.
>
> In my case, the rollbar does in fact restrict seat movement; it's also
> wearing holes in my newly reupholstered seats from the friction of rubbing
> against them; and will undoubtedly crack my skull or at the very least, give
> me a concussion if I ever get rear-ended. The bar clearance seems to be
> less than an inch from the top of my head, leaving me to wonder just how
> much protection it would actually afford me in a rollover to begin with.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <MS6453@aol.com>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>; <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 12:52 PM
> Subject: Roll bar questions
>
> >
> > Hi all,
> > Well it's the time of year when some one has to ask about the pro's &
> con's
> > of roll bars. I need to know if,
> > 1) Do they restrict seat movement
> > 2) Is there added wind noise
> > 3) Am I going to have lumps on my head after a bumpy road
> > 4) How much has to be altered to install
> > 5) Is there more than one design
> > This is only for cosmetic reasons, I really like the way it looks. Any
> added
> > safety I get from it will be a plus.
> > Thanks,
> > Mitch 74 1/2 TR6
> >
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