[Roadsters] Rollbar and Ragtop: Can I have it all?

[Stan Rasmussen]

Anyone seen a "Toadster" cover put on a Roadster?  The type of hard
cover that extends from the seat backs and covers the opening, usually
painted to match the car.  A custom double hump roll bar in chrome would
also look stellar.  I've contemplated getting out some fiberglass and
trying to make one...anyone else.

-----Original Message-----
From: datsun-roadsters-bounces+razmataz=indy.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces+razmataz=indy.net at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Stephen Wan
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 7:44 PM
To: Embarq Customer; Autox (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Rollbar and Ragtop: Can I have it all?


That's just in a rollover.  And depending on the car's postion and
direction 
of travel, could land on the rear corner of the vehicle while upside
down 
and take the initial impact.  In that situation, I'd rather have my head

poking past the line of the bar to the hood than the line from the 
windshield to the trunk.  Too many varibles to say it won't provide any 
protection.  And I'd rather have some protection than none.  I'm also 
looking for the bar to protect me from the guy who runs a red light and 
slams into the side of the door.
Or the jacked up SUV that fails to stop and decides to play monster
truck.

Steve
70' 1600

----- Original Message ----- 

> You all probably know my opinion on the whole rollbar deal but I'll 
> share
> it again anyway.  The rollbar needs to be tall enough so that when a
line 
> is drawn from the roll bar to the front of the car where it will hit
the 
> ground, the drivers head will be 2" below the line.  For a roadster
that 
> means the roll bar needs to be much taller than will fit under a top. 
> Anything less than that will provide no protection (ZERO) to the
driver or 
> passenger.  It is only for vanity at that point.  My advice is to
leave 
> the rollbar out and operate the top easily.
>
> Andy
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