[Healeys] Roll Bars

[richard mayor]

Bob, If you install a "non racing" roll bar that fits under the top, then it
is worthless. If you roll, your head will extend above and beyond the area of
protection. That area of protection is determined by drawing a line from the
topmost front of the engine (which is the point that the front of the car will
crush down to and contact the pavement) to the top of the bar above your head.
The area under that line is the area of protection. The Brits that race under
the FIA guidelines, have bars that fit under the hardtops, but, it is a cage
that also has a another bar that goes across the top of the windshield. I
suspect that anyone that has rolled a Healey with a roll-bar that you are
contemplating is no longer with us and cannot help you with your question.
Richard Mayor

> From: rca53 at columbia.edu
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:10:18 -0500
> Subject: [Healeys] Roll Bars
>
> Can anyone recommend a source for a non-racing rollbar for a BJ8 that fits
> under the convertible top so that the top can be used in inclement weather?
> Any idea about the cost?  Has anyone actually rolled a car with such a
rollbar
> installed and how did it perform?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob Atkinson
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