[Tigers] To roll bar or not to roll bar, that is the question...

[Thomas Witt]

Mauro,

  I'm 6' tall. However, I'm long waisted and sitting I'm the height of 
someone 6'4".  I did opt to purchase a roll bar for my "someday it will be 
running Tiger."  My rational was there are only three things above the body 
of the car.  The flexible antenna, the fragile windshield and my head.

While the roll bar bolted to sheetmetal doesn't seem like the best option, 
properly reinforced it may someday offer the difference between a reverse 
Mohawk and decapitation.  Even if it provides a false sense of security that 
in and of itself adds to the enjoyment of driving the car. If with or 
without the bar I'm a dead man, well... the less to worry about the better - 
and that includes my wife.

  I did once roll a car in a ditch (my wife and my first date).  While that 
car didn't have a roll bar it was a 4 door with its added support for the 
rear doors.  The roof literally caved in inches across her face.  Thankfully 
neither of us was injured. While I had initially been driving too fast I did 
slow down considerably before the turn.  So..., you never know what can 
happen.

Here is So. Cal. my estimation is that I will rarely, if ever use the soft 
top. So interference between the bar and the cover panels is of minor 
concern.

Tom