[TR] roll bars

[pethier at comcast.net]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "marty sukey" <trmarty at hotmail.com>
> To: mtgaines at presby.edu, triumphs at autox.team.net
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 11:43:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [TR] roll bars
> Depends on how far you want to go I guess. I purchased a roll bar kit
> from
> Jegs and installed it in my 6 a few years ago. Two of the mounts go
> through
> the parcel shelf and are welded to the frame. Two more protrude
> backward
> through the rear panel in front of the gas tank and then through the
> floor of
> the trunk and are welded to the frame there. 

That will get you a nice increase in frame rigidity, always a nice thing in competition cars with serious spring rates.  Can't believe it does much for safety in street or autocross.  A roll bar is either adequate or not.  Overkill does not add value.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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