BMW Fanatic From VA Buys A Built Turbo NA
01-26-2010, 12:53 PM
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Unless you're confident that you'll only drive it on sunny days and never get caught in a rainstorm, then any rollbar you find (or have made) that is significantly taller than the standard fare will not only not fit under a hardtop, it also won't fit under the soft top.
If that's what you want, though, go for it. Taking the soft top and frame out will off set some of the weight gain from the roll bar.
If that's what you want, though, go for it. Taking the soft top and frame out will off set some of the weight gain from the roll bar.
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01-26-2010, 01:00 PM
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If you get an aluminum seat (Ultrashield, Kirkey) make sure you install a seat back brace attached to the harness bar - aluminum seats will bend/fold in hard impacts so having the mid/top area of the back bolted will keep your head in the right spot. If I were you I would go for a used Sparco bucket and if you need more headroom you could bolt the seats to the floor using aluminum or steel L brackets. Ditching the stock sliders and cutting the rear seat mounts off the floor will give you another 2.5+ inches of headroom...
Good luck with the wiring and other issues - sounds like the PO bent you over and had his way with you.
Good luck with the wiring and other issues - sounds like the PO bent you over and had his way with you.
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01-26-2010, 01:06 PM
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hey i kno that car u got it from one of my friends (rasco) i kno all about that car hit me up im in the richmond mond area too and i knoi some ppl who can might hell u with tuning the car email me at motorcrossxl@aol.com and ill get ur start on all the spec for that car
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01-26-2010, 01:08 PM
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hey i kno that car u got it from one of my friends (rasco) i kno all about that car hit me up im in the richmond mond area too and i knoi some ppl who can might hell u with tuning the car email me at motorcrossxl@aol.com and ill get ur start on all the spec for that car
HOLY ****!!! YOU WIN THE MAGNA GRAMMAR AWARD ON YOUR FIRST POST!
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Hey, I know that car. You got it from one of my friends, Rasco. I know all about that car (redundant), hit me up I'm in the Richmond mond area too and I know some people who can might help you with tuning the car. Email me at motorcrossxl@aol.com and I'll get you started on all the specs for that car.
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01-26-2010, 01:30 PM
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I like my head intact lol.
So what you are saying is the difference in roll bar height from a soft top to a hard top is negligible? Regardless I need a different bar so I can have a harness bar.
I think I'm looking into getting a bride, recaro, sparco, racetech, cobra. Something along those lines. And what is the process of mounting the seat as low as possible. I don't need sliders because I always need the seat all the way back.
oh lord. do i email haha?
Unless you're confident that you'll only drive it on sunny days and never get caught in a rainstorm, then any rollbar you find (or have made) that is significantly taller than the standard fare will not only not fit under a hardtop, it also won't fit under the soft top.
If that's what you want, though, go for it. Taking the soft top and frame out will off set some of the weight gain from the roll bar.
If that's what you want, though, go for it. Taking the soft top and frame out will off set some of the weight gain from the roll bar.
If you get an aluminum seat (Ultrashield, Kirkey) make sure you install a seat back brace attached to the harness bar - aluminum seats will bend/fold in hard impacts so having the mid/top area of the back bolted will keep your head in the right spot. If I were you I would go for a used Sparco bucket and if you need more headroom you could bolt the seats to the floor using aluminum or steel L brackets. Ditching the stock sliders and cutting the rear seat mounts off the floor will give you another 2.5+ inches of headroom...
Good luck with the wiring and other issues - sounds like the PO bent you over and had his way with you.
Good luck with the wiring and other issues - sounds like the PO bent you over and had his way with you.
hey i kno that car u got it from one of my friends (rasco) i kno all about that car hit me up im in the richmond mond area too and i knoi some ppl who can might hell u with tuning the car email me at motorcrossxl@aol.com and ill get ur start on all the spec for that car
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01-26-2010, 01:34 PM
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guess where the dead guy in this picture below is:
guess where the driver of this rear ended miata, that resulted in no deaths, who reports hitting head hard on his padded roll bar is:
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01-26-2010, 01:39 PM
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"i knoi some ppl who can might hell u"
What the ****? I couldn't write that poorly if I tried. Run on sentence, shitload of misspellings, **** grammar, wow.
Didn't we all start learning basic spelling and grammar in pre-school or at least by 1st grade?
What the ****? I couldn't write that poorly if I tried. Run on sentence, shitload of misspellings, **** grammar, wow.
Didn't we all start learning basic spelling and grammar in pre-school or at least by 1st grade?
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01-26-2010, 01:46 PM
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the driver of this miata, and passenger, both hit their heads hard on rollbar:
the driver reported a headache for two days...
30 minutes later he was caught doing this:
the driver reported a headache for two days...
30 minutes later he was caught doing this:
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01-26-2010, 01:51 PM
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Alrighty, well I still have to get a different bar so I can run harnesses ha. Even if I pad the **** out of it, I will need one with a harness bar running horizontal. Basically what I need to know is the difference between a hardtop and a soft top bar. Like as in a measurement, to decide whether it is worth it for me to sell the hardtop bar just so I can run a soft top bar?
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01-26-2010, 02:01 PM
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Alrighty, well I still have to get a different bar so I can run harnesses ha. Even if I pad the **** out of it, I will need one with a harness bar running horizontal. Basically what I need to know is the difference between a hardtop and a soft top bar. Like as in a measurement, to decide whether it is worth it for me to sell the hardtop bar just so I can run a soft top bar?
31.5"...goes between the seat belt towers.
I'm moving away from harnesses in my DD.
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