aidandj

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I have the non-ht bar, and it fits my hardtop just fine without latches. I am tall and wanted it to be as high as possible. But 100% get your seats first. Mine almost interfere.

williams805

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How tall are you? 6' 2"? 'Cause if your're that tall, and clear the bar, I should have no problem at 6' on the money.

aidandj

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6'1" ish. My seat is aluminum and mounted straight to the floor, with the rear mounts cut out. The non-hardtop bar being forward can interfere with some seats. But the bar fits under my hardtop, just can't use side latches.

williams805

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Nice, thanks. How much room do you have between your head and the bar?

I was 99% stuck on getting the HT bar until you posted. I don't mind mounting my seat to the floor.

aidandj

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Quite a bit, I'll try and get a picture later.

aidandj

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Got a present today:

Monk

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#collegelife

aidandj

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You should see my desk...

hi_im_sean

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I can put that desk to shame. And I havent been in college for years lol.

aidandj

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Oh there you are, was expecting comments about the back braces at some point lol.

hi_im_sean

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i was going to bitch at you for not utilizing the beautiful tubing setup i sold you to its full extent, but i got busy and forgot.

if i knew/noticed you had glass, i would have said something as i thought to myself when i was doing mine: "self, this will never work with a glass soft top".

aidandj

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I think if I mount the outer tube all the way forward, I can probably get a good 3-4 inches of adjustability, but honestly it doesn't matter much to me. The outer pipe warped pretty good, so I spent about 15 minutes grinding and clearancing. I don't think it would slide with paint anymore.

I kinda butchered the whole thing, but it works well as is.

aidandj

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Also, anybody have ideas on mounting the oil cooler? It has no mounting tabs on it or anything. I was thinking about building some brackets that sandwiched it somehow maybe a little cage around each corner?

Mobius

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Does it have bolt/screwholes? Surely it does.

aidandj

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Don't think so, I'll take another look when I get home. Its a used oil cooler off ebay, would not be surprised if it doesn't have any.

aidandj

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They also maybe have been cut off at one point, but there weren't any sharp edges or obvious cuts.

Edit: Ugh, they look cut off from my pictures. This will get interesting.

hi_im_sean

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in your defense, that was a bitch to get right. i spent a lot of time lining it up, breaking tac welds, and trying again. any warpage will bind it up too.

aidandj

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No tacs here, lined it up and crossed my fingers lol.

hornetball

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Who the heck would cut the mounting tabs off an oil cooler?

Looks like you'll have to fabricate some kind of frame for it.

aidandj

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No idea, I emailed the seller to see how he mounted it. I'm thinking angle aluminum and some rubber to insulate it. If I can support it on both ends from the fan bolt holes with a frame I think it will work.