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Old Jan 26, 2010 | 12:32 PM
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:sniff sniff:

I smell *****.
Old Jan 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.
Old Jan 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.
Old Jan 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
Old Jan 26, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by fastmx5
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!


Let me help others out:

Originally Posted by fastmx5
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.
Old Jan 26, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Braineack
:sniff sniff:

I smell *****.
I like my head intact lol.

Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
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.
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.

Originally Posted by minime
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.
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.

Originally Posted by fastmx5
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
oh lord. do i email haha?
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Originally Posted by Braineack
HOLY ****!!! YOU WIN THE MAGNA GRAMMAR AWARD ON YOUR FIRST POST!
Lmao!!!

Hey OP wrap the roll bar with foam and quit being a *****
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I say remove the roll bar all together and just use the stock belts. like I said, you're never going to be happy with any roll bar out there. Maybe an ESP rollbar.
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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:

Old Jan 26, 2010 | 01:36 PM
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Wtfs?
Old Jan 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?
Old Jan 26, 2010 | 01:40 PM
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that made me sick. gross. precisely why i'm not taking out and leaving my bar out.
Old Jan 26, 2010 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SRS-NA
And padding is not the proper solution.
Man up. Go to the hardware store. Spend your pocket change. Buy some foam.

Do you realize how hard you would have to hit your head on that to **** **** up?
Old Jan 26, 2010 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SRS-NA
that made me sick. gross. precisely why i'm not taking out and leaving my bar out.
See.....you were ok at first, now your just starting to be aggravating about the ******* thing. Pad it, take it out, or buy another car.
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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:

Old Jan 26, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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Holy **** brain, those almost made me gag.... OP did you you goo through puberty already??? Holy **** pad the ******* thing and move on to the next real problem!!

Originally Posted by Braineack
the driver of this miata, and passenger, both hit their heads hard on rollbar:
WTF!!! how did that happen??
Old Jan 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?
Old Jan 26, 2010 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SRS-NA
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?
I'll sell you my bolt in harness bar.

31.5"...goes between the seat belt towers.

I'm moving away from harnesses in my DD.
Old Jan 26, 2010 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by gospeed81
I'll sell you my bolt in harness bar.

31.5"...goes between the seat belt towers.

I'm moving away from harnesses in my DD.
pm me a price

and I'm gonna take some measurements today with me in the car. and ill decide what to do.
Old Jan 26, 2010 | 02:04 PM
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HT bars allow use of the side latches so they sit a little further back, softtop only bars are a little more forward and the side latched cannot be used.



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