Thread: Speedster Kit
View Single Post
Old 12-02-2013, 10:10 AM   #122
denis4x4
Senior Member
 
denis4x4's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Durango CO
Posts: 1,309
Default Re: Speedster Kit

In my former life, I owned a company that built bolt-in roll bars that were built to SCCA specs. In looking at some of the photos, I suspect that the roll bars shown were next to useless. Material should be 1-3/4" OD mild steel with a minimum of 1/8" wall thickness and radius bends need to be done on a mandrel bender. The biggest problem I see is the angle of the brace and where it is tied into the main hoop. I actually removed the roll bar on my roadster as it was more for looks than safety. Based on my experience, the frame attachment points would need to be beefed up considerably and the finished product would look considerably different from the bars usually seen on an A speedster.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg DSC02293.JPG (111.2 KB, 76 views)
denis4x4 is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)