Has anyone ever considered what I did ? (pics below)

I personally see no issue with it, standard seat belt remains, OEM roll hoop is a bit stronger and it was cheaper than a hard-dog or anything else. I know its not as safe as a complete roll bar.

Only issue I see is I know some associations require harnesses for both driver and instructor if you run one.

All that was done was a bar was welded in horizontally between the roll hoop. I know the roll hoop itself does not allow for a perfectly straight bar, but it is perfectly horizontal.

Only thing I regret is letting my friend cut the trim pieces, if I were to do it over it would be a perfect circle and alot neater. Thats what happens when you turn your back to someone.

Opinions ??

 

IBFTL
good luck dude

 

Just don't crash and you'll be fine. I won't be riding in your car, though.

 

What about an added diagonal from the center of his harness bar to the rear at about 45 degrees? Do you guys think that would add enough support to be safe? It looks like it could be done without interfering with the soft top.

 

it

 

 

nice looks like a good idea

 

[QUOTE]it

 

[QUOTE=crash,Jul 2 2009, 11:56 AM] it

 

There's not much holding the steel roll hoops in place, and that would put the hoops in bending in a frontal crash. Pull your spare tire and look at how the hoops are attached, it's pretty flimsy.

Figure 20 Gs in a frontal crash, that means your harness mount needs to be able to take around 4000 lbs of load for a 200 lb person.

What you've done is good for car shows but they're likely going to fail if you get in a frontal collision.