[DeTomaso] roll cage or roll bar
GW
gow2 at rc-tech.net
Sun Dec 20 21:10:11 EST 2009
It would have been fairly easy in the original design to make that
double skinned roof a "roll bar" extending it down to the frame.
G
Julian Kift wrote:
> Agreed, if it's a full cage its not gonna make any difference. As a
> hoop only then I'd refer again to the imaginary line between the hoop
> and top of front fender and whether the drives head intersects it. The
> section of roof behind the bulkhead is double skinned, so you may not
> be able to get as much height from a hoop mounted in that position.
>
> Julian
>
>
>
> > Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:02:47 -0600
> > From: gow2 at rc-tech.net
> > To: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> > CC: julian_kift at hotmail.com; teampantera at yahoo.com;
> boyd411 at gmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com; ddrenske at murraycompany.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] roll cage or roll bar
> >
> > I doubt a couple inches aft will make a big difference.
> >
> >
> > > Having said that, I think the hoop would be too far aft to do much
> good for
> > > the driver. Although it would probably do a dynamite job of
> protecting
> > > your air cleaner, that seems to be rather missing the point of a
> roll bar. :>)
> > >
> > > Mike
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