[DeTomaso] roll cage or roll bar

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

Beautiful job Gary.

 
Mad Dawg Antenucci 
Team Pantera Racing 
The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing 
www.teampanteraracing.com




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From: GW <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
To: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Cc: mikeldrew at aol.com; De Tomaso List <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sun, December 20, 2009 6:01:03 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] roll cage or roll bar

I made my own. It is not a full cage. I was on the fence with this. 
Everything is a compromise. I decided not to make it a full cage but it 
does work in conjunction with the ladder bar to help stiffen the 
chassis; and it is a complete bolt in. It actually attaches in 10 places 
including the roof and a plate on the rear wheel well where the ladder 
bar attaches. It is well known the back section of the Pantera is like a 
cardboard box with no lid. This goes a long ways into stiffening it up.

Keep in mind PI and others also weld plate steel to the length of the 
door runner where the roll bars mount (they weld).

I originally looked at putting the roll bar behind the fire wall but I 
ran across 2 problems. One was building a new gas tank which I am 
already doing for the right side, but it reduces capacity. Second it was 
a very difficult place to locate one.

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/rollbar/roll.htm

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/ladder/lad.htm

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/index.htm

Gary

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