[DeTomaso] roll bar /roll cage question

[GW]

Actually I take that back. Moving the roll bar back 4-6" on the other 
side of the firewall puts it underneath a lot more structure and if you 
tie into this structure and support that structure, that couple inches 
will add support to the entire roof line. It would help support the 
entire roof structure and side rails instead of poking through the thin 
part of the roof.



GW wrote:
> I don't think 6 inches ahead or behind the firewall is going to change 
> the outcome in a roll over.
>
> MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
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>> In a message dated 3/25/10 8 26 27, clarkwgriswold2nd at gmail.com writes:
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>>> So, case-in-point.......given the compromises on either end with regards 
>>> to
>>> main hoop on the interior vs on the engine bay side, what are the 
>>> arguments
>>> for either side? Which do you prefer if you had decided you were going to
>>> have a cage?
>>>
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>>>       
>> I suppose it depends on whether you're more concerned about protecting the 
>> driver in a rollover accident, or the engine...:>)
>>
>> Mike
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