[DeTomaso] roll bar installation

[boyd casey]

Asa,
Thanks, Just more proof that two heads are better then one especially when
one of the heads is yours ! ( Asa jay)

Thanks again, Hugh

On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>wrote:

>  Boyd,
>
> Don't forget the battery cables run through the passenger rocker box.
> You shouldn't have a problem, just be -careful- when drilling holes.
>
> :)
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &  Shelley Marie
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> On 9/25/2010 07:48, boyd casey wrote:
> > Mike,
> > that was very helpfull information. Since I have a 1973L and it does have
> > innertia based seat belts I shouldn't have an interferarance issue.  In
> your
> > extensive expierience you may be able to share your opinion that will
> help
> > me with my decision. Since my plans to install a haness bar have been
> > pre-empted IAnd now my questions about the possiable intereference issues
> of
> > the ac lines have been aleviated I am inclined to go with the roll bar
> > instead of just a harness bar.. Since i do have the inertia belts and I
> have
> > high back recaro style seats the other saftey issue of possiable head
> > contact with an un helmeted head contacting to roll bar is alleviated due
> to
> > my high back seats ( which would prevent my head from contacting the roll
> > bar. What is your opinion on my hypothesis of the increased protection
> and
> > reduced risk of head roll bar contact with out a helmet due to my high
> back
> > seats.  (of course I would wear a helmet at an actual track or road race
> > event.
> > Opinions? concur or disagree? Also since I now have to compare the cost
> of a
> > harness bar at retail $115.00 instead of the $35.00 I had been promised
> and
> > the roll bar would provide a more serious level of coverage with out some
> of
> > the risks initially associated with the danger of head to bar contact and
> my
> > additional efforts to do a proper installation ie: submarine belt grommet
> > installations to ensure correct placement of the belts. It will dfenitly
> > cost more but what premium to you place on your saftey?
> >
> > Boyd
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 1:13 AM,<MikeLDrew at aol.com>  wrote:
> >
> >> In a message dated 9/24/10 18 09 3, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:
> >>
> >>
> >> Will the installation of a hall Style  or Percision Performance style
> roll
> >> bar interefere with the AC lines running through the rocker box spaces?
> >>
> >>>>> No, although it would be more of a challenge to mount one of those
> bars
> >> on an early car that doesn't have an inertia reel opening in the inner
> >> rocker; you would probably have to cut into the rocker in order to get
> nuts
> >> on the back side of the bolts.  You would also want to take care to
> ensure
> >> the ends of the bolts didn't rub the A/C lines.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Do
> >> the ac compressor lines run through the rocker boxes or through the
> center
> >> console  (where the water lines run?)
> >>
> >>
> >>>>> On the early cars, without inertia reel lap belts, they run through
> the
> >> passenger-side rocker box.  Starting in 1972 the cars came with inertia
> >> reels, which forced the A/C lines to be re-routed through the center,
> >> alongside the heater pipes.
> >>
> >> Mike
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