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Oct 27, 2009 | 09:59 AM

mhoward1

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This is why....

How you install the rollbar is just as if not more important that the rollbar itself.

Bolting it to the plain sheet metal of the floor pan just doesn't work.

Oct 27, 2009 | 10:47 AM

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scary.......But bolting can still be strong enough right? Just gotta find the right places to bolt to.

Oct 27, 2009 | 10:54 AM

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scary.......But bolting can still be strong enough right? Just gotta find the right places to bolt to.

bolting is perfectly fine.

This bar did not have any diagonal supports, the backing plates were the wrong size (as well as the tubing size), and the install was done incorrectly from what I have seen.

Oct 27, 2009 | 11:18 AM

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Oct 27, 2009 | 11:32 AM

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Link is not there (or blocked)? Seeing as I'm installing my bolt in Kirk roll bar this weekend, I'd like to see the article. Thanks!

Oct 27, 2009 | 11:36 AM

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there isn't a link. But follow the install instructions and it will be fine. It is an SCCA legal bar..right?

Oct 27, 2009 | 11:39 AM

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Did the occupants come out of that okay?

The installer of that bar is going to catch hell for sure.

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Oct 27, 2009 | 11:49 AM

mhoward1

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Both the driver and the passenger are OK.

Oct 27, 2009 | 11:57 AM

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Both the driver and the passenger are OK.

That's good. Glad they came out of that wreck okay.

Oct 27, 2009 | 11:58 AM

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Looks liek someone pretended to know what they were doing.

Oct 27, 2009 | 11:58 AM

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Quote:

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there isn't a link. But follow the install instructions and it will be fine. It is an SCCA legal bar..right?

Yes, but came second hand w/o instructions. It has all the hardware, so besides de-burring the holes that I drill, I don't think there is too much to mess up (but am willing to learn).

EDIT: I emailed Mark at Kirk Racing and asked for install specifics to insure I don't miss anything (torque specs, backing plate locations, drill hole sizes, specific order of operations, etc.)

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Oct 27, 2009 | 01:34 PM

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Marty - no more pics showing. Bandwidth exceeded errors

Oct 27, 2009 | 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by scotts300

Mark knows his stuff, and makes a great product.

Oct 27, 2009 | 02:59 PM

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Marty - no more pics showing. Bandwidth exceeded errors

sorry, I hot linked.

Oct 27, 2009 | 03:01 PM

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Mark knows his stuff, and makes a great product.

agreed, Mark will help you out and even give you installation tips about the exact car you are installing in.

Oct 27, 2009 | 03:30 PM

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agreed, Mark will help you out and even give you installation tips about the exact car you are installing in.

Awesome, I'm waiting for an email response now.

Oct 27, 2009 | 05:26 PM

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as soon as i got up to speed ( very slow

) on track, i did this....

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Oct 27, 2009 | 08:54 PM

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scary.......But bolting can still be strong enough right? Just gotta find the right places to bolt to.

I've heard that it wasn't a legal roll bar at all, but was mainly for "looks."

It's a good thing that he came out alive, because "looks" don't buy crap when it comes to safety.