Well I put the roll bar in today... 6 1/2 hours later :

Disassembly:


Had to cut this panel for the rear leg braces to bolt up to the fenderwell:


Amp rack and box removed:


This is where the main hoop bolts in:


Bar in:


Main hoop mounting, inside:


under the car w/ backing plates:


continued...

 

installed:




I modified my amp rack for the rear legs to pass through:


Some cool shots my gf took:



Well it was a PITA for sure, but well worth it

 

Just curious, why did you install the roll cage?

I thought a roll cage is installed if you were thinking of putting on CF doors, but it doesn't look like your roll cage covers anything near the door area.

Or do you track somewhere near cliffs that you need more roof enforcement then what the car comes with just in case you go off course? Or is this roll bar more for stabilizing the car?

 

Well first off its a roll bar, not a roll cage, so theres nothing in front of the seats. Although it would not be hard to have some additional bars fabricated and then bolted/welded to the main hoop.

The bar is for added safety when tracking the car, and also adds chassis reinforcement. With the roll bar, coilovers, sways bars, and gt spec braces, the car is now very very stiff

 

Chassis rigidity and harness mounts are some reasons why you would want this bar.

 

i recommend coating the underneath bolts with something so they dont rust...that and congrats...things a beauty!

 

nice job!

I will install mine in the next few weeks

 

looks nice, but I would have it welded in if it were me.

 

Looking good man. Always enjoy seeing new parts on your car.

On a side note, ditch the Corbeau belts. They work loose very easily after a few months. When I autox'd my RX-7 I had corbeau belts and I'd tighten the s*#@ out of them before a run. By the end of the run, they'd have a couple inches of play. Not good. We use Crow Enterprizes 5 point 3in belts in our track Vipers and they are 100x better than the Corbeaus and fairly affordable. They're still as tight as when we bought 'em last year after an entire season of track use.

www.crowenterprizes.com

 

Thank you for posting the detailed pictures.

 

Good Job!!

GO ARMY!!

 

Nice install!

 

Looks amazing! Which style of Corbeau seats are those? FX1s???

 

The seats are Corbeau Forza's.

I haven't had any issues with the harnesses loosening yet, but thanks for the heads up and I'll keep my eye on them.

And I already hit the bolts and backing plates with spray paint to keep to keep them from rusting and to make it easier to see if they're backing out at all.

Thanks for the props guys!

 

what was cost of roll bar?

Thanksh

 

can you post pics of the other side of thespeaker box?

 

Not sure what you're looking for... Pics from the front looking back towards the amp rack?

 

I've always hated the idea of a roll bar. Probably because it has the word "roll" in it.

 

Looking good!

 

nice......