raceboy

OK, no pics yet, sorry. Should see some here pretty soon though. I will take pics of my entire roll bar/race seat/race harness install for you guys. Here is what is going in:

Kirk 4pt roll bar modified with 2" higher harness bar and straight back rear bars.

Sparco Evo 2 Race seat on custom bracket.

Schroth 5pt 3" FIA Camlock race harness.

Ricky

Sounds nice!! Can't wait for pics.

john350Z

can't wait for pix so i can measure where i need the harness bar to be. you said you had yours 2" higher right?

anyways raceboy, forgot to ask: did you have yours spray painted by kirk racing or powder coated before shipment? also, wa thee any noticeable scratches on the bar during the transport?

eagerly awaiting pix,
-john

ps-don't forget to take pix and a write-up on the install.

Audito350Z

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is there a Kirk website to look at the roll bar?

if not, where did you buy and how much (if you don't mind me asking)

Thanks,

PeteH

EnthuZ

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Kirk's we site is: www.kirkracing.com

But I doubt they have picks up yet.\
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Steve, where, and specifically, what harness did you buy? Profi III asm?

raceboy

The belt is a Profi III non ASM 5pt. OK, put the brackets on so here is a little teaser:

KONVERTER

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do you like... sit in that seat and play GT3??

I would...

raceboy

LOL, no, but I should! OK, going out to start installing now, pix to follow.

Xeinth

Raceboy,

I was wondering if you could see if those seats gave you any additional headroom vs. the stock seats. With my height it would be great for me when I have a helmet on. In some pics I have seen before, it looks as if the seat lowers by about 1 inch with the Sparcos.

Thanks,
X

raceboy

You probably could get the race seat lower, but even in the lowest position, I have only gained about 1/2" of headroom.

Now on to a bigger problem; THE ROLLBAR DIDN'T FIT!!!! SOAB!!!! Anyway, I called Kirk and they are taking care of it. The problem is that I requested straight back bars for the rear. Instead of welding them to the top of the main hoop, they welded them to the sides and about 8" lower, the proble is that they now cannot clear the middle crossmember where the speakers are. They are gonna fix it, but it's gonna take time:

jackwhale

Was the clearance between the side of the seat and the upholstery OK? Maybe you couldn't get it that far because of the clearance problem with the speaker brace.

raceboy

Everything else was fine, it was just those rearward bars.

john350Z

THAT SUCKS BIG TIME!!!!!

btw, how was the spray finish of the bar and how high is the lower part of the bar to the seat belt top anchors?

john

raceboy

The harness bar is actually going to be at the perfect height, I could not imagine making it any higher. The bar's finish is just a crappy spray paint finish unless you want to pay to get it powder coated. I will probably have mine completely finishished in vinyl or some other upholstery.

John

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Any updates on the roll bar Steve? Do you think the harness bar would be at a good level for the stock seats?

raceboy

New bar will be here this Fri, I'll make sure to take plenty of pics.

John

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As soon as you confirm that the new bar fits, let us know as I'm ready to order...