Personal experience..I found a rollbar for my little brothers 67 Datsun
roadster.
I bought it because it was cool, cheap and would fit under the top.
It sat around the house for a few weeks, then we installed it and did a
reasonable job for a show bar. We didn't weld anything,just some big bolts.
Then he slids it sideways off the Interstate highway at 65 MPH.
At least 3 rolls and a nose pirouette and a HARD slam on the passenger side
with the ground at about 1 O'clock. Did the rollbar help? I'm convinced that
it did. The windshield was wiped out and the rollbar was bent and had broken
loose from one of the 4 mounting points.
I think Brad may have seen the car at one time and I do have pics.
Some protection is better that no protection. But, the best protection is
still the best.
Bruce (TX)
> Well....
>
> I remain unconvinced that a properly installed rollbar of either type is a
> complete
> waste of money, etc. A little protection is
> worth more than none at all. A correctly
> installed rollbar also help to generally "stiffen" the structure as well.
>
> Thing is, you don't want to use a shoulder
> harness with the street bar (which allows
> use of the convertible top) for reasons already expressed by the Bradster.
>
> Hopefully, you will have the presence of mind (and time and circumstances
> will
> allow) to duck sideways towards the pax
> seat as you hold onto the gear lever and
> whatever else you can get your hands on
> to keep your head/upper body within the
> confines of the cockpit.
>
> I mean, let's face it....when it gets this bad
> it's all mostly a matter of luck anyway, in
> consideration of the forces involved, etc.
>
> But in such circumstance, methinks I would rather have "some" bar rather
> than no bar
> at all.
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