Yes, you can, as long as it is bolted and has no more than 6(?) mounting
points. However, that is considered safety equipment and can serve no other
puprose....8-)
Seriously, I have seen Corvettes and Miatas with a type of bar mounted to
shoulder belt bolt holes...but can't say if it's legal or not...
Phil O.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Delio" <justjoe13es@hotmail.com>
To: "matthew c. mead" <mmead-autox@goof.com>; "autox mailing list"
<autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: harness bar legality in stock?
> I am talking out of my butt here.. but here goes..
>
> I initially would think that a "harness bar" would be illegal..
> for many of the "stock" reasons. But then I start to think
> about all that you can do.. and unless I understand the
> rules incorrectly.. can't you install a Roll Cage into a "stock"
> car? This would deffinately do a great job of stiffening the chasis..
>
> What do you guys think.
>
> joe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "matthew c. mead" <mmead-autox@goof.com>
> To: "autox mailing list" <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 2:34 PM
> Subject: harness bar legality in stock?
>
>
> I have recently acquired a harness bar.
>
> Someone mentioned to me that it may not be legal in stock
> classes. While I can certainly expect an exception in my local
> region, in regional or national events if it in fact is not
> legal I would expect weeny protests.
>
> This of course assumes a) I go to a regional or national event,
> and b) I win.
>
> Neither of these are likely to happen, certainly not anytime soon,
> but I'm still curious.
>
> I have a 97 M3 Sedan, a fairly stiff car. Is a harness bar that
> bolts between the shoulder belt mount points with downrods to the
> outside rear of each front seat legal? There is no triangulation
> involved, which says to me that it does nothing to stiffen the car.
> If the car were to implode at the tops of the B pillars, -MAYBE-
> it would help resist that, but the bar should just flex along with
> the car in any normal flex. It's not like the tops of the B pillars
> get any closer together during body flex, right?
>
> What do you think?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> -matt
>
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