Both my TRs (a TR3 and a TR250) have roll bars and the insurance (American
Collectors) was unaffected
Andrew Uprichard
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From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Labuz
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 8:02 AM
To: Tim Gaines
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] roll bars
Tim,
I have no opinion on roll bars, but I have heard it mentioned on this list
and forums that classic insurance companies will not insure a car with a
roll bar.
Again, I have no experience with roll bars so this may be BS.
But, it wouldn't hurt to check with your insurance underwriter first.
Bob
On 10/26/2012 12:23 AM, Tim Gaines wrote:
> I've decided that I have been pushing my luck driving my TR6 without a
> roll bar. From what I have read on archived forums, there really is
> very little added safety from roll bars that aren't bolted or welded
> to the frame. One of my Miata friends tells me that his Hard Dog bar
> is just that, but Hard Dog doesn't make one for the TR6, and I'm not
> finding any other one that I can afford. I like the "looks" of the
> Boss Frog bar; it looks pretty sturdy with a single loop spanning both
> seats with bracing that provides four mounting feet and two additional
> diagonal braces. It looks just like the one Moss sells. Trouble is,
> the feet simply bolt through the floor panel to heavy-duty back plates
> with no frame mounting. I'm wondering if the back plates under the
> main (front) feet, which are pretty close to a frame member, could
> actually be connected to the frame by welding them to flanges. I had
> a local welding shop fabricate and weld support flanges for my
> differential mount early on, and it doesn't seem that these back
> plates would be all that different a job. Maybe I could even work out
> a template for new back plates that actually have a flange that could
> be welded to the frame. So, my question is, has anyone actually done
> something like this, or is it a hair brained idea? I'm also worried that
mounting just the front two feet rather than all four this way may not give
enough strength. What do you think?
>
> Tim Gaines
> Clinton, SC
> 1974 TR6
> 1980 Spitfire
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