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Re: [Roadsters] Rollbars and Harnesses

To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Rollbars and Harnesses
From: Steve Jacobson <jake7140@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 19:46:15 -0700 (PDT)
AND a too short bar WITH shoulder harnesses means you are trapped upright with 
your head above the headlight to bar line with no way to lay, flop or get 
smooshed out of the way when the car flips and/or slides.  Your head just gets 
ground/snapped off to the plane of the line.

Steve Steve's Racing web site
  www.NoNameRacing.com
Elkhart Lake Racing & Sipping Society home
  www.elrss.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> datsun-roadsters-bounces+nmleeds=mindspring.com@autox.team.net
> [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces+nmleeds=mindspring.com@autox.team.net]O
> n Behalf Of Embarq Customer
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 3:16 PM
> To: Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Rollbar and Ragtop: Can I have it
> all?
> 
> 
> You all probably know my opinion on the whole rollbar deal
> but I'll share it
> again anyway.  The rollbar needs to be tall enough so that
> when a line is
> drawn from the roll bar to the front of the car where it
> will hit the
> ground, the drivers head will be 2" below the line. 
> For a roadster that
> means the roll bar needs to be much taller than will fit
> under a top.
> Anything less than that will provide no protection (ZERO)
> to the driver or
> passenger.  It is only for vanity at that point.  My advice
> is to leave the
> rollbar out and operate the top easily.
> 
> Andy
> You are subscribed as nmleeds@mindspring.com
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