How-to: Autopower bolt-in rollbar install
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This is a rollbar, not a rollcage. A minimal rollcage would have beams extending forward from the main hoop, a horizontal bar across the top just behind the windshield, and door beams going from the main hoop to the forward beams. Furthermore in addition to how many "points" the rollcage must have, there will be requirements as to cage material, tubing size and thickness, type of welding and installation (bolt-in vs. welded). Consult the appropriate rulebooks from your racing organization for full details.
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Thanks for the thread - it was very helpful. I added grade 8 bolts - and had the bar powdercoated to match the interior.
IMPORTANT: The bar can only be placed in the car THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE - the is because of the cross brace. Dont waste your time trying trough the other side.
IMPORTANT: The bar can only be placed in the car THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE - the is because of the cross brace. Dont waste your time trying trough the other side.
#19
Looks nice; not sure about powdercoating--a lot of people won't powdercoat rims because it can weaken them and I wonder if the same might be true for a rollbar. My rollbar is a bit scratched up from me loading and unloading a racing jack into the rear footwell and occasionally hitting the bar, and the IOPort camera mount I have on the diagonal brace put a ton of scratches on the bar since it's metal-on-metal clamped. Ah well, for me the bar is for safety, not show so I don't care. The blue looks good though. :thumbsup:
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Which type of roll cage is stronger? A bolt-in cage or a custom welded cage? I'm reffering to the Autopower full bolt-in cage http://www.ioportracing.com/Merchant...ory_Code=AP952 .
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Originally Posted by vtluu
Looks nice; not sure about powdercoating--a lot of people won't powdercoat rims because it can weaken them and I wonder if the same might be true for a rollbar. My rollbar is a bit scratched up from me loading and unloading a racing jack into the rear footwell and occasionally hitting the bar, and the IOPort camera mount I have on the diagonal brace put a ton of scratches on the bar since it's metal-on-metal clamped. Ah well, for me the bar is for safety, not show so I don't care. The blue looks good though. :thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by 'ringmeister
-you don't have to worry about powder coating steel; you only heat to about 450F to melt the powdercoat media, and that won't bother steel.
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Originally Posted by timmiii
Roll cages are street legal?
Rollbars are perfectly fine of course.