MX5 ROLL BAR NEEDED!

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shaunguppta
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MX5 ROLL BAR NEEDED!

Post by shaunguppta » Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:53 am

im in need for an mx5 roll bar ! I have a 1991 mx5 eunos roadster!

thanks

marcellarius
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Post by marcellarius » Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:44 pm

What do you need it for?
* Looks?
* Safety on the road?
* Track days?
* Competition use (clubsport, racing)?

Things to consider:

Interior impact: Roll protection doesn't require LVV certification if it's entirely behind the rearmost seating position. This means that the main hoop must lie behind a vertical plane behind the seat headrest with the seats all the way back.

Most track day organisers will require sturdy roll protection -- a cosmetic style bar won't be allowed. Don from Autoway Services makes a reasonably priced bolt-in bar which attaches to the chassis behind the seats with reinforcing plates.

For motorsport use, you'll need a homologated safety structure. This means the design has to be approved by MSNZ, they issue it a homologation code and your car needs to have a logbook. In order to get homologated it will need welded in reinforcing plates of sufficient size. Talk to a professional rollcage fabricator about this.

fooesboy
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Post by fooesboy » Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:35 pm

I have a bolt in roll bar that I might be talked out of...

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