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| phillstek |
 Jun 23 2010, 06:39 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 350 Joined: 19-May 10 From: Byron Bay, Australia Member No.: 11,741 Region Association: None  |
Once again I prevail upon the expertise here.
I have stiffened the rear of the car substantially, as shown in pics. Tubes go from rear towers through engine bay and firewall to rollbar. Rollbar is plated to longs and strapped to upper seat belt mount. There is a lateral bar (profiled to clear fan housing) in the engine bay. Car has the plates around the control arm consoles as well. So the back end is solid but I'm not sure how to get the front section solid. I'm thinking a bolt-in bar triangulating as far forward from rollbar to long (one each side like on some factory gt's). Maybe a bolt-in from front towers to rollbar (through fresh air vents, which don't work anyway). I don't want to weld in the bars as I won't be able to road register the car if I do. I don't want to re-inforce the longs with a weld in kit. The car seems to move around the scuttle and I have cracked a windscreen to prove it. Clearly the car twists in this area and this is what I want to stop. Any suggestions, links and advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Phil |
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| pcar916 |
Jun 23 2010, 05:06 PM
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Is that a Lola? Group: Members Posts: 1,523 Joined: 2-June 05 From: Little Rock, AR Member No.: 4,188 Region Association: None 
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I think anything hidden is fair game. On top of that you could tack in a boxed section over any bars that are welded in and close to floor, long's, or anything else for that matter.
Are they gonna scrutinize the front trunk too? |
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| phillstek |
Jun 23 2010, 06:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 350 Joined: 19-May 10 From: Byron Bay, Australia Member No.: 11,741 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(pcar916 @ Jun 24 2010, 09:06 AM)  I think anything hidden is fair game. On top of that you could tack in a boxed section over any bars that are welded in and close to floor, long's, or anything else for that matter. Are they gonna scrutinize the front trunk too? I reckon I can get away with the hidden stuff due to ignorance of the RTA (I got away with the left to right conversion that way). It' the door bars that are the obvious issue for them. Trunk bars will be cool too (I think). When you say "box" is that the same as "gusset"? Ie: plates welded to bar and mount plates in corners? Thanks, Phil |
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Posts in this topic
phillstek Adding torsional rigidity Jun 23 2010, 06:39 AM
phillstek pictures Jun 23 2010, 07:01 AM pcar916 Tying in the front towers to the rear towers throu... Jun 23 2010, 07:39 AM Joe Ricard The only way to do what you need it to tie the fro... Jun 23 2010, 07:49 AM ME733
Once again I prevail upon the expertise here.
I ... Jun 23 2010, 08:09 AM
pcar916
.................I have never heard of....welding... Jun 23 2010, 12:26 PM phillstek Thanks to all for replies.
Car has 6 point comp h... Jun 23 2010, 03:10 PM pcar916 You asked...
When you say "box" is that ... Jun 23 2010, 07:37 PM phillstek
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When you say "box" is that... Jun 24 2010, 07:22 AM db9146
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