Autopower Roll Bars?, Experience? Good or Bad? Options

[jhadler]

Hi all,

I'm looking for a bolt-in roll bar that I can use for Time Trials, but be able to remove for autox. I understand that Autpower makes one for the 914. Does anyone have any experience with them? I'd be looking at a roll bar that mounts to the rocker sills and to the B-pillar seat belt anchors. With an additional diagonal brace for GCR legality (so I can wear my harness at TT events).

Pros? Cons? Good? Bad? Ugly?.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)

Thanks!

-Josh2

[Jeroen]

QUOTE (Travis Neff @ Jul 16 2005, 03:19 AM)

Or weld in a scab plate with nuts welded to the backside (and of course large enough holes in the longs for the nuts to pass through for a flush fit).

yep, that's how it works
make the scab plates as big as possible
an upside down L shaped scab plate is recommended

reasons why I like the safety devices...
first of all, their stuff is FIA approved
you can get the rollbar first and later add the front section to make it into a complete cage
the current versions of the SD rollbar has a V that bolts to the firewall instead of a diagonal

nothing beats a custom fully welded cage (like Andy suggests), but if you want to go bolt in, or just a rollbar, SD is the way to go (IMO)