rollbar removal, should I remove the rollbar Options

[Mike1981]

Hello
I will be picking this 1972 914 up this month

it was used as a racer

It is street legal and I will be using it solely for pleasure driving

I will be driving some curvy back roads mostly

Do you think I should remove the rollbar

I can get in but its not the easiest move for me.

Will this be a huge job or relatively easy

Thanks

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[LowBridge]

I agree that it should be removed or wear a helmet.

Once the bars are out you are also going to need to address the seat belts and seats. On the high wing racing seats standard shoulder belts some times will not fit correctly. they do make a belt bar that bolts in between the shoulder points above the firewall padding.

[Mike1981]

I agree that it should be removed or wear a helmet.

Once the bars are out you are also going to need to address the seat belts and seats. On the high wing racing seats standard shoulder belts some times will not fit correctly. they do make a belt bar that bolts in between the shoulder points above the firewall padding.

I will be keeping the seats and belts

Im not following your comment on the belts not fitting

I thought the belts were bolted into the rear firewall but I could be mistaken

[LowBridge]

I agree that it should be removed or wear a helmet.

Once the bars are out you are also going to need to address the seat belts and seats. On the high wing racing seats standard shoulder belts some times will not fit correctly. they do make a belt bar that bolts in between the shoulder points above the firewall padding.

I will be keeping the seats and belts

Im not following your comment on the belts not fitting

I thought the belts were bolted into the rear firewall but I could be mistaken

I was thinking you would remove them and go back to 3 point OEM. however my followup comment on the cross bar is how you would want to secure the 4/5 point once the roll bar is out if they are current secured that way now as a rap around style.

If they are currently bolted through the firewall make sure you have a big/wide backing plate otherwise there is a real risk the eye bolts can be pulled through under a heavy impact.

On the other comments about "teleporting", the seats are designed to flex and the belts are designed to stretch on impact to lessen the G-force and when this happens your head is going to hit that top bar. So no teleporting will be needed to have this happen. that is just simple math...