 Do I need the Petty Bar?, I'd like to lose it.....if safe |
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| nine14cats |
 Dec 24 2005, 12:42 PM
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Bill Pickering -- 914-6 GT aka....Leeloo  Group: Members Posts: 2,618 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 287 Region Association: None  |
The Beast has a Petty Bar in it. I hate it. I want to cut it off. The rest of the cage is tied together and the cage itself is tied to the suspension points. The organizations I run with do not require the Petty Bar.
Can I just cut it off and grind it smooth? Bill P. Attached image(s) 
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| machina |
Dec 24 2005, 12:45 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,030 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Miami Beach, FL Member No.: 848  |
its hard to brace these cars to the rear so the petty bar helps to stiffen things up.
i have a petty bar in mine and it is a PIA but I wouldn't think of removing it. |
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| nine14cats |
Dec 24 2005, 12:46 PM
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Bill Pickering -- 914-6 GT aka....Leeloo Group: Members Posts: 2,618 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 287 Region Association: None |
Here's the bracing to the back....it looks strong enough to lose the bar...
I tell ya...decisions.... Bill P. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) Attached image(s) 
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| machina |
Dec 24 2005, 12:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,030 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Miami Beach, FL Member No.: 848 |
this is your "serious" car right?
If you don't need to fit your girlfriend in there or a baby seat, leave it alone. |
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| Brad Roberts |
Dec 24 2005, 12:57 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
It stiffens the car a TON. Drive it first with it.. then yank it. I can feel the petty bar "load up" in corners. Put your hand on it in turn 2 at Thill.
There was NO bar installed in that car that it didnt need. That petty bar alone will keep the chassi from twisting up and "un coiling" B |
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| r_towle |
Dec 24 2005, 12:57 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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Im curious what organisation lets you run those rear bars through what was the rear window???
I looked at SCCA and PCA and that is not allowed.. POC maybe, but we dont have that here.. Rich |
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| machina |
Dec 24 2005, 12:58 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,030 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Miami Beach, FL Member No.: 848 |
nope, its legal in scca production for 914's |
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| Brad Roberts |
Dec 24 2005, 12:59 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
FYI: That bar has nothing to do with safety. It is there purely for stiffening. The first time you get a seat behind it and strap in... you wont notice it. Read the specs on racing seat belts. They dont stretch enough in a impact to allow you to hit that bar (I normally only drive 7/10ths with a passenger anyway)
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| campbellcj |
Dec 24 2005, 01:14 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,545 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California
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I have one too and was thinking about making it removable, if feasible. I think TonyC has some quick-release tube connectors that looked pretty trick. However I'm not sure if that would maintain most of the rigidity added by this tube.
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| VegasRacer |
Dec 24 2005, 03:30 PM
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ELVIRA Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,509 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None
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I've never owned a car with a Petty Bar. I don't like the way they look. It is not that bad riding on the passenger side. I doubt I would remove it. It's your car. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sawzall-smiley.gif)
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