Autopower Rollbar - Install phase I
Bar unwrapped from shipping and ready for test fitting in the car. There is also a package of hardware (not shown) that includes backing plates for bolting the bar down to the rear deck of the car.
This is a little strange! I removed the seat belt upper mounts and found this stack of what looks like spacers (three of them in two different sizes). They look like a factory type of spacer but NOT what you would expect on a seatbelt. I don't know if this was done to conform to a Canadian requirement or not. The seat belt also bolts to the seat tunnel. I'm not sure if all American NA's are like this or not. I recall that some years this is bolted to the frame of the seat. This stack will of course need to be removed when the belt is re-installed with the bar.
Seats and interior trim moved out of the way, rear deck cover removed but rear carpet left in place. It does not need to be removed to install the bar but I'm not sure if I'll need to pull it out to make final trimming of the carpet and backing material.
First test-fit of the bar. There is some sheetmetal that needed to be drimmed and hammered down on the edges to allow it to slide into possition. It's a pretty snug fit.
In this picture you can see a pad that is double-side taped to the bottom of the lower deckplate. It's easy to remove and I have to have it out to install the bar to the car's metal body. There is also a wiring harnes (cannot see it in this pic, I'll take another when I start drilling in Phase II) right near the rear mount plate. I'm concerned that I could drill into a wiring harness. Great care will need to be taken.
First dry fit. No holes drilled but the bar is in it's final possition. A test of raising and lowering the top was successful. Zipping and unzipping the rear window will now be and even bigger pain in the butt however I'd rather have to fuddile with the rear window than have my head/heck smashed should I flip the car during a competition. I will also need to get padding for the bar. It's unsafe to have a steel pole that close to your head unless you are wearing a helmet or it's padded!
Bar unwrapped from shipping and ready for test fitting in the car. There is also a package of hardware (not shown) that includes backing plates for bolting the bar down to the rear deck of the car.
This is a little strange! I removed the seat belt upper mounts and found this stack of what looks like spacers (three of them in two different sizes). They look like a factory type of spacer but NOT what you would expect on a seatbelt. I don't know if this was done to conform to a Canadian requirement or not. The seat belt also bolts to the seat tunnel. I'm not sure if all American NA's are like this or not. I recall that some years this is bolted to the frame of the seat. This stack will of course need to be removed when the belt is re-installed with the bar.
Seats and interior trim moved out of the way, rear deck cover removed but rear carpet left in place. It does not need to be removed to install the bar but I'm not sure if I'll need to pull it out to make final trimming of the carpet and backing material.
First test-fit of the bar. There is some sheetmetal that needed to be drimmed and hammered down on the edges to allow it to slide into possition. It's a pretty snug fit.
In this picture you can see a pad that is double-side taped to the bottom of the lower deckplate. It's easy to remove and I have to have it out to install the bar to the car's metal body. There is also a wiring harnes (cannot see it in this pic, I'll take another when I start drilling in Phase II) right near the rear mount plate. I'm concerned that I could drill into a wiring harness. Great care will need to be taken.
First dry fit. No holes drilled but the bar is in it's final possition. A test of raising and lowering the top was successful. Zipping and unzipping the rear window will now be and even bigger pain in the butt however I'd rather have to fuddile with the rear window than have my head/heck smashed should I flip the car during a competition. I will also need to get padding for the bar. It's unsafe to have a steel pole that close to your head unless you are wearing a helmet or it's padded!
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