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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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Finally received my Wolfe Cromoly 4pt roll bar last week and started the install this weekend. The pics are from yesterday when I was at the point of drilling the floor. This afternoon, I got everything bolted up tight and the carpet back. This week I will shoot some more pics when I get the back seat back in. The install was pretty straight forward. Had to work at bolting the rear bars to the seat belt mounts, but after some pushing and pulling, they lined up. Got lucky on one bolt, it was right over the top of the KB sub frame. Had just enough room to squeeze the nut in between the floorboard and the sub frame. Carpet cutting was ok, but need some glue to keep the carpet down tight against the bar.
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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Nice. That will have people starring when the top is down, lol.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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Nice. That will have people starring when the top is down, lol.
Biggest down fall with a roll bar, everyone thinks your car must be fast since you installed a roll bar. But I look at it this way, I can run Road Atlanta now and agree with ya on the looks.
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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You have Heads & cam, it better be fast
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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You have Heads & cam, it better be fast
Its fast, but there is so many more out there that are faster. Darn 408's
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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nice! is 4point nhra approve?that i know is 6point only but wat the hell they let me race with a 4pointim pretty sure
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 11:48 PM
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Alright Brian I'm getting mine soon so I know who to call in NC lol. Good looking job you did.
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by fastmatt98
Alright Brian I'm getting mine soon so I know who to call in NC lol. Good looking job you did.
Thanks. Come on over to Lake Lure, and we can drop it in.

As far as I know, a 4 point is not NHRA legal, but since I and a Road Coarse nut, I don't need a 6 point. It's also a whole lot easier for the wife to get in on the pass side. Same for me on the drivers side.
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looks real good
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a 5-pt rollbar is nhra legal. Also, a non-removable center/crossbar is nhra legal.
i got a 408, and im not that much faster!!
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Old Mar 5, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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5 point?i never seen one of thoose wat the diffrence between a 4 a 5 and 6 point?
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Originally Posted by MiaSSmaro98
5 point?i never seen one of thoose wat the diffrence between a 4 a 5 and 6 point?
Good question. I am not sure what a 5 point is either. I do know a 6 pnt has two door bars, and a 4pnt doesn't.
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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if your worried about getting a passenger in and out or your (not small) like me! you can do swing outs?

i have them in my camaro and it's cert'ed to 8.50 not sure on a vert though? shouldn't be to much different.
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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Here is a couple of the finished product.
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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Looks Awesome!
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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so your kit was a bolt on? how long did it take to install? looks great btw...
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very nice man.. very nice.
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 06:11 PM
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so your kit was a bolt on? how long did it take to install? looks great btw...

Probibly a day. I take my time, so I spread it out over two weekends. But the bolt-in is really straight forward.
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looks good brian.........damn good carpet cut. I was planning on using duct tape on the underside of the carpet to pull the cut together. How did you do yours?
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Originally Posted by rule 7 ss
looks good brian.........damn good carpet cut. I was planning on using duct tape on the underside of the carpet to pull the cut together. How did you do yours?
Thanks. I was scared to death cutting the carpet though.

Same idea with the duct tape. It worked ok, but since I went up the seam that has the bent (crinkle) in the carpet, it pulls together pretty well. Biggest thing is who and how to cut the floor mats to lay flat but get them seamed at the same time so they look factory. Whats your plan with the floor mats?
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