Are rollbars street legal? Also a few other Q's..
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#1 I can't seem to find a for sure yes/no answer if roll bars are street legal in Illinois?
#2 Also I've yet to see a rollbar setup and interior that the car still looks good that I like, so after you install the plates below/above the floor how quickly and easily can you remove a bolt in rollbar setup? That way whenever I was ready to go to the track I could just throw it back in and have the nice interior look without it for street.
#3 I read that rollbars are NHRA legal up to 10.00 unless you cut the frame behind the firewall back (not including mini-tubs. So does that include even something as small as say cutting a fuel tank access panel or do they mean like SERIOUS frame cutting if you did something crazy like a tilt rear end?
#2 Also I've yet to see a rollbar setup and interior that the car still looks good that I like, so after you install the plates below/above the floor how quickly and easily can you remove a bolt in rollbar setup? That way whenever I was ready to go to the track I could just throw it back in and have the nice interior look without it for street.
#3 I read that rollbars are NHRA legal up to 10.00 unless you cut the frame behind the firewall back (not including mini-tubs. So does that include even something as small as say cutting a fuel tank access panel or do they mean like SERIOUS frame cutting if you did something crazy like a tilt rear end?
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I do know that bolt in roll bars are not NHRA legal.
I could see you getting away just fine with having an access panel for the fuel pump. I think the rules state that it's more than 1 sq ft of material removed. I could be wrong. MWC will be doing my roll cage. I figured with a forged motor and some sort of power adder and you are looking at single digits so just to get a full cage so I don't have to worry about it.
I could see you getting away just fine with having an access panel for the fuel pump. I think the rules state that it's more than 1 sq ft of material removed. I could be wrong. MWC will be doing my roll cage. I figured with a forged motor and some sort of power adder and you are looking at single digits so just to get a full cage so I don't have to worry about it.
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I do know that bolt in roll bars are not NHRA legal.
I could see you getting away just fine with having an access panel for the fuel pump. I think the rules state that it's more than 1 sq ft of material removed. I could be wrong. MWC will be doing my roll cage. I figured with a forged motor and some sort of power adder and you are looking at single digits so just to get a full cage so I don't have to worry about it.
I could see you getting away just fine with having an access panel for the fuel pump. I think the rules state that it's more than 1 sq ft of material removed. I could be wrong. MWC will be doing my roll cage. I figured with a forged motor and some sort of power adder and you are looking at single digits so just to get a full cage so I don't have to worry about it.
It seems like I may have to decide between going fast/racing and "looking good"/slow/street as I just don't like the look of cages from what I've seen so far..
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I know it'd be a pain in the ***, but once the plates are there above/below the floor (held in with the bolts once the bars are removed) I wanna know is how long would it take to install/uninstall the roll bar?
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I thought that was the case with the crossbar. Good to know they're street legal.
I know it'd be a pain in the ***, but once the plates are there above/below the floor (held in with the bolts once the bars are removed) I wanna know is how long would it take to install/uninstall the roll bar?
I know it'd be a pain in the ***, but once the plates are there above/below the floor (held in with the bolts once the bars are removed) I wanna know is how long would it take to install/uninstall the roll bar?
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It would probably take 10-15 minutes to unbolt the front from the main hoop and the floor. It would probably take 15-20 minutes to unbolt the main hoop and somehow squeeze it out of the car by yourself. Then it would probably take 10-15 minutes to unbolt the rear depending on how they are positioned in the car and if you can access the rear bolts with ease. The first time removal would probably take an hour but it's hard to really say because each person is different. I understand bolting it because it makes selling the car easy but constant install and uninstall would get on my nerves. Are you street racing a lot and don't want people to know it's fast? Do you have a couple F-bodies and only want to use one bar lol? What's the reason?
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you CAN do a roll cage and it not look bad. I think the guys name on here is "1320" that did a cage and he recessed it into the body of the car and it was covered by the factory panels and headliner. maybe try to search for 1320. I found it a while back
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Bolt-in rollbars are legal in uni-body cars as long as there is a top and bottom plates.
A custom bar can be done and look good (or even not seen) as said above.... but it can cost $$$.
A custom bar can be done and look good (or even not seen) as said above.... but it can cost $$$.
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They will be able to see some part of the cage especially the bars going down to the front. The rest can be hidden and tucked away because the rules don't state it has to be visible.
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Yeah..and that goes back to my not liking the look at all.