MG Sports Cars
engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" and Costello V8s
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Mr. T Tony Andrews Kent Island, Maryland (153 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 03:59PM Main British Car: '75 mgb, '74 grille, morspeed bumpers Rover 3.9 |
Re: Rollbar
Not to shabby Carl, have to make-up a windblocker (I like to ride with heat on, jacket, hat, top down and extend the season for as long as I can bear it) and thought it might be can kinda cool to add integral brake lights. I like the double hoop bars as the straight bars cut into the rear view mirror view.
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MGB SS Joe Schafer Central Michigan (150 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 06:46AM Main British Car: 1971 Mgb 1991 5.0 Ford |
Re: Rollbar
Carl
Have you seen a price on those yet, I believe they are built by a company called Boss Frog, anyway I have seen those before but not a price, they are supposed to be SCCA compliant. Joe |
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MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4514 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Re: Rollbar
Joe,
$485+85 for S&H. [www.mossmotors.com] "SCCA compliant" I wouldn't count on it. "These bars have been designed to meet SCCA guidelines based on destructive testing" I don't think that means they meet the SCCA rulebook. Sounds like a version of Clintonese. ;) |
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MGB SS Joe Schafer Central Michigan (150 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 06:46AM Main British Car: 1971 Mgb 1991 5.0 Ford |
Re: Rollbar
Carl
Just repeating the Manufactures claim "bossfrog.biz" It always seems dangerous to me when the roll bar is lower than the drivers head, but most are. Joe |
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rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Re: Rollbar
I'm no expert, but did you notice the link to the write up on the test... sure looks like they were doing a serious test...
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6470 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Rollbar
Assuming no funny business with the mounts like thicker metal, better reinforcement, etc that would seem to only leave the height requirement. I would guess that the lateral cross brace requirement would have been overcome by the test results.
Jim |
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V6 Midget Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: Rollbar
Looks like except for height, which of course varies with the seat and driver height they pass the SCCA solo rules. For drivers over about 5'10" tall it's almost impossible to fit a bar that will give the 2" over head clearance and still clear the folding top. The Boss Frog home site [www.bossfrog.biz] has a lot more of the technical information.
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rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Re: Rollbar
You guys got me curious so i emailed them & asked about whether they have any customers who've had it succefully pass an SCCA event tech review. Answer was no, not yet. They didn't indicate whether anyone has even tried. Just reitterated that it passed the destructive test. So, it's probably a safer roll bar than most being sold which appear more for decoration, but no telling whether it'd actually make it past an SCCA tech.
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Mr. T Tony Andrews Kent Island, Maryland (153 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 03:59PM Main British Car: '75 mgb, '74 grille, morspeed bumpers Rover 3.9 |
Re: Rollbar
Alright guys - this is at the top of my MG christmas list for this year. I'll install some sort of 3rd/4th brake light internally so MG logo lights up - will add an additional margin of safety and look pretty cool at night! If anyone is contemplating purchasing, you'll be able to take a look 2008 Meet.
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Re: Rollbar
Not me but I took some ideas and married them with others and as well have a removable barrier for wind on colder days or hwy KM so you can talk to your co pilot
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Richl705 Richard Lilly Fairfax, Virginia (42 posts) Registered: 12/03/2007 10:48PM Main British Car: 1958 MGA Buick 215 V8 |
Re: Rollbar
Has anyone looked at putting a rollbar on an MGA? I am working one and would like to but the placement of the convertible storage seems to be problematic. I was thinking of the style shown by Carl Floyd to get around this problem but just don't know. Has anyone tried? Thanks
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V6 Midget Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: Rollbar
Richard, I've looked at various roll bar installations in the MGA and there's almost no way to keep the top folding and add a bar because of limited clearance between the seat back and the rear deck. One solution is shown in this MGA from Australia where the rear deck has been trimmed back to allow a bit more clearance. Folding the top would still not work as originally designed, but if the top bows could be modified to make them removable such as in the early B and Midget then it might work ok. The other method would be to mount a removable bar through the rear deck, but that would require it to be removed and stored in order to use the top.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2008 11:07AM by V6 Midget. |
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