Irv:
I am ignorant on the topic of roll bars, preferring to drive "au
naturale" (conjures up a pretty disgusting visual, eh?).
Why would a weak roll bar make the car more dangerous? The
windshield frame would crumple like an aluminum beer can during a roll
over, leaving the driver a good 12 inches shorter than before. So it
seems that even a "cosmetic" roll bar would help. Instead of 12 inches
shorter, the driver would be only 6 inches shorter (add that to the au
naturale, and it *really* gets disgusting).
EMT: Did you see that TR6 rollover?
Ambulance driver: The one with the naked guy who was missing his
head?
EMT: Yeah, that one. We found his head in the underbrush near
the car. He died with a smile on his face - at least he died happy.
Ambulance driver: If only he had a REAL roll bar. He would still
be alive. Naked, but alive.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-6pack@Autox.Team.Net] On
Behalf Of emanteno@comcast.net
Sent: July 30, 2007 9:00 PM
To: Joseph Grant; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] Roll bar theory - How do you mount it??
-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Joseph Grant" <grant@bowtie6.com>
> What I am asking is then, given a roll bar, what is the best way to
properly
> mount it on the TR6 so it becomes something functional as opposed to
> something that only looks good.
Unless it is tied into the frame and properly braced,a roll bar in a TR6
is purely a decoration, which may actually make the car more dangerous
to the driver in a rollover than no roll bar.
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
Highland Park, IL
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