Cheap plug:
Ron Hamilton has built a batch of Roadster roll bars
in the recent past, and these were top notch, high
quality units suitable for track events. I believe
that he can also get them powder coated, instead
of painted, which is much more resistant to scratches
and chipping.
These bars were made out of at least .095" wall seamless DOM
tubing, the same stuff we make our race car roll
cages out of!
He's located in Mesa, AZ.
Disclaimer: I get nothing out of this endorsement, Ron
is a good friend of my Dad's!
Mark Coffin
SRL311-04425
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hall, Phillip [mailto:Phillip.Hall@msfc.nasa.gov]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 1:56 PM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: roll bars
>
>
> I have build roll bars for roadsters in the past. I find a
> shop in town
> that carries roll bar tubing (.035 wall I think) and have a
> muffler shop
> bend and weld it for me. I make my patters out of 1/8
> plywood. Shape?
> Front view - Come up behind the seats at 90 degrees to the
> world then turn
> in the angle of the side windows and bend to the
> corresponding angle to make
> the top flat. The last bar I made I put a small crown in the
> top and it
> looked great. Side view - angle it back at the angle of the
> wing windows.
> I put the back supports from the bottom of the top bend and
> down to the rear
> deck inside the rear fender. The last bar I build for my now
> deceased '68
> held up in a roll over with very little deformation. I plan to build
> another one for my '66 in the near future. OK it will be
> this summer before
> I can get to it. Any other Ideas I would love to hear them.
>
> Phil Hall
> '66 1600 and on 4 wheels
>
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