That's just in a rollover. And depending on the car's postion and direction
of travel, could land on the rear corner of the vehicle while upside down
and take the initial impact. In that situation, I'd rather have my head
poking past the line of the bar to the hood than the line from the
windshield to the trunk. Too many varibles to say it won't provide any
protection. And I'd rather have some protection than none. I'm also
looking for the bar to protect me from the guy who runs a red light and
slams into the side of the door.
Or the jacked up SUV that fails to stop and decides to play monster truck.
Steve
70' 1600
----- Original Message -----
> You all probably know my opinion on the whole rollbar deal but I'll share
> it again anyway. The rollbar needs to be tall enough so that when a line
> is drawn from the roll bar to the front of the car where it will hit the
> ground, the drivers head will be 2" below the line. For a roadster that
> means the roll bar needs to be much taller than will fit under a top.
> Anything less than that will provide no protection (ZERO) to the driver or
> passenger. It is only for vanity at that point. My advice is to leave
> the rollbar out and operate the top easily.
>
> Andy
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