In a message dated 10/10/02 4:12:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, borrani@att.net
writes:
> I just went through this. I ended up cutting a nice 1/4" thick piece of
> aluminum and then having a proper support made. I will take the aluminum
> piece
> in to an upholsterer to finish the job. I had put some 3/4" closed cell
> foam
> (same stuff I line my inner fender wells with) and glued it to the
> aluminum. A
> tech inspector said it was ok, but really preferred a LOT of padding there,
>
> something thicker.
>
My solution:
Take a round piece of aluminum plate or, I suppose, plywood.
Drill it for 4 suitable bolts.
Put the bolts in from the front, and nut them on the backside
Glue a round piece of 2 cm. sytrofoam to the backer, and cover it nicely with
hide of the Nauga (surely an endangered species by now).
Use the bottom (non-'U' bolt bits) part of an exhaust clamp - size suitable
to the diameter of the rollbar, pass them over the bolts sticking out of the
back of the pad, and nut them up to clamp them to the bar. Obviously some
planning about location for the bolt position and spacing is a necessary step
before you get to this point.
The resulting pad is firm but yielding enough in a collision.
If you are putting the plate right in the open spot between the main hoop and
the diagonal brace, and aren't lucky enough to have the brace be in the right
place to mount directly, one easy fix is to cut some expanded metal to fill
the gap between the hoop and crossbrace - this can be U bolted to the bar -
the pad then bolts through the expanded metal backing. I actually prefer this
method, as there is much less chance that the pad could rotate around the bar
in an impact situation.
Bill
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