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Old 01-17-2012, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by RACER X #99 View Post
I don't know what that means but my Contemporary Roll bar attached to the frame rails just like the ERA bars.
Contemporary was just being realistic in that neither roll bar was actually sufficient by today's standards. No race club will allow you to race with the standard hoop available on any brand replica including Shelby and Kirkham.
They are all just cosmetic rollbars like Contemporary pointed out 25 years ago.
I'm taxing my memory, but I recall discussing this very issue with Peter B. in the early 80's and, as I recall, it was not the mounts but the roll bar itself. I'm pretty darn sure that I was assured at the time that a true, heavy duty steel roll bar could be obtained elsewhere and that it would "do the trick." I think I'm sure of that, but it's going on 30 years now so it's possible I'm wrong.
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