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Old 05-18-2015, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by rodneym View Post
David,
Why do some Cobras have the rollbar support on the rear bulkhead (like our KMPs and CSXs), and other don't (including some CSX Continuations and even the Completion Cobra).
Did some have them and others not?
Originally the cars had a bracket/support which was a small length of 1 1/2 ID tubing with a 90 degree piece of steel (really angle iron) welded to it. This bracket bolted through the rear bulkhead to the 3/4" square tube which is visible in the trunk. The roll bar slides through this bracket when you put the roll bar in.

Why some cars don't have it I have no idea. It needs to be there to support the roll bar from collapsing in a roll over.

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