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Originally Posted by 400TT
It wasn't long ago that structural roll bars were virtually non-existent, that's why most kits don't have factory roll bar supports.
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Actually Craig, In the early 1990's when the RMC was the favored kit in Queensland, you could not register without a roll bar. It was strongly enforced by the Dept of Transport. They required at least 40mm thick wall chrome moly, across behind the passenger and it had to be padded with a 25mm padding. Everyone used that black foam tube used for pipe insulation. It made the bar 4" in diameter with the foam tube fitted. That was why, in those days, no-one ran the single hoops behind the driver.
Rick Perceval (sp) and Connor Craig, then agents for the RMC, argued for months with the Department for an exemption from the roll bar rule. It took the release of cars such as the MX5 etc., before the department removed the requirement.
Gawddd, now I'm really showing my age.
