firstgear

let me know if you have.....I have some questions for you......I will PM you.....

roger newman

This is removable in about five minutes.

wirenut

Looks nice Roger, does the soft top work with the bar?

Steeler

Hi Roger
That bar looks neat, how does it mount to the frame?
I would like to do the same.

427Hotrod

I had one custom made for my car. The top goes up and down and it's removable. It's a 6 point with swing out side bars.



JIM

66since71

Put one in my 69 race car. Started with just a roll bar then added the full cage. Anyway, it's the same frame. The main hoop will attach about half way up the kick up in the rear. Back bracing goes to the frame rail above the rear end. At this point you have pretty much assured that the weakest point on the car is just forward of the kick up, so if you plan to use if for serious racing a couple of forward braces are critical. Better would be a forward hoop and bracing into the engine compartment. Find an old copy of GMs "Chevy Power" for full instructions on a good cage.

Harry

nassau66427

I've seen a nice looking coupe at a few shows.

He has a 4-point roll bar........

.....firmly attached to the floor with lag bolts.

63Corvette

Yep, my car has had a four point roll bar installed for more than 25 years.

firstgear

sent you a PM...I am looking for info primarily on a coupe.....

Pop Chevy

I bent one up for my 64 coupe, but I haven't welded it in yet. Looks good though.

Vogie

Has anyone tried welding stubs on the frame, lowering the body onto the chassis, then welding the cage to the stubs protruding through the holes in the floor? Will this pass NHRA tech?

Avispa

Rollbar? ROLLBAR? Are you kidding? What's next, seatbelts?




Just kidding! As you can all see, the windshield frame and vent window frames will not support the weight of a C2 convertible.


If you're running below 11 seconds at the strip, you're required to have one. For everyone else, they're probably a good safety upgrade. Just be sure that the attachment points are to the frame and not to the birdcage.

clibertyusa

How dod you do it? Any plans availablr?
Thank you

1963GrayGray

[QUOTE]Has anyone tried welding stubs on the frame, lowering the body onto the chassis, then welding the cage to the stubs protruding through the holes in the floor? Will this pass NHRA tech?

That is how I mounted the roll bar on my 63 Convertible. Works great and allows the bar to be removed. I install mine for autocross events and remove it for cruising. No problem with the soft top.
Doubtful that NHRA would allow it to pass tech.
Dave

out2kayak

Would you mind snapping a pic behind the seats?

Measurements would be great!



-- Joe

Corbrastang

You forgot to latch your hood.

1coolC2

Herb,
Sent you a PM.

Jeff

427Hotrod

When at the track I used a 1" spacer under the carb and I install extension on hood latches to lift rear of the hood. That shot was literally an hour after making 9 sec passes at Bowling Green as we pulled into the Corvette Assy. Plant.

Sort of a nasty pic back there but you can get the idea. There are stubs welded to frame that come out horizontal and the crossbar attaches at all junctures with 4 bolts through a flat cloverleaf plate.

The main hoop attaches the same way with vertical stubs. The bar is moly and weighs 26 lbs. Took a LOT of work to get the soft top able to function as well as make sidebars work with top up and down and make it all removable too.



JIM

out2kayak

Jim,

Cool! Thanks for the pics!



-- Joe

vetrod62

Hi Jim, was that deemed legal by the NHRA?? I am now at the hard decision point of whether to install a bar or not. I only raced once last year and was yelled at for going under 11.50 . The car should run maybe in the 10s this year. I hate to surrender the soft top. No way around it at here in NJ. Jim.