Roll bar position

gsimatos · Post by **gsimatos** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:03 pm

I am getting ready to mount the roll bar assembly onto the fuse (tip-up canopy) and I am finding it a little vague on the plans just how to get it positioned fore to aft. There is a note to place it at station 56 inches and a bit. i can't rember the exact fraction. The station is relative to what?? The firewall perhaps? If so is it the front or back of the firewall. If anyone has any pointers on how to get it placed I would appreciate it. Thanks Gary

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:39 am

I will be doing the same thing this weekend Gary, so I'm looking for answers too...I have the drawing in front of me, and I do believe the 56 7/32 station is from the firewall, but I couldn't tell you if it's from the front or back of it...

Anyone know?

gsimatos · Post by **gsimatos** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:49 pm

Chad Thanks. I think it is a pretty pivotal issue since so much stuff will be impacted by the placement of the roll bar. One thing it think is helpful and Dan C also points this out is to put on the skin that encloses the rear window. The edges come forward and you locate the roll bar out board mounting brackets relative to that skin. Lots of niggly little things to get right but I think it is worth the time. Let me know how it all works out. For me I have a bit of a 'Honey do' list for the weekend but I do want to get the thing installed early next week. Cheers G

jim_geo · Post by **jim_geo** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:29 am

Hope this helps a little. Although I have no measurments to give you the info is all on the plans.

Just cleco everything together and it almost falls into place.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:28 am

I did get my roll bar finished this last week, and it is like Jim said, just get it all cleco'd in place, and it works. I have a couple of strange "slightly off" areas, and by that I mean that I will probably be the only one to notice, but there really isn't very much adjustment with the top brace holding things in place.