[DeTomaso] roll bar

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

Homey
  ya gotta ask Mr. Drenske...somehow he kept it inside the windshield....its definately a tight fit but it fits with the padding
  md

adin at frontier.net wrote:
  Howzat work? If I move my bar forward 4-5 inches it will be outside 
the windshield by 4-5 inches . . . .

Don't forget the roll cage padding!


Quoting Mad Dog Antenucci :

> The major danger with the fabricated roll cages is the overhead bar 
> next to the windshield is too close to the drivers head. That 
> problem was resolved by Drenske on my last cage by just moving it 
> forward 4-5 inches.
>
> md
> MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 12/20/06 14:40:46, mmerritt at EventVehicles.com writes:
>
> << I would strongly discourage the use of a roll bar in any Pantera except
> where a helmet is worn full-time. The seats in a Pantera put the
> driver's forehead close to the top of the windshield as it is; put a
> roll bar there and there's a real danger of smacking your head even in a
> fairly light impact. >>
>
>>>> Uh...the roll bar goes behind your head, not in front of it. :>)
>
> However, I suspect you are actually talking about a roll CAGE, and I strongly
> discourage their use in street Panteras also. They are incredibly intrusive,
> especially on the passenger side, and unless you are unusually short, you
> will find yourself hitting your head (sometimes quite hard) on the side every
> time you hit a bump, and there is very real danger of head trauma if 
> you have any
> sort of even mild frontal impact.
>
> Mike
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