"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 02:33:11 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:




Years ago, I bought a Myers Manx dune buggy. Beautiful chrome rollbar.
Bolted to the fiberglass sides of the body with 5/16" bolts and a small
washer. Totally for looks. Did look good. I built a cage for the
buggy,
did not look as pretty, but did look more functional.
Bill


Man..... I hadn't thought of those in years! About 16.5" out of the
middle of a bug frame, a Fiberglas body and viola..... instant fun!

You put your finger on the overall problem. A roll bar/cage is no
stronger than the supporting member... whether sheet metal or
Fiberglas...

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Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Southport, NC.

http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/cavern/
Homepage
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/directions.asp Where
Southport,NC is located.
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/autoupdater.htm Real Time Pictures
at My Marina
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats Rec.boats
at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide





Even more years ago, I race a 1964 Corvette coupe in SCCA B Production.
Took it to the Georgetown Hill climb. Race up a closed off public road near
where gold was discovered in California. I lost control on some pea gravel
and went off a steep hill. As I steered it as much as I could to miss trees
and building size boulders, I was very happy I had gone from the minimum
required roll bar to a full cage. Luckily I missed all the trees and
boulders and only had a broke trailing arm after being winched back up the
hill.
Bill