Roll bar on Spider??

John Donohue · Post by **John Donohue** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:04 pm

Anyone know where I could find photos of a Spider with a roll bar installed - I have been toying with the idea, but would like to do some research first.

Mad-Machine · Post by **Mad-Machine** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:54 am

I got that one only because I want to mount my seatbelts in a similar fashion

spiderrey · Post by **spiderrey** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:00 pm

i like that set up. but wouldnt it be better to mount the belt on the bar about 6 or 8 inches lower? thanx for the idea. ill copy it onto my bar.

Mad-Machine · Post by **Mad-Machine** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:06 pm

I would think so.. the belt that high would be grazing my cheek.. not very safe.

jacksplace · Post by **jacksplace** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:53 pm

My 1978 has a padded roll bar (previous owner installed) but the seat belts are mounted in the standard location.

Jim DeShon · Post by **Jim DeShon** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:16 pm

I have also been considering installing a roll bar. I need to know how high they are. I have an aftermarket hardtop that I would like to use some times and am worried that it will not fit under the top. It is one of the old MG Mitten tops.

Mad-Machine · Post by **Mad-Machine** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:22 pm

my old 75 had roll bar.. the converable top clear it with no issues.. EXCEPT for the rear bow over the window.. if I allowed that to flop forwards, it would catch on the bar and stop the top dead.

Jim DeShon · Post by **Jim DeShon** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:57 pm

There is quite a bit less head room with my hard top in place than with the soft top. Me thinks there may be a problem with this idea.

Mad-Machine · Post by **Mad-Machine** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:11 am

well, from what I remember,, you could see over the top of the rollbar from behind with the top up.. I would guess there was four inches between the top of the bar and convertable top

Spyderbuddy · Post by **Spyderbuddy** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:25 am

do we really need the roll bar (safety issue) i like the roll bar its seems a good way to mount seat belts but could lose the wanttobe back seat fill me in

Jim DeShon · Post by **Jim DeShon** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:12 pm

If I ever get mine back together (big if,I know) I have half a mind to run it in Solo II events. In that case, the roll bar would be required. I still want to be able to use both tops. My hard top is very low inside, much lower than the soft top. I'll just have to do some measuring (and maybe some fabricating) when the time comes.

P.S. Who needs the back seat ? It didn't work for anything but the dog anyhow !

Mad-Machine · Post by **Mad-Machine** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:16 pm

you don't NEED the roll bar.. but I can tell you this.. it does a great job of tightening up the body on the spider. When I installed the one in my 75, I had to realign the doors because it pulled the body straight from where it had slightly sagged over the years.

It's also nice to have.. "just in case"

Spyderbuddy · Post by **Spyderbuddy** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:43 pm

now thats what i wanted to here that it helped with the body of the car not just to say i have a roll bar in my car and i know the back seat is just for looks

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:00 pm

Mine had a rollbar in it when I bought it and I promptly took it out and sold it. Now I wish I had the thing back! It helped keep the body from flexing and the paint cracking in certain areas. Mine was mounted in such a way that none of the interior panels were altered to accomodate it and the back seat was still available for people with no legs.

Michael N. Marcus · Post by **Michael N. Marcus** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:45 am

John Donohue wrote:Anyone know where I could find photos of a Spider with a roll bar installed - I have been toying with the idea, but would like to do some research first.

I have one. See http://www.michaelsmuseum.com/spider-exterior.htm [/url]

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