Windscreen A Post Strength
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Thanks chaps. I intend to get a bar fitted to the road SEAC (I was waiting to see yours at Mania Duncan - doh!). The Rally car has a mega cage anyway but want the extra reasurance of a solid screen surround and intended to fit a mix and match of bodies for max strength (I've got a mega SEAC style chassis and smacked SEAC body and was thinking of fitting it {with the repair}) or a FHC body - right now I'd settle for getting it finished - Objective: Jeff Statham style car with a roof on the Tarmac stages - ooer!!.
GB
>> Edited by TaSmania on Wednesday 20th August 22:06
GB
>> Edited by TaSmania on Wednesday 20th August 22:06
Andy,
The roll cage is a nice to have but in reality if rolled there is no protection as the screen will collapse. I posed this question as I have a choice of DHC or FHC bodies to fit to the SEAC chassis for the Rally car and dispite the big rollcage I was interested to know if the dHC had a stronger screen rail as the one on the FHC is just foam filled (mind the A post on my SEAC wobbles around like a "Pri*k in a shirt sleeve". If any Wedge/Tiv owner has circa £500 spare a roll bar is a real good thing to have as it's peace of mind and stiffens the car dramatically. Ohh and yes I've seen many a car rolled and have a heavily smacked Wedge.
Cheers,
GB
The roll cage is a nice to have but in reality if rolled there is no protection as the screen will collapse. I posed this question as I have a choice of DHC or FHC bodies to fit to the SEAC chassis for the Rally car and dispite the big rollcage I was interested to know if the dHC had a stronger screen rail as the one on the FHC is just foam filled (mind the A post on my SEAC wobbles around like a "Pri*k in a shirt sleeve". If any Wedge/Tiv owner has circa £500 spare a roll bar is a real good thing to have as it's peace of mind and stiffens the car dramatically. Ohh and yes I've seen many a car rolled and have a heavily smacked Wedge.
Cheers,
GB
Torque! Thats the reason for the Nappy!!
Often the passanger and many a driver get the shi*s when the application of the right foot envokes torque and yeha the back end steps out.
We had a 385hp Roush Stg 3 Mustang at work and it got smaked twice cos of this. "Mild right foot, loadsa Supercharged torque, sideways, shi*s, lift off the right foot, car snaps back - BANG armco at the front end"
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I've seen a 400 thats slid wide and smacked a curb and by all accounts it was a hard bang which the owner thought would flip the car - it ripped of the wheel and lower arm - it was a mess but fixable - low down C of G, I guess.
I agree with Seamus and Stainless and with Nacnud and Jason- the cars look good if kept original but in the case of the later two can be made to look good with a rollbar - personal taste at the end of the day - it probably won't impact resale value either way.
GB
Often the passanger and many a driver get the shi*s when the application of the right foot envokes torque and yeha the back end steps out.
We had a 385hp Roush Stg 3 Mustang at work and it got smaked twice cos of this. "Mild right foot, loadsa Supercharged torque, sideways, shi*s, lift off the right foot, car snaps back - BANG armco at the front end"
. I've seen a 400 thats slid wide and smacked a curb and by all accounts it was a hard bang which the owner thought would flip the car - it ripped of the wheel and lower arm - it was a mess but fixable - low down C of G, I guess.
I agree with Seamus and Stainless and with Nacnud and Jason- the cars look good if kept original but in the case of the later two can be made to look good with a rollbar - personal taste at the end of the day - it probably won't impact resale value either way.
GB
Thanks Steve. DP if you want to sell the bar giz a call by e mail as I'm going to fit one to the SEAC for some Track days/Sprints. I understand (but could be wrong) that the Tower View bar is to FIA approved standards whilst the Penninsula on is not but is equally substantial. I haven't got my RAC Blue Book handy to know the hieghts above heads, etc, but there is definitely some defined clearances for head to bar. My Rally Car item fits inside the Wedge Roof and is fully RAC MSA (i.e. FIA) approved for competition. John from Tarcal who put this one in for me has fitted some Tiv's with Bars (for David Gerald) and can get them approved - Tailor made for £500 - you refit the carpet!!
Cheers,
GB
Cheers,
GB
You got to meet Lord March - can't be bad. Great event this years Goodwood FOS. Did you see Rod Millen in the Toyota Tacoma and Bjorn Waldergard in the Toyota Rally Car - nutters. Also did you see the Roush AllSports Mustang (625hp GT dominating Race Car). We were lucky to get an invite to bring it to the event - mind it was only our Companies President who got to meet Lord March and the other drivers. Us lowly 420 SEAC types - well - we get left to enjoy the hospitality tents.
It'd be great for the event to be a TVR focus or British Sports car focus one year and maybe you'd get a chance of a blat up the hill.
GB
It'd be great for the event to be a TVR focus or British Sports car focus one year and maybe you'd get a chance of a blat up the hill.
GB
Great photies. I didn't see the Stratos go up the hill but the pickie shows he's waving so I guess he wasn't really on it! One other guy who went up considerably in my estimation after his 360+ spin on the main straight was Button - Well impressive.
GW
PS: Looked in the blue book a week ago - it's not 6" to the roll bar I think it was 5cm above the head and the head cannot be more than 150cm in front of the bar.
>> Edited by TaSmania on Monday 1st September 08:23
GW
PS: Looked in the blue book a week ago - it's not 6" to the roll bar I think it was 5cm above the head and the head cannot be more than 150cm in front of the bar.
>> Edited by TaSmania on Monday 1st September 08:23
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