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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

Jeebus Dave...did they use a stick welder? Good luck with your initial tests. :)

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

Mike does great work. On time and reasonably priced

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY (Post 533475)

I don't know TEDDY, those welds on the TOP of the bars can be awful close to the headliner..and the heat is also very damaging....just saying that with all the EXPENSE involved it would have been a good idea to install the RB first. I have seen it all in 30 years....I will put Dave s headliner at the very top of my prayer list this morning.....

Prayers Answered.....

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

I don't think that roll bar will pass NHRA, tech if they had tech.....

Re: '66 Malibu N/SA

My concern would be the side bars. They appear way too low.

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Originally Posted by Bob Mulry (Post 533901)

I don't think that roll bar will pass NHRA, tech if they had tech.....

Wow, that would be real sad , If you read Dave's first post he has plans running the car in N/SA ..... And if he is in the other lane from you , better be on your A game as he is real tough competitor .....

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I've seem better welding, but since I did my own I won't comment on that. As for the questions raised about the bar placement, everything seems to be where the book wants it to be on a roll bar stocker.

No Malibu stocker scares me... except one around here. Make that two. Same guy...

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Originally Posted by S/ST J718 (Post 533910)

Wow, now these guys will all think I paid you to write that! But thanks. In this case though, I'm sure I'll be a sitting duck for the guy in the other lane. Assuming I'm racing there at all, it'll just be a big, expensive test session for me. My only testing in advance will be two or three runs probably this Friday night and as long as I can run the car at full throttle without anything terrible happening I'll take it with me to Fontana (I'm going with or without the car). But it won't be anywhere near sorted out I'm sure.

As far as the cage goes, yeah now that I look more critically at the welds they're not the prettiest. But I've looked at both the rule book and the roll bar closely and I'm satisfied it's legal. Of course if a tech inspector says otherwise I'll get the issue resolved.

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I've been told several times that when the driver is seated and he puts his hands on the steering wheel at 10 and 2 o'clock that the side bar should pass thru a line between the shoulder and elbow. In reality this puts the side bar very high. Often I start the bar parallel to the rocker from the main hoop for a short distance then turn it down to the floor. Remember that bar is designed to keep you in the car if you ever barrel roll in a crash.

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If you get to Fontana in two weeks, drop by my pit area and say Hi. Always like Chevelles, hope you bring the car.