Need help with rules

[jmcarter]

Mark, I had that kind of bar in a 10.90 car many years ago (with a OEM firewall) and was told not to come back with it....if you read 4:10 of the General Regs and view the illustration I can see how tech inspectors could easily interpret it as not fulfilling the book on a few fronts....just my 2 cents but see my earlier post...

[rcjonny]

Thanks for all the help guys. I think we are gunna go with the 6 point. I figure its gunna be the safest thing for my car.

Thanks
Jon

[treessavoy]

Guys,

Can you still run a bolt in roll bar or does it have to be welded?

JimR

[jmcarter]

Jon, good call; you can use a swing out bar if that helps...

Jim, bolted in is permissible; this is copied straight from the rulebook general reg section so of course the wheel tub comment doesn't apply to a Stocker:

"All vehicles with OEM frame must have roll bar welded or bolted to frame; installation of frame connectors on unibody cars does not constitute a frame; therefore it is not necessary to have the roll bar attached to the frame. Unibody cars with stock floor and firewall (wheeltubs permitted) may attach roll bar with 6-inch x 6-inch x .125-inch steel plates on top and bottom of floor bolted together with at least four 3/8-inch bolts and nuts, or weld main hoop to rocker sill area with .125-inch reinforcing plates, with plates welded completely"

[rcjonny]

Yes you can have it bolted in it is in the nhar rulebook is was looking into it myself