Well I am gearing up for the Buttonwillow event at the end of the month the school that is and well now that I am head over heals in love with AutoX and Time trials I was thinking of safety. Now I know I am going to get flamed for having a race seat and 4pt harnesses in my car with out a cage of some kind . SO I looked at Autopower bars and I was thinking of the Autopower race role bar with the removable center piece but I dont know if I should just go all out and get a 6pt cage.

The car is a daily driver and I am 6 ft 3" So I dont need something to get in my eye sight or crack my air filled head . The car will see autoX dragg racing and time trials.

So what should I get?
IF I get the role bar will it prtect me in a role over I mean will I still get decapatated If I dont have bars up front.

I really need all of your guy's imput as I wish not to make anymore stuped purchases that I wish I would have done something else.

Thanks in advance

To those who do help

Chris

 

Getting decapitated was never the issue. Think CRUSHED.

I'd go with a 4 pt rollbar if the car is a daily driver.

 

I want to get the 4pt with removable braces also, but I was wonerding....

with the cross braces removed, is it still safe for passengers in the back seat, or will they jack their heads on the side bars in an accident?

 

If you're worried about this happening just get some roll cage padding and pad the entire roll bar.

 

I plan to, but is it still safe even padded?

 

Safest method is abstinence.

Errr--- I mean don't carry rear passengers.

But if you're not going to carry in the people in the back, you may as well get the race rollbar. I personally wouldn't feel right allowing people to sit in the back of a car with a rollbar.

 

They discontinued that for a long time. But I remember someone on H-T had them and maybe they will sell them one day.
If you want lightweight. Cusco makes a 30lb version...I can hook you up. But the thing is they are pretty hard to get approval from clubs.


[Modified by nEoMuGen, 7:00 PM 3/17/2002]

 

I have heard arguments that the stiffining of the chassis balances out the 60 lbs. weight penalty.

I have been thinking about getting one as well, but the car is leased. I know it is removable, and I plan to buy the car at the end of the lease anyway, so am I crazy?

 

you will buy the car......oh yes.....you will buy the car.......and put the roll bar in it.

 

How much is the30 lb Cusco? any pics? how about availability?

 

I have their 2002 catalog....I think it's pretty cheap too, around $200-300 for the whole set. The only drawback is, you have to import them from Japan, I don't think there is yet an authorized Cusco dealer here that carries their full lineup of products. If you are still interested, IM me over the weekend, once I get home, I'll get you their number and scan some pic.....
IM fuzznuts as well, I kinda remember lending him the catalog, not sure....
And IM Racer-X for more specs, he knows Cusco better than most on this board.

If you do a search, there should be a thread that one of our member in Japan had the 6pt roll cage in his GSR.


[Modified by nEoMuGen, 1:36 PM 3/18/2002]

 

Is the Cusco unit bolt-on or does it require some welding? Do any of the stock panels need to be trimmed?

 

Here is the thread with some pics of Cusco Roll Cage...they offer the bar/cage in many points configuration. Email the owner as he has the first hand experiences with them:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=79215

 

for a daily driver, the roll bar is the way to go

yshi - who didn't really notice the extra weight after installing the AP bar