I need to load this thing on a trailer in, what, 10 days now in order to drag it out to Expo and after taking a month to install the damn thing, this is how I pick up my car today from getting my roll bar installed:





So, first of all, who the hell does that? Especially after I specifically said that there would be 2 (two) seats in the car, and was told just not to bring the other one.

OK, so, now what? I can either have the harness bar cut-off and redone, or I can fit the passenger seat in there (possibly) and just run the shoulder straps to different lengths. Obviously I'd rather do the first, but time is a factor and maybe I'm just being paranoid.

Safety people, what are your thoughts on this?

 

Safety? cut it out and do it properly. That's a weird *** bar design anyhow; the whole thing.

 

UMMMMM YIKES??

NO diagonal????

sorry to say this, but that looks like some HORRIBLE design and craftsmanship.

 

OMG, WTH is that? Take that back ASAP and make them do it right.

 

Probably thought you were one of the fast n furious...
Tell the hack job to remove, get money back and go to piper (since you are close)

 

Aside from the harness bar, it's just a basic 6 point. Unless I'm missing something, there's nothing alarming about the design. I'm not really qualified to critique the welds, but they look OK to me. I said no to a diagonal because nobody requires it at this point.

No way am I taking it back to them... I left with it because I didn't want them to spend another month trying to fix it. If I have it redone, I'm taking it somewhere else.

 

Your life does. That harness bar needs to be cut out and redone correctly and a diagonal needs to go in there if you expect that cage to do anything other than crush you to death in a rollover.

 

holy christmas. i coulda made a better "roll bar" than that and I have never even welded before lol.

 

OK, sounds like my fears are well confirmed, I sent an email to Piper to see if they can get me in.

 

dont take it as ppl picking on your bro, its about safety. get it done the right way.

 

piper does great work. and FAST. they had my rear cage finished in a day. they are a bit expensive, but you get what you pay for. $90 per hour for labor.

 

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that looks FLATOUT RIDICULOUS!!

 

I'm curious to see what the area looks loike where it is welded to the floor.

 

Piper will do the work properly, BUT also keep in mind (if you have someone else do it) that most professional organizations with a ruleset (NASA, for example) requires that all safety equipment follows their rulebook/CCR. In other words, if you have a cage, it has to be legal, meaning it has to have a diagonal.

Also, since you're a track noob, you WILL need a passenger seat for an instructor to sit in. I don't know what the policy is (if one exists to begin with) on 1-seater cars for that event.

Absolute worst-case scenario: cut out the bar, run stock belts.