Most liked posts in thread: Rollbar?

Yeah, the increased rigidity is notable with the autopower as well, it is the "little blue pill" for the MINI.

 

Allen make sure to pad that bar. I like you to much to attend your funeral. As much as I'd like a roll bar in my Miata it is too close to my un-helmeted mellon.

 

I was thinking the same thing...Hitting that bar hard with the back of a helmet will not have a happy ending.

 

Yep, the autopower can be welded in, I wish I would have done it that way.

Installing in a MINI is a pain--if you don't have a race shop you trust, might be worth a road trip to a trusted MINI shop reasonably close.

 

Chad at Detroit Tuned has installed Auto Power cages & roll bars. I'd give him a call. I think it's more like 3 hours.

 

I think a rollbar like this would be perfect for a MINI:

Daily Turismo: 5k: Monster & Mini: 1972 Honda N600 4X4

 

Putting the AutoPower "race version" bar from Detroit Tuned stopped most of the squeaks my R53 had.

I still want to make a rear brace to tie the rear legs of the bar together and to where the rear seatbelt bracket went in the center of the car. It would be cheap and easy, just haven't done it yet.

 

Allen you can take a match & melt the ends of the zip ties so they no longer act like razor blades. Are you going to use a harness for your track days?

 

^A technique employed by a guy who parks out back of our shop: This here's a 3" PVC roll bar rattle canned silver, like a BOSS.



Clearly, he's safety conscious, with such a fast truck, he's also installed quarter panel vents, to keep the inside of the front sheet metal from overheating. It also passively cools the door hinges, and speaker wire. F1.

 

Let me know how many you need & I'll bring them over to donuts.

 

That truck is awesome!!! The bumper looks interesting as well.

 

Installing custom built in the car, or pre made?