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 Post subject: Re: Shiny red bar
PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:51 pm 
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Ryan Holton wrote:
Vincent Keene wrote:
I have color-matched padding of course. I just haven't installed it yet.


No you didnt, your padding is PINK :oops:


Woah woah... did someone say "Cherry blossom red"? I am all over that!

:)

- brian


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:12 am 
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Diane Hall wrote:
My padding has velcro on the back


Velcro? You Yankees do everything differently, don't you? :P

Vincent - I found that the high-density padding was an absolute bear to bend around the curves on the main hoop. (I've seen several cars with padding only on the straight sections of the roll bar, but I can't accurately predict what part of the bar my head will hit in a wreck, so I padded the bends too.) I tried notching it but the sticks kept breaking anyway, and the tie wraps just sliced through the material. I ended up enlisting Dave Blum at K&E to get it right. Turns out that much bigger notches on the inside of the bends did the trick. Of course, after a few weeks the adhesive gave up, probably because I have 2" OD tubing and the padding is made for 1.75". The solution, as always, was duct tape.


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:12 am 
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Vincent, let me get this right. You had the bar powder coated, going to then cover parts in roll bar padding (always a great idea!!) and then on top of it you have a vinyl cover?? And I'm happy if the bar isn't rusting!

Ron


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