Retro fitting a CSX rollbar on a superformance

[frankym]

Ok anyone ever thought about getting the rollbar on a superformance MKIII to look like the original CSX car’s. I realize that there are considerations to make before changing the dimensions, like fitting to the existing holes in the deck, getting the bends and cuts correct, and perhaps finding that the convertible top won’t fit afterward.
I just bought my 3rd superformance, and I love everything about the car except that rollbar, it’s just nothing like the original. On the CSX cars, the rollbar is slightly taller, more perpendicular hoop position with the longer extension, and the extension angle where it meets the center of the hoop, just gives it such a different look, a much lower and more squat looking stance.

I purchased a rollbar kit from Cobra Restorers in Georgia, and it’s a mirror image of the original CSX. SO – has any SPF owner done this conversion? Curious to see photos if anyone has one. I know it will likely require many modifications to the rollbar itself, the mounting points, and perhaps the 3rd hole in the deck would need to be turned into an oval or a new hole drilled and the old hole filled. My thought was to maintain the current height of the SPF rollbar (so that the top fits), stand it up more erect, and then mount the extension leg about 2 inches further back, and then custom make a receiver base in the trunk for the extension leg. The extension leg won’t fit within the snap line of the convertible top, but I’m not terribly worried, as I would likely dismount the extension leg for the 2x per year that I would use the top.