One Hoop or Two?

[Aussie Mike]

I went with one hoop for asthetic reasons (Love that classic look). That being said I wanted it to be a functional hoop that will provide some protection.

Here it is under construction. The 3rd leg runs through to a chassis member under the boot floor.



Unfortunately when I bult it I didn't have the body on. It's probably about 2" too short in my opinion. I'm building a new one that'll be taller. This is something to seriously consider when building your roll hoop. If your helmet is the same height or higher than the hoop it doesn't much matter how sturdy it is. In theory it should be at least a couple of inches higher than your helmet. Mine is about the same height as the top of my head.



Cheers

[Rebel1]

Mike, there was once a theory that a line taken from the top of the front guards to the top of the roll bars should be a minimum of 50mm above your helmet.

ie. If you do roll the car it will hopefully skid/rest on those points and also allows for body drop in harnesses whilst inverted.

[ledge]

Hi Greg
I am a fan of just one hoop on the drivers side.
Mine is a three leg but the rear leg that normally goes through the boot i have cut of so it sits neatly on an ally pad so to the untrained eye it looks like it goes through,

I have not got a recent pic so i uploaded this one



Regards
Paul