Roll bar cross member and 5/6pt belts

[Michael C Henry]

I have an older EM that I bought over twenty year ago The original builder built it for competition at Virginia City Hill climb. It had the single black roll bar of 1 1/2" material. all points go to frame. More than ten years ago. I intended on changing out the Simpson belts that he had used , latch link lap and Y shoulder harness. I was recently surprised to find was a Simpson product from back in the day. The single anchor strap came through the rear bulkhead wall still way lower than an adults shoulders. Two separate shoulder straps would be at an even lower height. My fix was the roll bar cross member sold by Finish Line Cobra Accessories. I did say over ten years ago? Then they had cross member it a kit form that would clamp onto 1 1/2" roll bar tubing. made of 2 inch tubing with welded clamping ears and a rear stabilizer boss and a rubber pads to take up the difference between the inside of the 3"od tubing and the roll bars 1 1/2" OD, two forged eye bolts and two 3/8" bolts for the clamp and a long length of chromed 3/4" tubing over 1/2" all thread. I used the clamps but added a longer3/8 grade 8 bolts to incorporate jam nuts I replaced the long chromed tube with a piece of 3/4"OD 316L stainless tubing with 0.065" wall thickness and Stainless washes with 1/2' ID hole tigged to each end to center the all thread in the tube all cut to fit the stabilizer on the rear of the clamps keeping the clamps and eye bolts facing forward. I finished with 1/2" SS 1/2"x 13 nuts and acorn nuts Problem is NOW Finish line Cobra Accessories only has roll bars and roll bar stuff for 2" . I did find a club member that answered my thread on the Club Cobra and happened to have the 1 1/2 roll bar cross member un used in the box for the second roll bar I'm planning on installing The roll bar cross member makes an anchor point at the correct height ( just below the height of the occupants shoulders) for anchoring two shoulder straps . Or you can look over on FFR and see an ACTION custom built welded and powder coated to fit your roll bar roll bar tubing OD and Center to center for $385 each. I saw an all black cross member but I supposed you could get any color you wanted. Still a clamp on cross member.