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Tons already done...Brakes front and rear, light battery, piggyback, wheels, coilovers, shock tower brace, other braces, complete exhaust system, dyno before and after exhaust system, all in our Good-Win Racing section here...and in our home forum build thread HERE.
Today...it's ROLL Bar Installation Time.
First, removing the factory hoops. Under the factory thick plastic the stock bar is very thin, about an inch.
Head Mechanic Rocky removing stock roll protection which, fortunately, is bolt-in item. Stock bar is made to help you live through a low speed event. What does that mean? It means you get hit in an intersection and flip when the SUV pushes you into the curb and your Fiat flops over and traps you under. Do NOT depend on stock protection for track days, most smart track day groups will NOT allow the weak stock hoops on track and nobody should be dumb enough to depend on them for protection at track speeds. More pics when finished in a few hours!
Today...it's ROLL Bar Installation Time.
First, removing the factory hoops. Under the factory thick plastic the stock bar is very thin, about an inch.
Head Mechanic Rocky removing stock roll protection which, fortunately, is bolt-in item. Stock bar is made to help you live through a low speed event. What does that mean? It means you get hit in an intersection and flip when the SUV pushes you into the curb and your Fiat flops over and traps you under. Do NOT depend on stock protection for track days, most smart track day groups will NOT allow the weak stock hoops on track and nobody should be dumb enough to depend on them for protection at track speeds. More pics when finished in a few hours!