Roll cage question - Autopower door bar sufficient?

Yeah, that door bar will work, though once you've bolted it in place we recommend welding it as well. Also, double door bars are likely in the Lemons rules future--something to keep in mind.

Thanks Nick!  If I do weld it, should I well all of the bolted joints?  And is it likely to pass tech without being welded?  (I know it's ultimately up to the discretion of the tech inspector.)

Jim, that's a good point, especially as like most CRXes this thing is just about sitting on the ground.

On the double door bars... 

Are you thinking this:

or this:

That's actually where you want the lower bar, to keep the sill from buckling and prevent a low-entry by any protruding object.  That's really a pretty decent design. 

John

Neat!  That door bar setup might be a bit much for a CRX, as it's tough enough climbing in there over one bar.  I'll see, though.  I should probably find a fabricator in Columbus as I'm running on empty for time already without adding to the roll cage.

(My evil ugly swap has tons of troubleshooting left..)

For those of you with an Autopower or Kirk bolt-in 6 point cage, I bet you can add a 2nd door bar low on the driver side with just a few feet of straight tubing,  no bends required.  Notch with your hand held 4" grinder and find a welder.

For anyone (attending the fall race at CMP) that is having issue with installing the 2nd door bar because you don’t have a welder, there are plenty of people who would be willing to help you.  Out of almost 100 teams, I’d guess at least half have a welder and a team member who can weld.  If you can’t find anyone, just have the bar ready to install (cut and notched to fit) and stop by our pit and I’ll weld it for you.

Generally speaking, the racing community as a whole is very helpful to one another.  Even teams who are racing against you for the win are willing to help if you ask.  Heck, in our case (Team Dorifto Dogs E30) sometimes even if you don’t ask.  At the spring race at CMP, we had corded two front tires and were sitting in 2nd place at the end of day one.  The Schumacher Taxi team was pitted near us and overheard and offered us two tires for a beer.  Mind you they were in 6th place at the time and had no real incentive to help us at all.  They were just a good bunch of guys showing top-notch sportsmanship to a fellow group of racers.  Had they not offered us those tires it's possible we would not have won.  Our hats are off to you guys, and again thank you very much.  If you need anything that we can provide at the upcoming fall race, please don’t hesitate to ask.