Re: rollbar pad (for street)

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@domain.elided>]

Hi Tim:

I had one of IAP's pads on the Autopower street rollbar that I sold.  It's 
black (not really a pure black, as it had a bit of a brownish/grey tint) 
vinyl, and the foam/cloth inside padding is quite thin, almost like door 
panel padding thin.  You wouldn't want to hit your bare head (or maybe even 
your helmeted head) on it without getting a CAT-scan soon afterwards.  The 
areas of the pad that covered the curves on the rollbar hoop had snaps, 
with the straight areas held together by Velcro.  The pad extended about 
halfway down the uprights of the hoop.  The curved sections also had radial 
loops of stitches, while the straight areas were smooth.  Some problem with 
top clearance, as even though the padding was so thin, the surface of the 
pad on the uprights would likely get ripped by scraping the top frame as 
the top is being put up and down.

Check out Jeg's, Summitt Racing, Baker Precision, Racer Parts Wholesale, 
etc. for the black foam padding that is self-adhesive.  I've seen some 
types where the thickness of the padding is asymmetric, so the padding is 
thicker on the side of the hoop closest to your head.

Regards,

Dean W. Cains
Lutz, FL
'74 Spider Veloce

At 07:39 PM 4/19/2002, you wrote:
>From: "Tim Lentz" <timlentz@domain.elided>
>Subject: rollbar pad (for street)
>
>Does anybody own the ~street~ rollbar padding that IAP sells ($55) ???
>what's it made out of?
>how does it attach?
>how thick is it?
>how much does it cover?
>does the top clear it o.k.?
>
>I'm shooting for a ~vintage look~ for my street bar (vs. the zip-tie & pipe
>insulation look) and still provide some padding for my "melon".
>
>Tim Lentz
>Tampa, FL
>'74 Spider

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