What happens when a 89' covertable flips?

[WhiteCavaliac]

I was driving in my friends 89' vert and I was wondering how strong the windshield is. If it would just lay flat if the car flips.

[GTStang]

It really depends on how much force is on the impact of the roll-over. The windshield a pillars does have some design strength and will not fold flat if say a group of people just flipped the car over.

[HiFlow5 0]

Either way, you will still be killed or severely dismembered if a vert were to flip over.

[Rodek]

with that wonderful thought in mind are there basic rolls bars (not full 5 or 6 point roll cages or whatever) but just roll bars that can be installed somewhat easily..or is it required to remove some seats, rip up the carbet and weld them on to the frames and stuff..

[CamaroSSBoy346]

saleen makes a roll bar. It comes standard on all their cars. Not sure how "crash resistant" it is. Looks like its more for style, rather then saftey.

[GTStang]

Saleen, Steeda, etc.., All those are called "styling" bars or "light" bars. They don't say roll for a reason. But hey when driving a Stang convertinle in the summer at the beach wit the ladies lookin.... it's worth the risk of death!!!

[Rodek]

haha...GTStang..there is much truth to your words

[StangNut86]

what happens when an '89 convertible rolls? what happens when ANY convertible rolls? you die. probably 95% of the time. besides, if you're stupid enough to drive a convertible fast enough to roll it, you get your just deserts

[Rodek]

yea, well i mean you have to take some things into consideration, I mean not all convertibles rolling is the fault of the driver. Also there are other benifits to having a roll-bar besides protection, they also are greating in beefing up the chassis.

[StangNut86]

true, but 90% of all rolls are caused by drivers who don't know what they're doing. also, if you're worried about chassis reinfocement, a convertible is probably the last car you wanna race.

[89Turbo944]

What happens when a 89' covertable flips? u die.

Time to make yourself a set of true roll bars. Maby a big crome one.

[Rodek]

i agree with you, just that I wasn't really having hard core racing in mind. I mean a Mazda Protoge has a very good chassis, good strength, good suspension..you don't race them, but you can' still have fun blasting around corners and junk

[CamaroSSBoy346]

heres a simple solution: beaner style. You know, where the tires stick a foot out the fender! wide track baby! lol

[eillob]

Originally Posted by StangNut86

what happens when an '89 convertible rolls? what happens when ANY convertible rolls? you die. probably 95% of the time. besides, if you're stupid enough to drive a convertible fast enough to roll it, you get your just deserts

Yeah, nobody has ever rolled a hard top.

Rodek I am looking at putting a roll bar in my CONVERTIBLE. Check out this site if your looking.

www.maximummotorsports.com

[rerun]

well.. you ever see that movie men in black? at the very start of it when the dragon fly hits the window? something like that.


as for going too fast in a vert. i would never own a vert because
(1) its too heavy
(2) look to much like chick-cars
(3) not uhh.. well i duno but theres something about them

the safest way to drive a vert is the top up and have a good 5-6point roll bar. but as you can see that goes against the point of owning a vert. so really if you look at it that way, yes, verts CAN be fast, BUT its not the best of ideas, if you can see my point.

Nothing against verts, or their owners, but i think many will have to agree with me.