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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks (Post 1927412)

The bolts that go through the mounting plates and hold the brace are about 8", but replacement braces do not use these bolts, instead they bolt to where the mounting plates attach on the side of the chassis. Those bolts are only about 1" long.

Robin's bar does use those bolts. Its main attachment is the seat belt upper mounts and then uses the stock bar bolts for locating the bottom of the bar. A very nice design, imo.

Auto power has no reference to the 370, only the 350. Why is it so hard to find products for this car?

Robispec and amuse both dropped out of making harness/strut bar, can't find one anywhere.

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Originally Posted by SunsetZ (Post 2602246)

Auto power has no reference to the 370, only the 350. Why is it so hard to find products for this car?

Robispec and amuse both dropped out of making harness/strut bar, can't find one anywhere.

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Originally Posted by SunsetZ (Post 2602246)

Auto power has no reference to the 370, only the 350. Why is it so hard to find products for this car?

Robispec and amuse both dropped out of making harness/strut bar, can't find one anywhere.

I have the first autopower full roll bar for the 370. At least, that's what they told me when I ordered it. In fact, they needed me to send them photos and give some feedback because of this. As far as I assumed, they kept making them from there.

Sounds like they did not???

If they didn't, I guess I got lucky lol. Mine is awesome. Was a pain in the *** to install (or so I was told). But it turned out fantastic. I'll see if I can post photos.

Here are a couple photos of my Auto Power bar being installed (circa summer of 2012).

One during the process (try to ignore my friend Jeff from Project X Customs who was assisting on the install), and one photo of it shortly after it was in place when my interior was being pieced back together.

http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0442edff.jpg

http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/...pse49b372f.jpg

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Originally Posted by Mozen (Post 734923)

Yea sure. The strut bar is locked in place on each side by sitting on a flange, having another flange placed on the top and bolted into the car. There is then 2 bolts, 1 which has to go through the top flange, through the bar, and into the bottom flange, the other that goes through the bottom flange, through the bar, and into the top flange. They are in a X pattern.

Basicialy when you turn the eyelet holes on the bar around to be in place for the RHD side of the car the X holes line up and the eyelets face forward right at the seat. When you flip it for LHD, you cant get the X holes to align unless the eyelet holes are facing straight up.

Now you could, swap the top plates on each side, the ones that bolt into the car BUT they are side specific and dont sit right unless they are on their side. On top of that even if you do, you would still need to drill holes in the bottom plate ( the top plate has extra holes) to allow room for the bolt to now go though both.

I would post pics of what im talking about but im actually in the middle of getting everything together to go to XDC with Non Stop Tuning :P so need to finish getting stuff in the car and then get out the door. Ill thow some pics of what im talking about from the hotel tonight if i have time.

Well, I got the Amuse Bar, but I got the holes drilled on both sides
So I had no issues. I was pleased with the results.

I have a Robispec bar for sale...

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Originally Posted by kenhdcgov (Post 3028688)

Well, I got the Amuse Bar, but I got the holes drilled on both sides
So I had no issues. I was pleased with the results.

For the love of god don't use the amuse bar for anything other than looks it's weak.

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Originally Posted by 1slow370 (Post 3028768)

For the love of god don't use the amuse bar for anything other than looks it's weak.

Don't bother. He can't be convinced. Lots of us tried and failed.

Its held together by hose clamps for ****'s sake.

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Yeah, but he's able to know with absolute certainty that he won't ever be in an accident. You should go find his other thread on the subject. It's something else.

Hey Chuck, if you don't like the flavor, stay out'a of the Kool Aide. And you seem to have cornered the market on being "something else". As an FYI, stay in Houston where you
clearly need to be.

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Originally Posted by kenhdcgov (Post 3029431)

Hey Chuck, if you don't like the flavor, stay out'a of the Kool Aide. And you seem to have cornered the market on being "something else". As an FYI, stay in Houston where you
clearly need to be.

I'm not the delusional one, Kenny boy. It doesn't surprise me at all you seem to be a government employee.

Do what you want, but never give anyone advice. Doing what you did could get them killed. Next time someone asks about harness bars and safety, have a coke and a smile and shut the **** up.

uhm yeah the amuse bar is made from titanium exhaust tubing (not a good idea) slipped over ss ends(also thin wall) that bolt into the weak factory brackets(not good idea) and it's hose clamped together. it's for show only. the eyebolt connections on the bar are even done with unwelded crush nuts, they will come flying right out when they see the 1000+ lbs of force that occur in a low speed frontal impact. we aren't talking 60mph into a brick wall here we are talking 20mph into another car. You get cut off once and you are going to take the risk of at the minimum F'ing your face up on the wheel and bouncing off the glass.