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  • ChrisB
    Low Range
    • Dec 2007
    • 40
    #1

    Soft Top and Roll Bar

    My '70 IIA 88 SW has a roll bar that was installed two owners ago. As I live in Alabama, I am preparing for my first sweltering summer with my new airconditioner-less ride and looking at soft tops. A couple of questions.

    First, does anyone have a roll bar in their 88, and if so, did it interfere with installing the hoops? If so, how'd you get around it?

    Second, any tips for a first-time hardtop removal?

    Finally, any thoughts on removing the roll bar? I can't keep my 5-year old out of it, so I am thinking it should stay in...

    Thanks,

    Chris
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    • KevinNY
      4th Gear
      • Oct 2006
      • 484
      #2
      I have a Safety Devices roll bar and it works with both the hard top and soft tops.
      The Goat, 2.8 Daihatsu Td, '73 coil conversion

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        • 4flattires
          4th Gear
          • Aug 2007
          • 424
          #3
          Top info...

          Scrolled back a few weeks...heres a stuck top post.

          http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2725


          Jeff
          64 SIIa 109 all stock
          69 SIIa 88 all stock
          Old tractors
          New Harleys
          Old trucks

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            • thixon
              5th Gear
              • Jul 2007
              • 909
              #4
              Depends on the bar. I made one once for a rover that measured out to fit under the hardtop or hoops. Do you know if it was the safety devices bar, or a custom job? It its a custom,post the width and height plus photos. I'm sure someone with a soft top can measure the width and height of their hoops, and let you know if it will fit.
              Last edited by thixon; 01-11-2008, 10:42 AM.
              Travis
              '66 IIa 88

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                • ajones
                  Low Range
                  • Oct 2007
                  • 35
                  #5
                  KevinNY,
                  Did you get that roll cage in the US, if so where, and if you don't mind me asking how much did it run you?
                  thanks.
                  Alex Jones
                   Atmore, Al
                   '64 SIIA 88
                   '79 MB 240D daily driver
                  '80 MB 240D donor
                  '59 MB 190D "rutso-ration in progress"
                  '00 Chevy Silverado 4x4 "rescue vehicle"
                   "Glad I ain't haze grey and underway!"

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                    • ChrisB
                      Low Range
                      • Dec 2007
                      • 40
                      #6
                      Thanks guys. The roll bar is from two owners ago, so it's at least 15 years old, or more. I don't have any history on the roll bar. I will take some pics, measure, and post both.

                      Thanks!

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                        • KevinNY
                          4th Gear
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 484
                          #7
                          Originally posted by ajones
                          KevinNY,
                          Did you get that roll cage in the US, if so where, and if you don't mind me asking how much did it run you?
                          thanks.
                          I got lucky and found one locally. They are no longer available.
                          The Goat, 2.8 Daihatsu Td, '73 coil conversion

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