Miata Roll Bar Install Time

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Miata roll bar install time.

Hard dog m2 hard core 4 point roll bar is designed for 99 05 miata with a glass rear window and plastic window soft top on 90 97 miata. The roll bar foot plates fit against the seat belt reels which stay in their original location but do not use the original spacers. This is a little tedious cause you cannot get a socket in there and you ll have to use a combination open end and box end to tighten it down but do not tighten it all the way. We offer a wide range of parts for all years of the mazda mx 5 miata.

Typical installation time is 18 to 20 hours for one person with some fabrication skills. Flyin miata is the world leader in miata performance. Full install how to guide for the deuce double hoop roll bar from hard dog. Using the 17mm bolts that held the bottom of the seat belt mechanism in place secure the bar to the seat belt tower.

Roger our region s president has been doing some local autocrosses lately and i guess he got to thinking about what might happen if he tried jumping a curb at full tilt like he did one time ask him about it sometime and got it upside down. You do not need to make any modifications to this perch during the install process at all. I m doing this on a 1994 na miata which will be exatly the same for any 1990 19. Miata hard dog roll bar installation by john kuykendall.

Laser cut to fit the rocker panel perfectly. Installing a blackbird fabworx gt3 roll bar into miss miagi and some laguna seca track time back in january i picked up a replacement to el cheapacabra the 600 musty miata project car that was totaled when an e46 cut me off at an unprotected left. This cuts out roughly a half hour per side during installation. Fig 1 once the hard bar and seat belt reels are in position start but do not completely tighten the footplate using the mounting bolts from the hardware kit and the original equipment small od flat washers from.

If you are installing a used roll bar or had to remove your roll bar for any reason we recommend replacing the hardware. Installing the hard dog m1 sport in my 95m.