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Old 2nd March 2010, 09:18 AM
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He reckons in an accident the seatbelts, firstly would bend the cross bar then pull out the back stays.........
What's happening with the main hoop when all of this is going on with the cross brace & back stays

Given the yeild/shear strength of 2 X M10 8.8 Bolts In the event of an impact large enough to exert that sort of forces ...... Probably have a lot more to worry about than the roll bar !!??
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