[JRitt]

Looks nice and the multiple positions/height settings is a nice touch.

Thanks! We believe the top/standard position will be the most used. Since we wanted to tie the bar down and triangulate it, we decided to extend the plates down the B pillars a bit. We had the real estate to work with on the plates, so we figured we might as well put it to good use and add some height adjustment flexibility if we could. We've got four positions spaced at one inch increments.

Jeff,

Are you able to reinstall the rear trim with it installed? I'll have to re-read the rule book but I'm not sure if the rear tension bars are legal for SCCA stock class... I'll have to look... that'd be a real bummer if it's not.

EDIT: oops, looks like one of the last pictures answered my question... what about the final trim piece? I assume we'd just have to notch out around the bar? I'm pretty sure that would be legal, just have to follow up on the tension bars.

Yes, you are able to fully re-install those huge trim pieces over the tension bars. We purposely built that into the design. They are completely hidden behind the plastic. You'd never even know they are there when the car is back together.

Only the one small plastic panel at the top of the B-Pillar remains out of the car, and our end plates cover most of that area. You can see it in the second to last pic on our blog. You could likely trim up that final small panel to fit it around the bar, but we figured most of customers would just leave it out. The billet plates look elegant with the weight relief cut-outs, and we kept them a satin black to maintain a stealth look and blend with the factory plastics. The factory seat belts also hang down and cover much of that area anyway.

When fully installed, the bar is IN THERE! I could do gymnastics on it without any movement. We figured overkill was a very good thing for stiffness.

One other note...the bar pictured is a prototype. The final design shifts the bar position about one inch towards the rear of the car. So if you're looking at it installed in the second to last pic, the vertical row of adjustment holes would be roughly where the rear edge of the plate is currently. We did that to ensure we maxed out the leg room/recline. I'm 6'4" with long legs, so we made sure I fit in total comfort. That also means the factory seat belt will operate without touching, or only barely brushing, the actual crossbar.

Great quality looking piece though!

Thanks! You'd be shocked if you saw the bill of materials for this thing. There are a lot of bits and pieces that are custom made just for this bar, and we are using the highest quality hardware and materials available. We are leveraging a lot of our company knowledge, experience, and relationships within the NASCAR community to build these parts. We have lots of talented fabricators here in Charlotte, NC...arguably the hub of American motorsports. Our Engineering Director is a bit of a wizard as well, which certainly doesn't hurt. I'm certain that when you hold this assembly in your hand, quality is one of the first words that will come to mind.