David Buschur's RS goes 9.0, video, pictures and the products to do it.

[PATRICK B.]

Originally Posted by davidbuschur

I took the double din TV out of the car, I put a stock head unit in it and left all the speakers in it. While I don't use the back seats for passengers everyday, when I do want to I want to do it knowing it is still safe and usable. That bar that bradley posted looks like it would work. I may look into it again.

I hear ya!

This is a couple shots of the work we've been doing on my car to show you the clearance on the bars.

If you care to i will have more pics of the roll bar install in another thread.

W/ trunk closed

[URBANRCR]

Gotta love a serious street/strip car.

[PATRICK B.]

Here ya go Dave and anyone else interested....
Some pics of my FFTEC fab'd roll bar

[davidbuschur]

Patrick, thanks for posting the pictures. It's not what I am looking for though. The one from John is what I wanted to do but didn't think I could squeeze the bar in and clear the speak.

The trunk springs aren't a big deal to me. I took them out of my RS actually and cut one of them and put it back in, it is a prop rod for the trunk now, no springs in it. I was concerned with losing either the speakers or the actual hinge. I also need to keep the bar as high and to the outside of the car as possible so I can still use the back seats.

I do appreciate the pics, cage looks great, just not what I am after.

[PwrEvo]

Sickest pump gas evo!

[PATRICK B.]

Originally Posted by davidbuschur

Patrick, thanks for posting the pictures. It's not what I am looking for though. The one from John is what I wanted to do but didn't think I could squeeze the bar in and clear the speak.

The trunk springs aren't a big deal to me. I took them out of my RS actually and cut one of them and put it back in, it is a prop rod for the trunk now, no springs in it. I was concerned with losing either the speakers or the actual hinge. I also need to keep the bar as high and to the outside of the car as possible so I can still use the back seats.

I do appreciate the pics, cage looks great, just not what I am after.

I know it's not what you're looking to do.

Thanks for the kind words though

Good luck with your decision on the cage i don't think many would argue if you decided to retire the BadBish after all it has proven........but i know we all wana see an 8 sec pass out of it first

[diambo4life]

Don't retire the RS. To me it's the baddest REAL street EVO on the planet! Waiting on those 8's!

[davidbuschur]

Here's a video Jarrod put together from this past weekend.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/T...ime_686677.htm

[LoKiEvo]

Hey Dave what if you made this slight change in the back...

It would keep the bar to the outside of the car still clearing the seatbelt and speakers.

[PATRICK B.]

Originally Posted by davidbuschur

Here's a video Jarrod put together from this past weekend.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/T...ime_686677.htm

THANKS!

Tell Jarrod i like the leave-it-to-beaver music and the throw back music vid

BADAZZ as always!

Narrow track

[davidbuschur]

lokievo, I think that is basically what johnb did in his car, that looks to be the only way to get it done.

[evodan2004]

Originally Posted by davidbuschur

Patrick, thanks for posting the pictures. It's not what I am looking for though. The one from John is what I wanted to do but didn't think I could squeeze the bar in and clear the speak.

The trunk springs aren't a big deal to me. I took them out of my RS actually and cut one of them and put it back in, it is a prop rod for the trunk now, no springs in it. I was concerned with losing either the speakers or the actual hinge. I also need to keep the bar as high and to the outside of the car as possible so I can still use the back seats.

I do appreciate the pics, cage looks great, just not what I am after.

HAHAH dave mind posting a pic or 2 of that trunk mod and the weight savings it had?? sounds like a good idea.

[PATRICK B.]

Originally Posted by LoKiEvo

Hey Dave what if you made this slight change in the back...

It would keep the bar to the outside of the car still clearing the seatbelt and speakers.

That's what we were going to do initally but honestly i think you'd still bonk your head unless you put soo many bends in the rear bar it might look kinda funny and not be as structurally sound.

But i'm sure Dave has the know-how and connections to fab something both functional and amazing at the same time while keeping his creature comforts at the top of the list!

[davidbuschur]

The springs are not very heavy, I didn't weigh them. I used the end bent like a U, put it through the hole in the trunk hinge and put a vacuum cap on the end, it is now a short prop rod that is attached to the hinge.

[Q8_EVO]

Congrats