As you know I previosly mentioned that the 1995 &1996 4th gen max and i30performed poorly in the govt crash tests.

I am still upgrading my car to be safer since I will be driving it for a long time to come.

I pulled the front seats and found the slider is attached in the front of the seat with cheap rivets. We welded the slider to the seat bracket to fix this problem. Then we found the floor brackets on the outer door sides tack welded to the floor sheet metal so we welded this and fixed this problem. Finally I used 10-9 bolts to scew seats to floor.

Next , to protect my driver side door in case someone t-bones me I had a bar welded from the halo bar between the door and front seat and run forward in a lower position where a car or truck bumper would most likely hit the door. The roll bar builder said to keep it lower so it wouldn't crush the side of my chest.
The bar continues forward to the base of the kick panel where it is welded to a top plate and bolted to a lower plate under the car. Now I have this lower bar and the main halo to help stop a car from intruding into the drivers compartment.

Another thing they told me was if you're driving alone slide the passenger seat far forward because after reinforcing the seat this will act as a buffer if hit on the passenger side.

 

I would be interested in seeing pictures.

 

Don't forget your bicycle helmet and elbow/knee pads.

 

Man, to go thru all that effort and die because you got speared thru the window by a 4x4 on 12" boost.

Dave

 

good idea. but stop jynxing him =]

 

I think what you doing is great. If you get a chance take some pictures.

 

I definitely will. Thanks

 

Kind of OT but did you put in a fuel cell when you had that incident a couple of weeks ago? And if so which one? Lastly did you cut out the wheel well in the trunk? And if so what sheet metal did you use?

 

I did have to install a new fuel pump because I let my fuel level fall to empty all the time and that shortens the pump life. I stayed with the walbro 255 hi-flo.

I didn't cut out my wheel well, I just whacked it in where it got in my way.

 

Mehn,

Not 2 Jinx u and all but I think All you 4gettin now is to pray to all the Gods 4 safety. Good job on the car.. You ought to imagine the stress for folks on motor cycles..

Later
Whoadie

 

Can you please not type like this? Welcome to the .org by the way.

 

Yeah would love to see pics. Going forward the kick panel is a good idea and is done in pretty much any decent road race car with a full cage.

 

get a car seat it helps at least when the cops pull u over :Þ

 

I want to see pics if you do a full roll cage in there!!

 

Not quite sure what you mean. Please elaborate!

 

I'm definitely not going with a full cage. No room and I don't want any steel bars in front of my head. The halo bar behind the front seat is covered with
8 " of foam to protect the back of my head.

 

Hi,

Part of the Car and Driver theory is having fun while operating these awesome vicious machines. Respect the vehicle and its capabilities..
What are you really trying to accomplish? Sorry for the typo's on previous post.

Thanks

 

Read the # 1 post in this thread. This is my everyday ride and the drivers in vegas are notorious for ignoring stop signs and red lights.