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Very nice write up. I'm planning on doing this this winter as well.
Any photos of the mounts on the underside?

Did you have to remove the many lines underneath or just loosen mounts and protect?
loosen and protect. I may, but as you will find, it is very tight quarters working under there, let alone take photos. Let me look at the photos I have. I remember trying to take photos of the drill points to emphasize the importance of location
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Great install, Tom! Having a hard time committing to the roll bar, myself.
 

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May never do this to my non R, but thanks so much for the write up and info if I do ever do it.
 
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Great install, Tom! Having a hard time committing to the roll bar, myself.
No real commitment. If you should decide you don't want it anymore, remove it. It can be removed, but not on a routine basis. My thoughts..... the rear seat on an R is useless. If you are going to track it, the added safety is worth it. Bonus, you can now add a harness.

It just comes down to the effort of the install. Decide to sell the car and the buyer doesn't want it? Remove it.
 

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Great job, Tom!

You want to help me install mine in 6-12 months since you did such a kick ass job? I can drive my R to the east coast for that! :cheers:
 

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Great job, Tom!

You want to help me install mine in 6-12 months since you did such a kick ass job? I can drive my R to the east coast for that! :cheers:
Hey Eric, I don't know how I missed your post. Absolutely I will, schedule permitting. My advice to you is do it in the cooler months. This job would exponentially suck in the summer months in FL. I would even wait until the seasons change for this one.
 
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Here are some pics of my install to give you guys more info and idea of what is involved...https://www.facebook.com/pg/MitiasRacing/photos/?tab=album&album_id=803859593110440

Also, when locating the holes on the rsd panel. I used a telescopic magnet tool - it attached to the roll cage in the center of the tube. Once it extends to the rsd, your centerpoint for bar is located. Mark with paint pen.. Drill.



Excellent idea! Angle iron and/or pvc as suggested in the instructions are not the best options IMHO.
 

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Excellent idea! Angle iron and/or pvc as suggested in the instructions are not the best options IMHO.
Not a GT350 owner and trolling here is I want to do this install as well. I have the rear seat delete (aftermarket clone from LMR) and it would be great if Watson included a paper template or made one available for download for this part of the install.
 

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Not a GT350 owner and trolling here is I want to do this install as well. I have the rear seat delete (aftermarket clone from LMR) and it would be great if Watson included a paper template or made one available for download for this part of the install.
I spoke of tolerances in my earlier post. That is the problem. Each car is not 100% identical. The bar, when installed, has to be adjusted to the car. That will affect the placement of the holes in the rear seat delete. A small variance in the location of the roll hoop will make a huge difference in the location of the holes for the rear legs. So far, MMM365 has the best idea that I have seen so far. The only issue with that is that the powder coating on my roll hoop left the portion that the magnet would stick to a little uneven. A small file or sanding block would fix that issue.
 

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I spoke of tolerances in my earlier post. That is the problem. Each car is not 100% identical. The bar, when installed, has to be adjusted to the car. That will affect the placement of the holes in the rear seat delete. A small variance in the location of the roll hoop will make a huge difference in the location of the holes for the rear legs. So far, MMM365 has the best idea that I have seen so far. The only issue with that is that the powder coating on my roll hoop left the portion that the magnet would stick to a little uneven. A small file or sanding block would fix that issue.
Ah yes, I recall that now. Thank you for all of the excellent information and photo's, I greatly appreciate you helping us DIY's out! Mine is not a $70k car, but I still like for everything to look professionally done when completed.
 

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loosen and protect. I may, but as you will find, it is very tight quarters working under there, let alone take photos. Let me look at the photos I have. I remember trying to take photos of the drill points to emphasize the importance of location
Did you ever locate any pictures from underneath? Either way, thanks again for the great write up.
 
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Yes, I have photos of the underside of the car with the pilot holes drilled. Again, it's about the mockup, template, and ensuring 100% that the drill points are located correctly. There isn't a lot of wiggle room. I'm in London until middle of the week. I'll upload them when I get home, but I honestly don't think it will do you much good.
 

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Yes, I have photos of the underside of the car with the pilot holes drilled. Again, it's about the mockup, template, and ensuring 100% that the drill points are located correctly. There isn't a lot of wiggle room. I'm in London until middle of the week. I'll upload them when I get home, but I honestly don't think it will do you much good.
Thank you sir and no rush. Will be a month before I have the time to do the install. Again, thanks for this thread.
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