acadian_dad

Hi - I just bought a used DAS Sport rollbar (for 996/997) for use in my 997.1 GT3.

When it arrived, it had a few "features" I was not expecting compared with photos from the DASSport web site ... so for anyone who is familiar with these bars, can you answer a few questions ?

First - on the cross bar that the harnesses will attach to, there are the harness alignment fittings welded on - but behind each seat location (between the two harness alignment gizmos) there are a pair of vertical welded on plates with holes. Wondering what they are for ? Is this for bracing a seat back ?

In addition, on the driver's side there is a plate which has been bolted in place with a couple of holes. Again, wondering what this would be for ?



Also at the bottom of the front roll bar, where it is supposed to attach to the B-pillar seat belt mount point, the attachment hardware seems to have had some shims added ... Is that normal / required (eg. is that to spread the load to floor in some manner ?) or was this just a byproduct of a previous install that needed "help" ?



Anyone who has one of these installed, it would be very handy if they could post or PM close up photos of the attachment to the B-pillar (eg. where does the seat belt go - outside or inside of the bar mounting bracket ?). Did you use an eyebolt for harness attach or use something like the BK harness attachment points and a regular bolt ?

Thanks in advance !

996FLT6

Looks like seat brace anchor on 1st pic. If u bolted the the dassport wo those shims u would have a gap underneath- looks like previous owner put those on for a bigger footprint in case of a rollover(if they fit keep them on). If u really want to play safe have someone fabricate shims to bolt and weld to chassis floor but u need to drill holes. Totally forgot how safety belt was mounted- sorry. Mike

Spiffyjiff

yep, plates in the top are for seat brace like this one (the square tube with the holes on the brace fits between the vertical plates in your pic):

http://www.bkauto.com/porsche/r9020.php

i agree with 996FLT6 on the bottom plates...looks like the previous owners setup didnt quite reach the floor.

i have GT2 seats so my OEM belts go directly to that, sorry, have never seen a close up of another type set up. HOWever, i did catch a pic on here somewhere where the guy used an eye bolt to secure the foot pad to the B pillar (instead of using the stock bolt etc). my new DAS bar came with 2 eye bolts but they didnt quite fit into that seat bolt opening so i didnt use them.

Crazy Canuck

Dave get it powdercoated.

Mine is.

acadian_dad

Got a recommended shop ?

Cheers
Dave

acadian_dad

Thanks spiffyjiff and 996FLT6 - checking the BK website, the vertical plates are indeed the BK weld-on brackets for a seat brace.

Still not 100% sure what the bolt on plate is for - I'll likely remove it to avoid banging the seat back into it.

I figured thats what the shims were for - I'll have to see how things fit when I do the install in the spring.

Crazy Canuck

Autoimport sent mine out to get done. Not sure where they sent it. Give Jamie a call.

NorthVan

You should be able to take it to any powder coating company yourself. I had a bush bar done a few years ago, cheap and painless.