Chissy Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 I wonder if you can help? I am looking to fit a FIA bar to take on my first track day and possibly a sprint or two. There is one offered in For Sale off a 01 superlight. My car is 95 registered but I believe to be slightly unusual. It is dedion but has drum rear brakes, it has a wide tube chassis apparently and also the tops of the rear shocks are visible through the boot cover, which I believe is important. Could you confirm if the FIA bar on offer would fit please? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonbell Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 A dedion with drum brakes.....are you sure Simon Bell - Caterham 7 Duratec R I`ve seen the future.....and it`s powered by duratec Check out the website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chissy Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 Yup, absolutely sure See it here I said it must be a weeny bit unusual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Elizabeth Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Not a pro ... but. FIA Rollbars come in 3 flavours, post '90 de dion, pre 90 de-dion and live axle. I am therefore assuming your car is an 85-88 de dion, when they had drums (disks all round started in about 89 IIRC). In which case an 01 SL probably won't fit. I have a spare live axle FIA bar now, but not sure that will fit either. Could be wrong though. The (slow) birth of the Gixxerham : pics here drivel here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted March 9, 2005 Area Representative Share Posted March 9, 2005 Early de dion cars with the suspension tops poking through the chassis top / boot cover and rear drum brakes were effectively the same as the live axle cars but with a separate diff assembly. As such, an FIA bar from a live axle car should fit an early de dion car. HTH Nick Yellow HPC - A 2.0 VX - 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonbell Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Ahhh.....registered in 95.........so it`s an older car than that........you`ll have to excuse me as I was only a nipper back then with a body free from the addiction that is se7ening Simon Bell - Caterham 7 Duratec R I`ve seen the future.....and it`s powered by duratec Check out the website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chissy Posted March 11, 2005 Author Share Posted March 11, 2005 Noger YHM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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