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I have to have my windows working,maybe it's just me but can't stand to drive something that window or door doesn't work correctly,if I had to open door to roll down window,it would aggravate me LOL. other pet peeve is,it drives me nuts to drive a car on the street that is missing side or rear view mirror.
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I had & kept my power windows. Very nice to be able to get some air through the car while strapped in. Just roll them up as I roll into the water box. I could not reach across to crank the passenger side up while strapped in. Much easier all around. I have weighed both power & manual doors. Within 2 lbs of each other.
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Without a doubt, it doesn't make sense to put a ton of money and time into a car and can't roll down the dang window. I have a S&W roll cage kit in it, and while it's a nice cage, the door bar is a PITA to climb over. I think I'll put a swing out kit on the drivers side and make sure it clears the handles. Probably should have listened to one of my "advisers" and put in the swing out bar in the first place.......
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I have swing-out bars too. Makes working inside, under the dash, etc, possible. I put the pins in for tech, and before getting in to run. You get used to crawling over the bars eventually.
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I'm not going to question the safety aspect of the NHRA rulebook as I know the cage specs come from the folks at SFI, but you just can't have a crash bar that crosses the designated body points in the specs and operate a manual window crank. An electric kit for my Mustang would set me back something like $700. It's a 68 coupe and that seems to matter somehow.
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Dale, following the rule book, with my car, and the seat in the location that it's in, is what got me into the position where I can't operate the window. I've seen quite a few door bars that are not straight, they have some type of bend at the end where it meets the floor. Mine are straight now. I am presently thinking about a swing out kit with a bend at the end. I have mixed feelings about a swing out bar, no way in the world it's as strong as a solid bar.
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Larry Woodfin's GT Truck over in the Builds section has a contoured door bar. Here's a link to the pic. It's on page 21 of his Super-10 thread.
http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...&postcount=204 He knows what he's doing, but this one hasn't been to tech yet. BTW; I followed the book on my build, too. Even overbuilt it on safety stuff. I put a swing out on the passenger side for maintenance and stuff. It's not - in my opinion - safe in a crash. Drivers side is solid. Dale
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Thanks Dale. I'll have to sleep on it. Maybe the best choose is to bend the solid bars on both sides so it's easier to get in and be able to roll the window down. Probably doable, but the bar won't be straight.
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