After seeing several videos on Utube and reading about the accident on my beach buggy group. I decided that my Roll Bar hoop was simply not rigid enough to withstand my buggy flipping over.
I decided that I would have to reinforce it with a side bar diagonal that reached the perimeter bolts that held on the tub. I decided that the construction of this would need to be very strong and built with thick wall tubing that I would not be able to bend with traditional equipment. Luckily I had a tubing specialist company 'Anvil Tubing Ltd' in Sedlecome a short journey away.
After describing what I required they quickly used their tube
bending heavy machinery to fabricate four sections of material. Two pieces of steel bar to go around the perimeter of the tub and another two sections of thick wall tubing to attach to the Roll bar and weld onto the perimeter bars. Obviously with the correct machinery this was a fairly simple job. The picture right illustrates the design of the side impact bars and shows the raw material before it was drilled or welded. I hoped that the design would also stiffen up the chassis and stop some of the flex that I was getting on bumpy ground.I would need to remove the side pods to get access to the Roll Bar body bolt that I was hoping to fit the flattened section to. I would also need to remove the perimeter bolts and position and drill the assembly before it could be tacked together and then welded. I intended to have the items sand blasted and zinc flame coated as I had already done with the Roll Bar to prevent rust from gaining a hold.
To be continued.
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