Those of you who know me know I'm always aware of safety especially in a roadster. I have intended on installing a roll bar since I took delivery a year ago this month but somehow time escaped me as I procrastinated since I didn't want to give the car up for a couple weeks to get it done. Now that it's prime top down season in Houston (until next June!) I finally did it!
Kenny Bumbera, owner of Bumbera's Performance Associates, did an over the top install of an Autoform roll bar! He had to modify a Gen IV roll bar to fit a Gen V, completely disassemble the cabin and build a new fiberglass back panel since most of the electronics are underneath it. I have examined it VERY closely and it looks absolutely perfect. Anyone needs a roll bar take it to Kenny - he's da man!
Here are a few cell phone pictures. The little nick on the seat belt guide has been touched up already - the finger pointing to the small screw shows it is modular and can easily be taken apart if the electronics underneath need servicing. They worked really hard to match the paint to the seats and put a flat finish on it so it looks similar to the leather!
Roll bar 1 by Beth Sewell, on Flickr
Roll bar 4 by Beth Sewell, on Flickr
Roll bar 3 by Beth Sewell, on Flickr
Roll bar 2 by Beth Sewell, on Flickr
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Medusa #1 gets a roll bar installed!
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Looks great!!
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Thank you!
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Fantastic!
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Looks great. The Gen V really works as a convertible
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Beautiful....
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Very nice Beth look forward to seeing it this week!
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As good as that looks, why hasn't Dodge came out with a vert yet?
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That looks awesome ! With great attention paid to detail !
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I continue to ponder the same thing. I held out with my '08 roadster for a long time after the Gen V came out thinking they'd bring out a convertible but when we were at NVE1 a year ago and Prefix/Viper Exchange rolled out the Medusa I figured Dodge wouldn't be bringing one out any time soon so I committed to buy one within 30 minutes of Ben and Bernie rolling it out! Ralph has seen it and signed the valve cover with xoxo's!!! Guess that means he likes it too! Originally Posted by 98intrigue
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Looks really clean. Well done.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Originally Posted by 98intrigue
Dodge should have stepped up and built this car first. Beautiful car!!!!09 ACR With all the goodies
99 ACR TT 99 red RT/10 Roe S/C
97 B/W RT/10 TT 94 RT/10 TT
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looks amazing .....well done
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That fit and finish look very OEM-like. Like!
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Great job, looks much better and the proportion from the seat back look correct now.not a big fan of the red but that's just personal taste. Well done!!
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Very professional job.
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Thanks for the info. Looks good and is functional unlike the Gen IV factory.
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Looks Great Beth! I need to do that to our Gen III
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Alan, give Kenny a call and he'll fix you right up. I'm very impressed with his attention to detail and incredible care he and his staff took to make this perfect Originally Posted by Slithr
Looks Great Beth! I need to do that to our Gen III
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Looks great! nice job by Kenny and his crew on the installation....thanks for your purchase of the Autoform roll bar... I think it is just what the Medusa needed. We are currently doing a custom install of another one in our shop here in Michigan as well.
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They did and it looks exactly like the MEDUSA. I saw it at DOW in Michigan in the back under a cover. I am glad the MEDUSA's are available though for people that want one. Originally Posted by 99RT10
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Very nice, very clean install
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Looks great!!!!
I need a MEDUSA....
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I think it looks great and would feel a lot better if it hit the track
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Love the car!
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