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Originally Posted by jage
The SMB roof has two thick steel beams (well more plates) running down the sides, the problem is not the van collapsing but the roof being torn off which happens in almost every rollover I've seen allowing passengers without seatbelts to be ejected. SMB was offering a secondary top securing mechanism (literally two seatbelts for the top) after one such rollover, no idea if the retrofit is still being offered.
Sobering to see a similarly outfitted EB in that state.
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Are these at the rear of the two side doors with a similar position on the driver's side?
Can you estimate dimensions? ( e.g. 3/8" x 4" steel plate from floor to roof) . This is more out of curiosity as I have not cut any supports out of my roof.
Actually, it is probably more like a 1.5"x 4" x 1/8" square tubing that has been sectioned to follow the curve of the body (my guess).??
If it were thinner than that it would simply bow out and not provide any structural rigidity.