Hard Dog Sport with Double Diagonal Install

This can be a daunting task.  It isn't for the faint of heart nor one without All the Right Tools.  Put the rear up on jack stands & remove the rear wheels at some point.  I didn't show the part where I had to drill through the body into the rear wheel wells for the bolt holes & metal backing plates of the bar.  Working mostly by myself, the entire install took 2 full days.

OK, seats removed.

Peel back the carpeting & remove the back deck.

More carpeting removed and seat belts removed from their housing.  The ECU is going to have to be modified b/c it's in the way.

Close up of the seat belts removed from the housing.

Carefully cut the sheet metal to allow the rear of the bar to slide in.  This part is really scary.

Test fit of the bar.  It fits!  The ECU is definitely in the way & the mounts for it had to be modified.

The bar all bolted up with the rear deck & seat belt towers re-installed.

Seats back in.  Carpet & plastic side panels trimmed to fit.  Temporary solution for the Oris windblocker.

The bar with the 3/4" SFI padding from Summit Racing installed facing the passengers.

The JC Whitney vinyl "Show Bar" cover in place over the SFI padding.

Close up of the stitching.

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