[oscrfsh]

so i went to the track the other day and watched a 69 camaro hit the weall and flip and roll at 120mph..now its got me thinking...i should get a roll bar or some sort of cage. my car isnt that fast..but i would like to know that i would b ok if anything happend...so i was thinking just a 4 point cage or just a bar i guess..something to give me a little piece of mind. i assume weld in is better and stronger then bolt in. my only problem i dont know anyone to weld..nor can i afford something real expensive. i assume the bolt in ones are cheaper?? where can i get them..how hard are they to put in....and i am looking to hopefully keep all the front seats functional and put people in the back....now for question 2...i recently pulled my good motor out and i am going to put it in this car..my problem is the distributor was pulled out and i know it moved so i assume my timing is going to b way off.....and i cant get it to drop into the motor. it wont go all the way down no matter how i turn it...now my question is...if i put it in..and timing is really off..i could breaek a bunch of stuff which i dont want to do..soooo..can i put in the distributor...pull the number 1 spark plug stick something in the hole..turn the crank till the piston is at the top and then make sure the rotor on the distrib is under the number 1 plug wire/ is that how the timing thing works//..then use a light to adjust? sorry timing confises me...i know what it is supposed to do ..but i dont want to try and start it up if its really off and possibled smack my pistons and valves into a jumbled mess. thanks guys. oh and for those who dont know its an 89 converted to mass air.

[Serlin]

I can only answer the roll bar part.
First, bolt in's are not much cheaper than welded bars. I dont know where you are from, but I can almost guarantee there is a chassis builder somewhere in your area.

A 4pt weld is bar, done correctly will give you more roll over protection. I have a bolt in, but it just bolts to the floor boards. The floor is not very thick at all, and in a hard roll over, I'm sure it would just punch through the floor. My 4pt. with removable cross bar, and diagonal bar from Autopower is roughly $600. A decent chassis shop could do a 4pt. for the same money.

Do your homework. Go to your local track and ask around where guys are having their cages/bars done. Get as many opinions as you can before you do anything!

[oscrfsh]

yea thats what i thought about them..if i rolled hard it would just go through or tear whatever it is attatched to unless it was welded.

[JBIGBOOTSY]

For your timing, set the bottom end on TDC of the compression stroke of #1 cyl. then stab the dizzy in so that the rotor lines up just befor the #1 post on the cap, and after it starts, adjust it with a light.

[oscrfsh]

thats what i thought but i wasnt sure...im finally catching on to this stuff. thanks. i can make sure that itg is at tdc by pulling the plug like i stated correct?