Well it brobably comes down to probablity of being in a a crash serious
enough to roll the car. In a crash where the car remails the right way
up I think seat belts would be an advantage and reduce injury. You may
be right about the roll over - but what % of accidents involve a roll
over. I would suspect less than 10%.
Anyone out there got the data?
Douglas
-----Original Message-----
From: mg-t-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:mg-t-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Gerald Felper
Sent: Thursday, 27 May 2010 8:45 a.m.
To: mgbob@juno.com
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Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Seat belts
All
I do not believe in seat belt in MGT cars unless you are racing. The
steering wheel is pointed directly to my heart and if the car turns
over the windshield will fold and if there is a passenger than there
is no room for two people under the dash. I would rather be thorn out
hanging on to the door, which will break off and be a sled.
Jerry
On May 26, 2010, at 1:15 PM, mgbob@juno.com wrote:
> There does not seem to be an optimal site. Horst Schach (sp?)in his
> book on
> TD restoration, showed his installation of three-point belts.
> Some drill through the floorboards for the belt bolts and run it
> through a
> piece of band iron looped around the cross member.
> The challenge is to keep a passenger's head from smiting either
> wiper motor
> or glove box knob.
> Bob
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Mike Eldred <redscirocco@hotmail.com>
> To: <mg-t@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Mg-t] Seat belts
> Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 14:13:59 -0400
>
> Anyone have thoughts on where to mount lap belts on a TF? The floor
> seems to
> be the best bet as far as I can see. The vertical area directly
> behind the
> seats seems a little too flimsy - just thin sheetmetal. Nothing
> seems
> optimal.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike Eldred
>
> Wilmington, VT
>
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