[Roadsters] A shoulder belt solution

[Stephen Holst]

If you have a roll bar, mount the shoulder strap to its support.  If you do
not, the wheel well  mounting is really too low to be safe (unless you are
4'  6"  tall). The compression generated by the strap is not good in a crash
and may cause spinal damage (collapsed vertebra).  Better to let it slip off
your shoulder and depend on the lap belt alone.
Steve


On 7/31/14, 5:44 PM, "Gary and Cindy Ault" <aultgc at att.net> wrote:

> Should work, Ronnie.  If I'm picturing your idea correctly, I think you should
> include something to keep your assembly from rotating under hard deceleration,
> i.e., accident loading.
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
> ________________________________
>  From: Ronnie
> Day <ronnie.day at gmail.com>
> To: Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc at att.net>
> Cc: D
> Riedel <stamuki at gmail.com>; "datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net"
> <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] A shoulder belt solution
>  
> 
> 
> I'd been think about
> having a couple of "tabs" cut out of maybe 1/4 inch plate, then welding some
> heavy wall tubing between them. The tabs would bolt to the points Gary's
> referring to, and competion style shoulder harnesses could be wrapped arounf
> the tubing. This would be basically the same idea as a harness bar in an
> enclosed car.
>  
> RD
>  
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Gary and Cindy Ault
> <aultgc at att.net> wrote:
> 
> I take it you don't like the shoulder belt mounting
> point in the side of the
>> rear wheel arch?  (All '67-1/2 and later cars have
> them.)
>> 
>> Gary
>> ________________________________
>> From: D Riedel
> <stamuki at gmail.com>
>> To:
>> "datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net"
> <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
>> Sent:
>> Thursday, July 31, 2014 12:01 PM
>> 
>> Subject: [Roadsters] A shoulder belt solution
>> 
>> I've been looking into a
> shoulder belt solution, so when I passed by a
>> friend's BMW Z3 the other day I
> took a closer look at the upper attachment
>> point.  Here's a pic:
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/aa1Qz2vAIIedT26jnRX91JUztSuWG5DyrSbjC7R
>> MUDo?feat=directlink
>> 
>> The Miata is very similar.  Has anyone tried to do
>> anything like this,
>> instead of a roll bar?
>> 
>> --
>> Dave Riedel
>> '69 2000
>> Victoria,
>> BC
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