[Healeys] Seatbelt Webbing

[Austin Healey]

Hi,

Unfortunatly there is no "safety belt" specialist to do the job here. And I
may not be the only one facing such difficulties.
If only possible I buy all new safety parts, and only do repairs when it is
a must.
Thats why I told that it this is not something to take easy. Correct
stiching pattern is vital. I made my last belts in corporation with a man
who usualy does harnesses for alpinists (not working on an old Singer). Even
then I have "tested" the strenght of the stiching by towing my bus with the
brakes applyed. Even though this may be far from the maximum load in an
extreme unfortunate event, I would say it is quite more than what our
poor soft body can whithstand. I take safety as hard as possible. Cars are
dangerous devices.
Although I agree, it is an evergreen advice to let specialist do the job
connected to safety features of our cars.

Gergo
2011/2/28 Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl>

> Gergo,
> Play it safe. Have it done by people in the know. The yarn for the
> stitching is different, the number of stiches per inch, the tension of the
> thread etc. is important. Do not attempt it yourself on the old SINGER.
> In my Automotive Safety days at TNO we had special machines to do the job.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL