Racing harness?
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Jughead rather then trust the slidding clips that are on the none adjustable end get the proper bolt down clips and have the belt stitched to this for a good solid mount. Any apolstery shop can do this.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
Jughead rather then trust the slidding clips that are on the none adjustable end get the proper bolt down clips and have the belt stitched to this for a good solid mount. Any apolstery shop can do this.
Much like the cam-lock ends in the pic above?
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by Jughead
Much like the cam-lock ends in the pic above?
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
The end you see in the picture is sewn. I like a sewn end because it will not slip or let go. Any upholstery shop can sew the ends as can a shoe repair shop. I had a couple done and they sewed it for free.
Looks better too.
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It sounds like most of you have this down pat. But for the few lurkers, ALWAYS consider body/frame seperation in a violent collision when choosing mounting points. If you have a rollbar/cage and you are confident of its integrity, use it and your frame for belt mounting points. But in a stock car, make sure you use the BODY of the car and NOT the frame to mount your belts. You don't want to be in a collision wherein your body seperates from your frame and you are "attached" to the frame. Your lap belts will cut you in half as the frame is pulled away from the body.
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St. Jude Donor '09
The harness straps are really long. I've got about 18" too much on the lap belts.
Can I simply cut them?
Can I simply cut them?
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I 'wraped" my left hand side belt around the guide for the stock lap belt. I figured the guide was designed by GM to take the forces of an "incident" so it would be a suitable anchor point. My shoulder harnesses are worthless in a "real world" crash as the are anchored to a bar that is bolted to the former hinge points for the rear window storage tray with 8 10-24 bolts and backing plates on the other side of the fiberglass (not very safe, but, HEY! I can restore my LT-1 back to stock one day.)
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Sure you can, Len. But, there's no going back! Make double sure about the measurements before you cut. Make sure you use heat on the cut ends to stop fraying. I use a propane torch.
