Not quite done, but getting close.

Chuck

 

Looks great :yesnod:, you want to head over and do mine next, I'm jealouse.

:cheers:
Pat Kunz

 

ooooooww looking good.....I like the matching simpson seat belts.....I would also add velcro to the pockets on the glove compartment door to keep them flush against the back instead of hanging open....Very nice looking interior. :seeya Cappy

 

They look great Chuck. Hope my interior turns out half as good

 

looks great..are you leaving that carpet or going black???

 

Looks great Chuck, but most of all its :cool: :cheers:


Larry :seeya

 

Looks great Chuck! I like your red, white & blue theme!
By the way, do you have a web link for the manuf of those seat belts?
Thanx -Rod :chevy

 

1bad69


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..are you leaving that carpet or going black???
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You are BAD! :cry

Chuck

 

ROD NOCK,
http://www.simpsonracing.com

Very good folks to work with!


Chuck


[Modified by Chuck Harmon, 9:53 PM 2/18/2002]


[Modified by Chuck Harmon, 10:05 PM 2/18/2002]

 

Chuck,

Do you have the seat cushions attached yet? I really liked your seats when I saw them a few weeks ago. Did you say they don't go as far back as the '69 seats?

TCTBBB

 

Chuck, if you need anyone killed... ill do it for your car. in other words, very nice ride. :eek: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :eek:

 

TCTBBB,

The cushions are thicker, also more comfortable. I think I lose about 1 to 1.5 inches of effective rear seat travel.

Chuck

 

I like your interior! Very clean! But i must caution you...

Please DO NOT put a racing harness on a street car without a rollbar. Should you flip, your head and torso have nowhere to move, and you'll be crushed by your own roof. This is a safety device only effective with a rollbar. Please do not take it as a joke.

 

Good advice. BTW, the interior looks awesome, great color theme for an all american beast L-88!

:seeya

 

Looks sharp. I always liked that for an interior. :cool:

 

Jenny,

I appreciate your concern; but, the harness is bolted to the rear cross member. The rear window frame has a steel frame under the fiberglass. It is the bracing from the front windshield to the window frame that gives the coupes much more structural rigidity than the convertibles. The diagonal shoulder harness is also designed to keep ones torso back in the event of an impact. If the car does flip, I am in trouble if the roof collapses, harness or not. G forces capable of crushing the roof will also stretch out my inverted torso in the same direction of travel.

It's amazing when flying upside down in a Pitts 2SA wearing a very similar harness. No matter how tight you cinch the belt, your butt still clears the seat when inverted. There is no way anyone can hold a "balled up" position, inverted, subjected to anything more than the slightest G forces. Certainly not an impact.

I had a friend that rolled his 74 when it was almost brand new. He was traveling about 120mph, alcohol was involved, went straight even though the road did not, hit a bar ditch, flipped head to tail, then rolled sideways several times. I was quite impressed with how well the cabin withstood the impacts. Pete then bought a Pantera with his insurance money.

The 69 does not have the steel side beams, but everything else with the passenger compartment is the same. The side beams at the car's belt line have no affect on the window frame/roll bar. Better roll bars can be welded in; but, the factory design isn't just for looks either. My earnest goal is to continue to keep the shiny side up!

Chuck



[Modified by Chuck Harmon, 10:52 PM 2/18/2002]

 

Love the Red White and Blue!!! Outstanding combination :flag

 

I think it looks very :cool: ........

 

Wow seats look Great :cheers:

 

Interior is awesome! I am curious about seats. Where did you get them?