Harness Bar?
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this is the one I use, in fact, that is my car. I gave them permission to use the picture I shared with them
my wife made the padded cover. it is made out of upholstery grade vinyl. JoAnn fabrics has the exact match for torch red. they also have black, I didn't look for other colors
I put mine in to tie the hoop together.
just for the record, I did have to have one of the holes welded up and redrilled, their jig must have slipped. it cost less to fix it than to ship it back, I am very pleased and consider it worth the investment
https://www.ebay.com/itm/C4-Corvette...MAAOSwNX1b83IG
my wife made the padded cover. it is made out of upholstery grade vinyl. JoAnn fabrics has the exact match for torch red. they also have black, I didn't look for other colors
I put mine in to tie the hoop together.
just for the record, I did have to have one of the holes welded up and redrilled, their jig must have slipped. it cost less to fix it than to ship it back, I am very pleased and consider it worth the investment
https://www.ebay.com/itm/C4-Corvette...MAAOSwNX1b83IG
Last edited by drcook; Jul 14, 2020 at 07:09 AM.
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I have it bolted in tight and actually used steel dust JB Weld to make the fit to the bolts that go to the upper seatbelt mounts perfect. I waxed the bolts and packed that JB Weld around them.
The hole is as tight as if I had reamed it.
Last edited by drcook; Jul 14, 2020 at 03:55 PM.
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If you are referring to me, I use it to tie the hoop together. It along with the camber brace, tightened the car up a lot. It acts like the bulkhead behind the back seat of a car. The car is vastly improved since we got it. The pin top shock mounts from Banski helped a lot also as you don't have to wait for the rubber to compress before the shocks start working.
I have it bolted in tight and actually used steel dust JB Weld to make the fit to the bolts that go to the upper seatbelt mounts perfect. I waxed the bolts and packed that JB Weld around them.
The hole is as tight as if I had reamed it.
I have it bolted in tight and actually used steel dust JB Weld to make the fit to the bolts that go to the upper seatbelt mounts perfect. I waxed the bolts and packed that JB Weld around them.
The hole is as tight as if I had reamed it.
Asking the OP what his intended use is.
Yours is not a harness bar. It is a “Chassis Bar”. Any harness attached to it, is improperly installed.
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You should be telling them. I just use it for chassis reinforcement.
Here is one from Ecklers
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corv...1991-1996.html
same as Ecklers, just less expensive
https://www.vividracing.com/brey-kra...-p-155796.html
Last edited by drcook; Jul 14, 2020 at 06:33 PM.
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How do you figure that ? Most harness bars just go straight across. Exotic Muscle's anchors to the frame via the 4 bolts that held the targa top holder and the 2 seat belt bolts. They are the ones really doing the anchoring. Their picture out on eBay shows harnesses attached.
You should be telling them. I just use it for chassis reinforcement.
Here is one from Ecklers
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corv...1991-1996.html
same as Ecklers, just less expensive
https://www.vividracing.com/brey-kra...-p-155796.html
You should be telling them. I just use it for chassis reinforcement.
Here is one from Ecklers
https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corv...1991-1996.html
same as Ecklers, just less expensive
https://www.vividracing.com/brey-kra...-p-155796.html
Harnesses for SAFETY have specific standards for mounting. It needs to be on a 0 to -20 degree mount. Your Exotic Muscle Chassis Bar drops it down to roughly a -80 mount. The Brey-Krause Bar is properly configured.
This is a typical rule
"B. Cars must incorporate a main hoop horizontal brace at the approximate level of the driver’s shoulders but not lower than the shoulder belt mounting point as described. If a double-diagonal “X” brace is used in the plane of the main hoop, a half-width horizontal brace may be used behind the driver’s seat to mount the seat back and shoulder harness."
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As I said, tell them. All I use it for is reinforcement.
However, it is good to clarify for others that are going to actually use it for a harness bar. Of that I agree.
However, it is good to clarify for others that are going to actually use it for a harness bar. Of that I agree.
