Personally I would not consider doing this, but then I'm a bit crazy on
safety issues, especially as they involve my kid. and somehow I doubt
law enforcement would take a sympathetic view of your endeavour,
assuming you have mandatory seatbelt/child restraint laws in your area.
Greg
walter cahill wrote:
>
> Hi there,
> I'm planning to fit a child seat in the rear of my MGB roadster so that my
> wife and I can enjoy MG motoring for as long as possible after the birth of
> our first child (due in June).
>
> Is it possible to fit a child seat in the rear of an MGB roadster?
> Has anyone tried this with any success?
> Is it a wise thing to do?
>
> I have received varied advice from people on the subject.
> Insurance companies will not cover child seats in the rear as the roadster
> is a two seater and not a 2 plus 2. Consequently clubs and organisations
> are reluctant to give any advice on the subject. I have seen it done in a
> GT which apparently with its bench seat escapes the law. I would have
> thought a GT with its more limited head room to be more dangerous than an
> adequately kitted out roadster.
> I have discovered an old magazine article on the subject of fitting a child
> seat to a Midget and I presume a similar approach could be used on a B. It
> was apparently done as follows:
> A normal child seat for a four month year old was removed from its standing
> frame and secured by the proper straps used to fit child seats into
> conventional family cars. Front straps were fixed using the seat belt
> anchorage bolts and the rear straps went through small holes cut in the
> rear plastic panel and were bolted on to the structural members of the
> boot, via a short steel strip (which had to be made). These adjustable
> straps with their quick release buckles could be loosened in a couple of
> seconds to allow the seat to be tilted forward to lower the hood (this
> would probably not affect me as my hood is the older detachable sort).
> My thoughts are that I will fit that roll bar that has been sitting in my
> garage for the last six months and perhaps even extend it to a roll cage
> for added protection. I am also considering fitting a fibreglass hood to
> protect against drafts etc. but I wonder how much this will restrict the
> height and angle of the seat.
> Many thanks in advance for any advice.
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> Walter Cahill.
> Langford, Biggleswade,
> Bedfordshire, England.
> MGB Roadster. 1965.
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