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Re: [TR] three point seat belts in a tr3

To: Joe DeMuth <jdemuth@ties2.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] three point seat belts in a tr3
From: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:42:48 -0400
On 8/3/2011 9:44 PM, Joe DeMuth wrote:
> My wife thinks she would be safer with a shoulder belt in addition to the seat
> belt. What is involved in this installation, and does anyone have a brand
> recommendation?  For my part, I think the seat belt alone will keep the body
> with the car after the crash.
>    
Be very careful to keep the shoulder link (where it ties to the tub) no 
lower than the shoulder, as spine compression could result in an 
accident.  In a stock TR, this is a major challenge.  In my TR4 I 
mounted a roll bar, bolted to the frame at the floor and large plates 
thru the wheel arches, then I routed the shoulder belt over the bar 
cross tube which I mounted just above shoulder level.

hth

j

-- 
Jim Hassall
Blacksburg VA
'63 TR4 in autox preparation
99% finished, 90% to go


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