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