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Re: Seat belts for Plus 8

To: "David E. Labovitz" <del@pscc.com>, morgans@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Seat belts for Plus 8
From: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:59:00 -0500
At 08:57 PM 11/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Does anyone have a reasonable recommendation as to seat belts?
>
>Since there's no roll bar, safety regulations would not allow seat belts if 
>this were a tractor or other agricultural machine.  The theory being that 
>it's far better to be thrown out than to be trapped beneath an open vehicle.

Dave,

   My 65 4/4 didn't have any new.  The PO installed one on the drivers side.
The 1st day I had it on the road I was rear ended and the car totaled.  When
I restored it (69) I installed lap belts.  When I recently restored it (88-92)
I installed new lap belts.  I got them from PEP Boys for about $20 ea.

I drilled a hole through the cross stringer just behind the seat wedges and
installed large eye bolts and a plate to reinforce the bottom of the stringer.
Then I put another eye bolt through the 1st bolt and attached the lap belts 
to this eye bolt.

And I agree.  I don't like having a shoulder belt without a roll bar.  It
really bugs me driving my Spit with the 3 point belts.

Hope this helps.

John

John T. Blair  WA4OHZ          email:  jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va                  Phone:  (757) 495-8229

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