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Re: Seat Belt Mountings

To: Dave Woerpel <dwoerpel@wi.net>
Subject: Re: Seat Belt Mountings
From: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:18:13 -0700
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <375C91F1.258C06A1@wi.net>
References: <v03130308b381c3c3418c@[209.24.239.1]>
Reply-to: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Dave,

I've posted the tech page for the seat belt retrofit. Go to
http://www.gerardsgarage.com and follow links to either the "Restoration"
or "Collections" pages and click the link "Tech tips". The seat belt link
is there.

Gerard

>Gerard,
>
>Please scan and send.  It has to be better than what I've got.
>Thanks,
>Dave
>
>Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
>
>> Dave,
>>
>> I have an original MKI shop manual that has specs and a diagram for
>> retrofitting seat belts into a Bugeye. If this is of interest to you, I
>> will scan it and put it on my web site. Let me know.
>>
>> Gerard
>>
>> >Hi group!
>> >
>> >I need to put seatbelts in the restored Bugeye which means I need to
>> >blow a hole in the tunnel on each side (I really don't want to do this;
>> >but safety you know).  I have replacement sills and they have the
>> >necessary holes.  According to my original shop manual the later
>> >Spridgets use a 7/16" bolt, a stepped down bushing, and a wavy washer.
>> >In my parts book I find no parts numbers and cannot figure out the
>> >length of the bolt or find the bushing dimensions.  Our trusty catalogs
>> >do not show these either.
>> >
>> >Does anyone have an old set of bolts and/or bushings I could borrow to
>> >make a new set or know where I can purchase them?  As shearing force
>> >would be applied to the bolts, what grade is appropriate?
>> >
>> >Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I go watch the Milwaukee IRL
>> >race now - we get it on tape delay in Milwaukee.
>> >
>> >Thanks listers,
>> >
>> >Dave
>> >59 :() AN5L/17606
>>
>> G G              Gerard Chateauvieux
>>  E A
>>   R R        pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
>>    A A
>>     R G          Pixelsmith  on  Duty
>>      D E
>>       S      http://www.gerardsgarage.com


G G              Gerard Chateauvieux
 E A
  R R        pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
   A A
    R G          Pixelsmith  on  Duty
     D E
      S      http://www.gerardsgarage.com





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