Date:          Thu, 10 Oct 1996 12:03:35 -0700 (PDT)


From:          Kevin Stevens <kes@netgate.net>


To:            Carl Buckland <buckland@alinc.com>
>
Subject:       Re: Roll Bars, Harnesses:bolt-on or snap-on?

> I am getting a 6-pt (dual submarine strap), 3" lap belt, cam lock,
> pull down straps. The question is this: should I get the bolt in
> or the snap in? I drive the car on the street, so I would like to
> be able to take the 6-pt harness out when not racing. The snap-in
> would accomodate that much more easily. It would require, however,
> placing two I-bolts into the floor. Is there room beside the stock
> M3 seat to do this? The bolt- in would use the same bolts as the
> stock seat belt (which I would want to leave in); with longer
> bolts, will this work? The shoulder straps, of course, would wrap
> around the roll bar cross member.

Do you have the option of replacing the existing stock belt bolts with eye-bolts? That is what I've done, to retain the stock belts for street use yet be able to snap in the harness straps for racing...

KeS

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Kevin,

that is a great idea. Use an eye-bolt for both, then you only have one anchor point.

I don't know, however, if it will work, so I pose the question to the Net. Anyone know?

Carl
Carl R. Buckland
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Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
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