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Got a Roll Bar - white_2kgt - 01-25-2004
Installed it this weekend with Pete and Saunder's help. Turned out pretty good. Its an Autopower 4pt bolt in.
![[Image: barfromdriverside2.jpg]](http://www.racersden.net/~chad/images/rollbar/barfromdriverside2.jpg)
![[Image: barfromdriverside.jpg]](http://www.racersden.net/~chad/images/rollbar/barfromdriverside.jpg)
![[Image: barintointerior.jpg]](http://www.racersden.net/~chad/images/rollbar/barintointerior.jpg)
--chad
- KPWSerpiente - 01-25-2004
Looks very nice.
-T
- .RJ - 01-25-2004
Looks good, now get some real belts
- white_2kgt - 01-25-2004
.RJ Wrote:Looks good, now get some real beltshell I might have to buy seats at VIR...w/ the new rollbar rules...
I like my 4pts for now
.--chad
- .RJ - 01-25-2004
4 point belts?
I hope you're joking.
- Mike - 01-25-2004
Cool cool! I hope to get one soon! I'm having trouble picturing how a 4-pt belt works though, enlighten please!
- .RJ - 01-25-2004
4 point belts are no good for anything but autocross.
IF i had been wearing a 4-point belt when i tagged the wall at summit i would have been in a world of hurt.
- Mike - 01-25-2004
I can see how they would give good left to right support, but front to back and you're fooked!
- .RJ - 01-25-2004
Uh, yes. And the schroth belts are 2", which wont be as good as a proper 3" 5 point belt. (6 point is really what you should have).
Without the sub belt, the lap belt can ride up and crush your organs in a frontal impact.
I'm going to try to figure out how to modify the stock seat to mount a sub belt properly.... because wrapped around the front of the seat isnt the best way to do it either.
- Mike - 01-25-2004
CUT!
- Kaan - 01-25-2004
seems i'm in the market for the autopower too... where did you find it and the price?
- Mike - 01-25-2004
Do a google search, they are everywhere.
- .RJ - 01-25-2004
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- white_2kgt - 01-25-2004
.RJ Wrote:Uh, yes. And the schroth belts are 2", which wont be as good as a proper 3" 5 point belt. (6 point is really what you should have).
Without the sub belt, the lap belt can ride up and crush your organs in a frontal impact.
I'm going to try to figure out how to modify the stock seat to mount a sub belt properly.... because wrapped around the front of the seat isnt the best way to do it either.
yea, I read cc.com too. I'm still not all that convinced that when properly worn and seated correctly a 4pt belt is going to 'submarine' on you. Regardless, they are my autox belts. I'm not buying 6pts until I get seats. I even had them installed at summit pt but didn't wear them.
--chad
- .RJ - 01-25-2004
Autocross those are fine.
But dont wear those belts on track. I hit the wall at summit hard enough to give me whiplash - i am fairly certain thats hard enough to submarine under the belts.
Its not just cc.com - its everywhere i've read anything about safety on track - crash data has also shown that a 6 point belt will reduce the impact on your body over a 5 point.
- Team - 01-26-2004
Looks great
