Got a Roll Bar

[white_2kgt]

Installed it this weekend with Pete and Saunder's help. Turned out pretty good. Its an Autopower 4pt bolt in.







--chad

[KPWSerpiente]

Looks very nice.

-T

[.RJ]

Looks good, now get some real belts

[white_2kgt]

Looks good, now get some real belts

hell I might have to buy seats at VIR...w/ the new rollbar rules...

I like my 4pts for now .

--chad

[.RJ]

4 point belts?

I hope you're joking.

[Mike]

Cool cool! I hope to get one soon! I'm having trouble picturing how a 4-pt belt works though, enlighten please!

[.RJ]

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]

I can see how they would give good left to right support, but front to back and you're fooked!

[.RJ]

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]

CUT!

[Kaan]

seems i'm in the market for the autopower too... where did you find it and the price?

[Mike]

Do a google search, they are everywhere.

[.RJ]

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[white_2kgt]

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]

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]

Looks great