At 08:57 PM 11/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
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>Does anyone have a reasonable recommendation as to seat belts?
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>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
48 TR1800 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V
71 Saab Sonett III 75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire
www.team.net/www/morgan bricklin.shel.olsy-na.com/bi
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