Dick -
Just get a standard seat belt steel adjustment "O" and you can fit any
belt to the factory shoulder mount. Rock solid and very safe.
Alan
On 5/18/08, Richard Hosmer <rahosmer@citlink.net> wrote:
> on 5/18/08 6:01 AM, Mark and Kathy at mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net wrote:
>
>> Could you explain what is meant by 3 point lap belts. Is that 2 attached
>> points for the clip side belt and 1 for the buckle side?
>
> Several issues here, and people will have to make their own choices. I once
> heard the steering column described as a "spear aimed at the driver's
> heart". Very true. Perhaps you had thought of that, and figured you'd duck
> out of the way - fine IF you have time, are strong enough and quick enough,
> AND your passenger doesn't duck towards you at the same moment!
>
> I believe the third point is the shoulder belt attachment. Lap belts alone,
> in the Healey (or any similar-sized cockpit) will NOT prevent facial damage
> in a severe front-end crash, since your upper body will jack-knife forward
> uncontrollably. They will perhaps save your life by preventing you from
> being thrown clear of the car.
>
> A shoulder belt COULD expose you to potentially serious injury in the event
> of a roll-over, since your head would be held in a place you might not want
> it to be - also see spear comment above, in event of a head-on.
>
> In short - by today's standards - our LBCs are NOT very safe vehicles at
> all, period. All the more reason to be VERY VERY careful, and to drive
> accordingly. As to seat belts - take your choice - there are plusses and
> minuses both ways.
>
> I use competition (aircraft surplus) lap belts, and have a roll-bar. My
> tricarb has the factory shoulder-belt mounting point, but I've never fitted
> one - mainly because I never found one which would mate with the lap belt -
> stupid of me, but, FWIW, I don't drive the car very often now.
>
> Dick Hosmer
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