 Just got a harness bar - now what?, How do I run the straps? |
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| tadink |
 Mar 12 2013, 03:46 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 28-December 09 From: Napa Member No.: 11,181 Region Association: Northern California  |
HI guys -
anyone have any pix of how you have run your shoulder straps over the harness bar? straight loop over the top or once around? any style points available for creative solutions here? show me please - thanks td |
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| Dave_Darling |
Mar 12 2013, 09:06 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,985 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Two schools of thought on this. One says to just wrap the straps around the bar. The other says to put them over the bar and hook them to eye-bolts on the firewall, with BIG washers.
I chose the former, but I think the latter may be the preferred method when practicable. Ah, found the pics. http://members.rennlist.org/damp_dave/belts.html --DD |
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| PlaysWithCars |
Mar 12 2013, 10:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 9-November 03 From: Southeast of Seattle Member No.: 1,323 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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I agree with wrapping around the harness bar. Running them down to eye bolts in the firewall doubles the load on the harness bar and doesn't add any factor of safety.
Dave - you should replace the hairpin clips in your anchor latches w/ cotter pins. |
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| carr914 |
Mar 13 2013, 05:45 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 118,626 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States  |
The Belts should be secured to the firewall (via Eye Bolts) and ideally be a couple feet below the Harness Bar.
I don't know of any 914 Harness Bar that is strong enough by itself to just wrap the Belts. The only Harness Bar I would put Straps to is the Brey-Krause Bar for a 911. It's DOT Approved and looks like a Rocket Scientist came up with it  |
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| toadman |
Mar 13 2013, 05:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 168 Joined: 26-December 05 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 5,316 |
There is a lot of good info here:
http://www.schrothracing.com/sdocs/2009_Co...nstructions.pdf |
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| Dasnowman |
Mar 13 2013, 06:26 PM
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You miss 100% of shots you don't take! Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 24-May 12 From: Tricities, B.C./ Lake Whatcom Member No.: 14,477 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(toadman @ Mar 13 2013, 04:50 PM)  ^^^That is some really good info there^^^^ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) |
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| tadink |
Mar 14 2013, 12:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 28-December 09 From: Napa Member No.: 11,181 Region Association: Northern California |
thanks guys -
I've got the belts running over the harness bar to a thru-bolt on the firewall - big washers. The geometry looks right to me - I'll post some pix when I get back to the car this week. I'd be hesitant to just rely on the bar itself as the anchor point - prefer to loop over the bar and down to the bolt in the firewall.... thanks td |
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