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- Having gotten fed up with the standard seat belts in new cars, I have
- started an experiment in my Fiesta concerning high quality seat belts.
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- I have done most of the work to install a single loop seat belt bar
- for the correct attachment of 4 point belts. I am using the existing
- mounting points to hold the bar, and am thinking of using some
- triangulation for better stiffness.
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- I am using 2" by 1/8" mild steel box tubing throughout. Quite a
- workout for my band saw, and the most welding I have ever done.
- My belts are the ~$70 set from Summit.
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- Can anybody relate any thouthts or pointers as I go on? Things like
- what proper belt alignment is, and the adequacy of using the existing
- mounts and 2" box tubing. Remember, this is an experiment, practice
- in case I buy a new car with those !$#@$@$#@ new electric belts that will
- have to be discarded immediatly.
- Frank Evan Perdicaro Xyvision Color Systems
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