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Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Harnesses
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Sun, 24 November 2002 23:23
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ae86drift: if you are going to be racing your AE86, then you will most likly have to install a roll cage any way. Better read the Cams manual first!! This may also have a bearing on weather or not you can remove the rear seat and carpet!
Also, heres somthign else to think about. Say you roll your car. If your in a harnes, and dont have a roll cage, what happens if your roof crushes in? where do you go? Thats why its always a good idea to have at least a half cage when usung harneses.
The idea behind a lap sash seat belt is you can lay over to one side if your cars roof crushes in. (weather or not you can actualy do that in an accident s another matter!)
Yes, it is possible to get a cage into a road car legaly, but it will cost time and money to get it passed, it must be done to a Cams competition spec, and you may have to butcher some of the interior and dash to get the cage in correctly!
Also, is some states, the may require you getting a 'dedicated rally car' registration, which apart from being expensive, has a number of stipulations about when and why you can drive the car on the road.
To race under Cams, the belts dont have to be ADR compliant. They have to meet a specification that Cams is happy with (FIA, SFI etc) How ever, if you have a rally car, this would mean you would need ADR compliant ones as a rally car is driven on the road as part of a rally. (this applies to seats as well!!)
Supraman has a good solution i think. The harneses sound like they are installed correctly, and he has left hiself the back up of standard belts 'just in case'.
Another 'got ya' is that in the specifications for SFI belts (this is not Cams, but the manufacturer) is that SFI certified belts MUST be returned to the manufacturer every 2 years to have the webbing replaced, no matter what condition they are in! I've been caught out by this once!
Last but not least, having been in a rally car accident a couple of times now, get 3" wide harnesses! Much better the 2" if you do actualy hit somthing. If you are serious about getting harneses for safety, get a 5 or 6 point style with the crotch belt as well. Not only does this hold the waist belt at a better position, it will stop you 'submarineing' under the belts and having to pick your knee caps pout from under the dash in a head on accident! (I've seen it happen! She ended up with 4 broken ribs as well...)
remember, you get what you pay for! Dont skimp on saftey equipment.
Craig.
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Harnesses
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ae86drift | Sat, 23 November 2002 02:44 |
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Re: Harnesses
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Supraman | Sat, 23 November 2002 03:31 |
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Re: Harnesses
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RWDboy | Sat, 23 November 2002 13:48 |
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ae86drift | Sat, 23 November 2002 13:56 |
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Supraman | Sat, 23 November 2002 21:01 |
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gianttomato | Sat, 23 November 2002 21:56 |
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Re: Harnesses
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haggis | Sun, 24 November 2002 23:23 |
