I'm looking to install a four-point TRW/Sabelt harness and I don't have a clue where to mount the belts. Does anyone have any pictures of four-point belts installed?

 

I am also planning on installing some belts before the next racing season.

I'd like to find a place that sells the belts and all the various mounting option parts to work through the install with them, but might end up mail-ordering because of local availability.

My best guess is:

Outboard lap: Clip-in eye-bolt extension to existing seatbelt mount.

Inboard lap: Drill firewall & install clip-in eye-bolt. You don't really want to use the existing inboard seat belt mount because it is attached to the seat above the rail instead of the chassis.

Shoulder belts: Wrap-around over stock roll-hoops. Possibly drill mounts behind seats, but this will require some modifications to the plastic covers.

Clearances on the lap belts look mighty tight. Might have to go with permanent bolt-in belts vs. clip in belts.

Let me know if you get it worked out!

[This message has been edited by pfb (edited December 06, 2000).]

 

My suggestion is to only install a 4, 5, or 6 point racing belt system if you have the roll cage.

The reason: with shoulders straps you can not bend over to the console section in the case of a rollover. Only standard belts allow this. Racing belts keep you upright, and unless you're real short --- you're gonna get a haircut or worse!

 

I've had a 4pt harness installed for quite some time. Installation was a bit complicated, I dont even want to get into the details now as I dont have time. But I will say that it can and has been done.

Ben
Bulletproof Automotive Inc.

 

Actually, it isn't complicated at all. I've got a 5-point in mine. The lap belts mount at the stock belt points (remove the spacer that is suspiciously the same thickness as the harness mount point). I used wrap-around shoulder belts around the roll-bar hoop. Given my height, I cheated for the crotch belt, and wrap a nylon strap around the front of the seat tracks, then clip the crotch belt to that.

This is not road-racing legal! I use this setup for autox. Again, given my height, my helmet breaks the line from the top of the windshield to the top of the roll bars. If one can duck below that line, that part is okay.

Also, when mounting the harness, it is important to note that the shoulder belts must mount ABOVE your shoulder, no matter what the harness makers may say, to be SCCA legal. The reasoning here is that if there is an accident that bends the frame, it won't compress your spine.

The proper way to mount the crotch strap is to drill a hole in the floor, mount an O-ring, and connect the strap to that.

 

Do you have any pictures of your installed belts??

Wesmaster