We’ll I had some time to play make a harness bar inline with the upcoming event requirements.
They prohibit 3 point harnesses even with road registered cars so I need to do something. I could nearly just use the rear set belt points, but it’s a little off centre and it may be just outside the 45degree, confess I haven’t measured it with the race seat but gut says it’s no good.
Anyway, why not practise bracket making.
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Here we have some 40mm square tube, 2mm thick, with 5mm thick plates (50 x 100mm) welded on each end along with two triangle brackets, 60 x 40mm, which will be the anchor points for the harness.
I had to buy a new harness, and I stuffed up getting one with shorter then expected rear stays and no quick release. So the triangle extensions should give me the reach, along with adequate space to mount another captive nut and 3mm thick washer underneath. I’m not sure I like this, I may remove it all and attach a longer triangle section but I’ll see after I test fit it.
I’m going to drill 2x holes each side on the inner sides of the wheel arches to accomodate this. I originally thought about re using the rear belt holes on the sides, but it was going to be to far back for my short harness and I can’t easily drill an additional support in that panel, I’d have to make a right angle section and sit it on the wheel arch, attaching it there. This seemed like a simple compromise.
I bought some carpet trim to nearly match the bombadore, I’ll cover the parcel shelf and everything exposed to make it “noice” whilst the bar is installed. Ah once I started removing the rear trim I couldn’t help myself and took it all out. Belts, seats, parcel shelf, these new cars are complicated with all these nice bits and pieces.
Next weekend is the test fit with the racing seat, see how it all feels then.
Just thought I'd pull this out of the NSW thread into it's rightful home, here in the windy city?
Oi YOU!
Tere are still spots left.
Enter!
Phillip Island 6 Hour Relay
www.6hourrelay.com.au
Sup Regs
With 5 x mates it works out to be $425each for the weekend for 12hrs of track time shared amongst you. So, what, an hour of track time each day, 4 ~15 sessions each day, perhaps 30 laps. That's not to far away from a regular race meeting or track day to be honest, Say you only bring x3 mates, no worries, it's now $637each and you will get 6 ~15min sessions (~45 laps) on track each day.
Not Bad.
Plus! all those session are on the grid with gord knows what! It's a hoot!
And what do you need? Well not much.
- Cams Speed Licence (online $140)
- Extinguisher from super cheap ($80)
- Tow hooks
- 4 x point harness (just reuse the mounting points on your original belts for the front, and the anchor points from the rear) ($150)
- Helmet (Your son got a motorbike, great borrow his)
- Positive attitude
See EASY! You just need x3 mates, you have 3 mates right? Course you do Come to Philip Island at the end of July
Now having said that, it was even easier at NSW with the Road Race Club. One didn't need a 4 point harness or tow hooks. They were all about the road registered cars on track as easily as possible. This promoter has chosen to specify stuff above the permitted requirement, thats ok, no big deal and you'll have more fun in a harness anyway.
Now having said that I've turned this into a big deal. I spend 3 hours this afternoon tearing my garage apart looking for the tow straps from the Reno. Where the hell did I put them. Coming inside for an afternoon tea I remembered, I left them on the car to help get it on the tilt tray.
There's one!
Turns out I have to go to Revolution Racegear to get another harness anyway. I bought one from SAAS, but it's way to short to work In my application, I should have checked the length. Doh!
And I've decided after test fitting everything earlier I don't like this square tube bar I've made.
I added some extensions to suite the cheaper harness I had, but as it is to short and since I'm shopping, I'm going to end up with a longer harness and at which point, I might as well wrapp it around a tube. So back to the metal shop on Tuesday for a length of round tube in which I'll weld those end plates on too, a bit of rod to keep the harness's from moving left to right and it should look a treat in the Monaro. Yes you see I pretty much have a Monaro now.
The mounting plates will slot in through the trim, bar will be exposed, gonna look great! And I promise I'll tidy up those corners around the wheel well and do something to transition the back carpet to the new section. Hmmm.
I even trimmed up the "vote 1 green" sign to cover the opening where the arm rest would allow the skis in.
So happy with that E-bay grey carpet trim I found. Was really having flash backs of mounting sub woofers and 6x9's in parcel trays
Make it look nice and clean and the scrutineers will be much nicer. Well that's the plan anyway.
Anyway fiddly trim bit done, metal, harness and tow strap shop Tuesday, heaps of time left, Huzah!
Come play at Philip Island.