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George Abel (aka ahotrod33) [ View ] [ Email ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] Glen Mills, Pennsylvannia (484) 840-1379

Has anyone out there installed Juliano's (or other) 3 point belts in a roadster? I need to put belts into my new ride and want to use 3 point if possible.

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Posted by tlp1968  -  04/20/2008 02:28 PM I bought belts from Retro Belts and put them in both our Camaro's. I am not thrilled with the position of the belts in my car (the stock mounting location is so far back) but they are much safer than lap belts alone. I would like to find a way to put in air bags of some type. Yogi's Street Rod Accessories carrys Juliano's belts. StreetRodding.com Marketing Director [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Springfield,, Illinois   Posted by da34guy  -  04/20/2008 03:12 PM Gonna B pretty hard to mount the shoulder strap mount high enuf to do any good!! Don [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona Charter Member since October 2001   Posted by ahotrod33  -  04/20/2008 04:29 PM Don, That's kind of where I'm at. I'm hoping for an idea someone may have. I'm OK with lap belts, but my bride really likes feeling a little more secure. It's also our first roadster and a totally new experience. Want to get her comfortable before I start spending on the new wheels/tires. ahotrod33 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Glen Mills, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since June 2003   Posted by da34guy  -  04/20/2008 06:37 PM If thats the roadster---- I think yer outta luck Anyway ya do it ---it 's gonn be outside the car (above the body) unless Ur bride is shorter than 4 ft nuthin. Don [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona Charter Member since October 2001   Posted by tlp1968  -  04/20/2008 06:44 PM Have you looked into seats with the belts built in. Al has a nice set and the belts are built into the seat backs. If I would have found some like that I would have gone that route. I think his were out of a Sebring or something. StreetRodding.com Marketing Director [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Springfield,, Illinois   Posted by da34guy  -  04/20/2008 06:47 PM Tammy --That would probably work But U'd never B able to put the top on------And Would B Butt ugly. Don [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona Charter Member since October 2001   Posted by Willys33  -  04/20/2008 06:50 PM Be very careful about where you mount the belts. If they are in the wrong place and you are in an accident they could do more damage than good (like cut your head off!). Case in point #3. Get off the trailer and drive [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Alamogordo, New Mexico   Posted by flagator79  -  04/20/2008 06:54 PM George, I had 3 point harnesses in my '36 and was not satisfied at all with them. The "across the chest" belt had a faunky angel and it had to mount high behind me - probably worthless as a restraint. I removed them and went back to a set of lap belts and promised myself to drive more saftely. FlaGator79 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] West Monroe, Louisianna Charter Member since December 2005   Posted by orphans2  -  04/20/2008 06:57 PM George, having seen your driving, I would recommend that you install 5 point belts. That way you might be with us longer. You might also want to put them in the 'Vette too. hehehehehe orphans2 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Stewartstown, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since November 2001   Posted by ahotrod33  -  04/20/2008 08:09 PM i had a feeling the 3 point belts wouldn't work, but thought I'd check anyway. BTW o2, I had the 32 out for a drive on Saturday, believe it or not I didn't even come close to hitting anything. ahotrod33 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Glen Mills, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since June 2003   Posted by sloper38  -  04/21/2008 07:16 AM My 32 roadster has 3 point belts - law. Not retractable though. Look back at the thread on the steel 32 I'm doing, you can see the upper mount points in one of the pix. It's about level with the top of your shoulder, well, my shoulder! Depends on the seat you use. I'm X38 on any other sites. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sydney, Australia   Posted by tlp1968  -  04/21/2008 10:11 AM Don, are you saying it is better to look good than to ...live? LOL You know I am reminded of a saying "Live fast, die young and leave a pretty corpse" Sometimes it is hard to choose between style and safety. StreetRodding.com Marketing Director [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Springfield,, Illinois   Posted by da34guy  -  04/21/2008 10:19 AM Lap belts R o.k for a roadster. Don [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona Charter Member since October 2001   Posted by ahotrod33  -  04/21/2008 04:11 PM I had asked the folks @ Juliano's about the 3 point belts, and here's their response. George, Bob is out of town for another week (Carlisle show). He may try to e-mail you from the road. We have not attempted to install the three points in a roadster ourselves but I'm sure some of our customers have. Basically, you need to determine if the shoulder mount would be above or below your shoulder as you sit in the car. If it is below your shoulder, I would not recommend it as there would be a downward compression on your spine in the event of a collision. If your shoulder is below the door, you may be able to install the shoulder point on the top inside of the support behind the front door. Hope this helps. Marcia Good input directly from the vendor. ahotrod33 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Glen Mills, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since June 2003   Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  04/21/2008 04:48 PM put you a nice little roll bar in it and put tabs on if for the 3 points. dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003   Posted by 31tudor  -  04/21/2008 05:27 PM I'm thinking if you rolled a roadster you probably wouldn't want to live through it anyway. YIKES! I'm still wearing my seatbelt though! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002

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