Beaky's Diet

[Diver944]

Looking mighty nice - oh yes [8D]

I am really looking forward to sitting in that if you get a place for the Goldtrack evening (I'm possibly equal to all the weight you've removed [] )

 

[John Sims]

It isn't a course of action I would recommend. When I took out passengers for the heart foundation day years ago I kept spinning because of the different balance on the car. This didn't go down well with the Clerk of the Course. [&o] It was in a Westfield though (and with very large people) so the change in weight shouldn't be as noticeable in the 944.

 

[pal944]

Hi John i will have the other seat of you as well if you want? Paul

 

[944 man]

That happened to me at Brunters last year! Id lightened the car and Id found a comfortable limit after two or three sighting laps. Come the first passenger and I span at the the runway straight: he only weighed about 70 kilos but it went that fast I couldnt get it back (so I gave up and tried to spin as little as possible)... []

 

[Diver944]

ORIGINAL: John Sims

When I took out passengers for the heart foundation day years ago I kept spinning because of the different balance

Ye cannae scare me, I'm used to hitting things in a 944, so merely spinning is a walk in the park

 

[Hilux]

John

Are you using the OEM seat belts?

If so then may I suggest they are routed wrongly and will allow submarining []

May I then suggest you route the main belt like I have in my project Golf. In this way the belt sits over the hips [properly] and not on the seat sides.

 

[944 man]

I fully agree, though I was reluctant to say so because when Id mentioned it before, another member, who didnt know as much as he thought he did, lambasted me (not John btw.)

Simon

 

[944 man]

How they came from Porsche:

 

[John Sims]

I'm glad you spotted that gentlemen. Obviously it had only been left like that to test you were paying appropriate attention. [8|]

In truth I was looking at the belts yesterday and concluded they would be better through the seat sides. I don't have an issue on the passenger side as I don't have harnesses. On the drivers side I am concerned the two will conflict so may have to "officially" ditch the inertia belt.

 

[Hilux]

when Id mentioned it before, another member, who didnt know as much as he thought he did, lambasted me

Then he clearly does not comprehend simple physics and seat belt design and useage and is therefore NOT someone to go near on road or track as he is obviously cleverer than automotive engineers and has re-written the principles of retaining a human beings body`s momentum safely and is clearly made of stronger stuff than you or I.

In truth I was looking at the belts yesterday and concluded they would be better through the seat sides. I don't have an issue on the passenger side as I don't have harnesses. On the drivers side I am concerned the two will conflict so may have to "officially" ditch the inertia belt.

Steady..................I know you`ve owned a Westy (harnesses de riguer) and therefore you`ll know what a pain in the *rse they are in daily use

I personally hate harnesses for daily use (the novelty wears off really quickly) so undoing one bolt so as to utilise the already installed harnesses (I`m happy to spend a few minutes undoing one sill bolt) so as to unthread the OEM main belt cant be a major issue. The torque tube tunnel fixing can have both harness and seat belts bolted in parallel by using longer bolts.

In an ideal world specify harnesses that utilise eye bolts - in this way the OEM seat belts can be bolted in and harnesses clipped on as required.

 

[John Sims]

ORIGINAL: Hilux

.........In an ideal world specify harnesses that utilise eye bolts - in this way the OEM seat belts can be bolted in and harnesses clipped on as required.

I got that bit right then []

Both arm and eye bolt can rotate although they are hard up against the tunnel.

There is a similar eye bolt on the door side bracket.

Mounting both the original belt and the harness through the side hole isn't an issue in retrospect and will be done come the morrow.

I agree that a harness is not much fun for going shopping but I do like the plugged in feel you get if you are going for a serious drive.

 

[John Sims]

ORIGINAL: pal944

Hi John i will have the other seat of you as well if you want? Paul

You would be most welcome Paul. Are you sure you don't want some very rare split rear seat backs as well?