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    Quote Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe View Post
    What's the difference between rapid flashing brake lights and idiots that ride their brakes and do the same thing? Roger, that is the brand of light I will end up gettign for the 40. Ya know, when it gets closer to needing them. Hopefully they aren't outlawed by then.
    Hey, after a couple of trips with friends who told me the stock 40 taillights were just way too dim, even with halogen bulbs, I put the Tech-Lights on and what a difference they made! The stock 40 bulb points about 30 degrees or so up at the sky and the leds point directly level to the car following. This is probably one of the best examples you can have for improvement. So, plan for it for the 40, excellent choice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DA34GUY View Post
    Chopsmitty, If yer interested in a windshield let me know. They take awhile to build as Roger knows, but they do make a 32 look right.
    Yep, I do want one... Just had the daughter visit, then wife went back to the mainland for a funeral... Next wife leaves for a month for a work conference, graduation and NCAA nationals, then we go to Vegas for a convention and then it's off to Bonneville. Each trip is at least $1000 in air fare - each. My fun money is killed. I'm STILL waiting on Magnum axle for my forged beam. It's been two months. Tax returns are going toward tires and wheels... When I've got the money ready, I'll let you know - but it is absolutely something I AM going to do.

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    I have a seat belt question for any roadster guys, past or present. I'm a seat belt guy, not comfortable without them, and I prefer three points, lap & shoulder. Has anyone done a three point belt in a roadster? I know that a non-retract 2-point is simple, but not sure about adding that shoulder anchor at this point.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post
    I have a seat belt question for any roadster guys, past or present. I'm a seat belt guy, not comfortable without them, and I prefer three points, lap & shoulder. Has anyone done a three point belt in a roadster? I know that a non-retract 2-point is simple, but not sure about adding that shoulder anchor at this point.
    JMO Roger, but can't mount an anchor point high enuf to do any good except choke ya.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DA34GUY View Post
    JMO Roger, but can't mount an anchor point high enuf to do any good except choke ya.
    Yeah, that's about where I am at this point, Don. Fiero buckets don't offer any option for tying an upper point , especially with the head rest cut off. I'll likely go with a pair of lap belts, but thought I'd toss it out for options.
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    Did you notice the seats we have in our bus?
    They're manufactured here in NZ by Starfish Interiors, and have lap/diagonal belts built in to the seat frame itself.
    Perhaps there's a similar product available in the States.
    It could be worth your while to take a look around motor-home sites.

    The swivelling function is in the base and could be easily disabled/removed.
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    Yes, but with a roadster I want the seat backs at or below the body line, not a headrest seat.
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    If you go to any of the big shows this summer where some of the national vendors display look for "Wise Guys" seats. They used to offer a setup with shoulder belt integrated into seatback , maybe still do. I know some OE cars have that feature, but those don't have pivoting seat backs and are comparatively high back rest, so wouldn't look very good in a roadster.

    With lap belts you would probably feel safer with airbags but those would be tough to engineer in your roadster...........so maybe a set of these would help................
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    In my best Beaver Cleaver lingo, Golly gee whiz, Uncle Bob! That's really neato - no cooties in that! Did you see that on Mr Wizard?

    One issue is that I already have my seats of choice (Fiero), and I've got the reinforcing plates made to go under the floor pan tying them together, along with the seat belt mounting bolt locations, so shopping for different seats is not really high on my list. I'm pretty sure that I could figure out an upper mounting method to "engineer" into the top of the seat back, but the seat frame is not designed for that load, so the real "safety" would not be there, and it would actually be less safe than lap belts alone. I'll look at the angles and heights a bit more, but I'm pretty sure that lap belts are the only answer given that I'm not changing the seats.
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    IMHO, another option is over the shoulder aircraft style and those are very restrictive and rather ugly to boot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by daveS53 View Post
    Wise guys makes seats with an integrated shoulder belt. Not cheap, but you have to decide what your safety is worth. I should consider this as an option for my car, but I already have racing seats with dual shoulder straps. The racing seats are awkward to use, though. The shoulder straps have no ratcheting mechanism, so once you're strapped in, you can't lean forward to help look to the right, for on-coming cars. It's tough to look cool and be safe at the same time.

    http://www.wiseguys-seats.com/wp-con..._List-2012.pdf
    I thought I made it pretty clear that I have a pair of seats, and changing to something else is not really an option. If not, then to be crystal clear, I have Fiero seats, they're already fitted to the floor pan, and using another type of seat is really not an option for me, but thanks anyway.
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    I have seen guys fabricate a slider bracket to the rear of the seat for the shoulder belt to go through and over the seat with the retractor mounted below, seemed to work OK for them.

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    Somehow I missed this build completely until now. It's obvious this one is going to be nice! The bracing removed from the trunk area made me feel much more comfortable with a rear impact. The interior framework was going to start collapsing almost immediately with the initial impact. The body should strengthen the c-notch area when it is bolted down to the frame. If the body is shimmed where there is no pulling force at each bolt when pulled tight, supporting the body/frame at each end of the frame should make no difference in door gap. Roger has the right idea of adjusting door gap by shimming where needed. Wescott recommends this with his bodies. Henry's bodies react well to shimming also. Just my opinion. Very nice build Roger.

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