harnesses??
08-04-2004, 09:24 PM
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Well thank you very much for your posting...it makes me happy...im gonan go but takata harnesses now...
and later some recaro's (only one if i that's all that i can afford)
and later some recaro's (only one if i that's all that i can afford)
08-04-2004, 09:32 PM
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Oh?
Alright i will (im JUST getting started) i still gotta get my helmet. My location sucks we got ONE place to race and it's WAY out in the country. Otherwise i'd started sooner and practiced all the time...and i'd know all the rules
Alright i will (im JUST getting started) i still gotta get my helmet. My location sucks we got ONE place to race and it's WAY out in the country. Otherwise i'd started sooner and practiced all the time...and i'd know all the rules
08-04-2004, 09:41 PM
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well here's some friendly advice for you before you go and spend money.
Your biggest improvement on the car is tires followed by a front sway bar, but before any of that pick up a rule book (or borrow one from someone) and read through it. Some mods are ok even in stock class and some can throw you into modified.
Lastly, there is NO mod that will make you faster than seat time
Your biggest improvement on the car is tires followed by a front sway bar, but before any of that pick up a rule book (or borrow one from someone) and read through it. Some mods are ok even in stock class and some can throw you into modified.
Lastly, there is NO mod that will make you faster than seat time
08-04-2004, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexCisneros
Lastly, there is NO mod that will make you faster than seat time
anyhow, Alex where did you get your harness?
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08-05-2004, 12:06 AM
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Umm not to be a downer BUt isnt removing the back seats extremly bad for the car involving structual basis and it is more twistable. I forgot what its called but you lose its structual integrity when u remove those rear seats.
08-05-2004, 09:38 AM
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Interesting. The Dynamic Turbo website didn't list an exact fitment for the RX-8. As long as you know this harness setup is not crashworthy and only intended to keep you in place for something like autocross then it sounds worthwhile. I have a similar Schroth setup for my BMW that uses the OEM clips on one side and extra harness clips that use the stock anchor bolts on the other.
For this setup, did you add new anchor bolts or are you just using the stock ones? Which part number is it and were any accessory items required as well?
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For this setup, did you add new anchor bolts or are you just using the stock ones? Which part number is it and were any accessory items required as well?
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08-05-2004, 10:07 AM
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I'm using two 3/8" Quick Links to attach on the child tethers in the back seat. This makes it much easier to attach and detach
http://www.imperialinc.com/items.asp?item=0247780
I am using the factory Grade 8 bolts and welding a 3/8" eye bolt to the top of the heads.
http://www.imperialinc.com/items.asp?item=0443420
The Sparco Belt is, 2" (just noticed I said 3"):
http://www.sparcousa.com/pharness_tuning.asp?id=401
Like you said, it's not crashworthy but keeps your butt from sliding all over the place
http://www.imperialinc.com/items.asp?item=0247780
I am using the factory Grade 8 bolts and welding a 3/8" eye bolt to the top of the heads.
http://www.imperialinc.com/items.asp?item=0443420
The Sparco Belt is, 2" (just noticed I said 3"):
http://www.sparcousa.com/pharness_tuning.asp?id=401
Like you said, it's not crashworthy but keeps your butt from sliding all over the place
08-05-2004, 10:15 AM
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you do the welding yourself? cuz that's not something that is in my skill bag...hell, lately i'm wondering if anything is in my skill bag anymore, the way i screwed up the install of my sway bars :D
08-05-2004, 11:12 PM
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look at the specs on the hardware...
...I seriously doubt it will take a 10g hit, but if you are doing anywhere near that in Solo2 your SSS is not doing their job.
...I seriously doubt it will take a 10g hit, but if you are doing anywhere near that in Solo2 your SSS is not doing their job.
08-06-2004, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexCisneros
look at the specs on the hardware...
...I seriously doubt it will take a 10g hit, but if you are doing anywhere near that in Solo2 your SSS is not doing their job.
...I seriously doubt it will take a 10g hit, but if you are doing anywhere near that in Solo2 your SSS is not doing their job.
09-17-2004, 10:46 AM
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The eyebolts that come with the Prodrive/Sabelt hardware simply replace the stock hardware at the anchor points for both the front lap belts as well as the stock anchors for the rear belts. In addition to the convenience of quick release, a great thing about camlock harnesses is that when I'm doing daily driving, I can simply unlock the shoulder and lap belts, stow them away easily, and pretend they were never there...
winbluerx8sport: if it's quick access to the back seat you're looking for, look at a 4x3 harness with push-button release like Willans' or Sparco's double-buckle system. These are usually the 2"-type, and IMO, they're don't restrain any less than the 3" variety. Or am I mistaken and you're looking for a harness that you can use WHILE the baby's in the back seat? Hope you're not planning on doing aggressive driving with baby on board!
winbluerx8sport: if it's quick access to the back seat you're looking for, look at a 4x3 harness with push-button release like Willans' or Sparco's double-buckle system. These are usually the 2"-type, and IMO, they're don't restrain any less than the 3" variety. Or am I mistaken and you're looking for a harness that you can use WHILE the baby's in the back seat? Hope you're not planning on doing aggressive driving with baby on board!
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09-25-2004, 07:26 PM
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Hi,
The attached link is an excellent plain english description of how your harness system works in real life in a race car. The author examines a friends sports 1300 accident and why the harness system had failed the driver (.... or did the driver fail the harness system?)
http://corner-carvers.com/wiki/index...ar%20Harnesses
Anyway, if you intend to buy a harness to save your life then its worth a read.
I'm voting with Eccles by the way.
have fun
Andrew
The attached link is an excellent plain english description of how your harness system works in real life in a race car. The author examines a friends sports 1300 accident and why the harness system had failed the driver (.... or did the driver fail the harness system?)
http://corner-carvers.com/wiki/index...ar%20Harnesses
Anyway, if you intend to buy a harness to save your life then its worth a read.
I'm voting with Eccles by the way.
have fun
Andrew
09-26-2004, 09:36 AM
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Just going to weigh in on this... everything everyone said regarding using the use of the belts on the road, on a road course, (anyone rally?) holds true. Do it right the 1st time.
However, there's one exception being auto-x. I know most of you here know auto-x where speeds should never be above 60-65mph, and the course designed as to never be anywhere near any solid, immovable objects (SCCA anyways). In the case of auto-x, bets like these are just tool to just hold you up while cornering. Not a safety device.
With the reports by the NHTSA of the 8 being the least likely to roll over.... I don't really see it, in the case of auto-x, that big a deal to mount the belts.
There's another route too.... instead of going with a 3/4/5 pt harness JUST for auto-x...
http://www.chasecam.com/cg-lock.htm
Great reviews on the product and does well.
Just another option, and you can use it on the street too.
However, there's one exception being auto-x. I know most of you here know auto-x where speeds should never be above 60-65mph, and the course designed as to never be anywhere near any solid, immovable objects (SCCA anyways). In the case of auto-x, bets like these are just tool to just hold you up while cornering. Not a safety device.
With the reports by the NHTSA of the 8 being the least likely to roll over.... I don't really see it, in the case of auto-x, that big a deal to mount the belts.
There's another route too.... instead of going with a 3/4/5 pt harness JUST for auto-x...
http://www.chasecam.com/cg-lock.htm
Great reviews on the product and does well.
Just another option, and you can use it on the street too.
09-26-2004, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Imp
There's another route too.... instead of going with a 3/4/5 pt harness JUST for auto-x...
http://www.chasecam.com/cg-lock.htm
Great reviews on the product and does well.
Just another option, and you can use it on the street too.
http://www.chasecam.com/cg-lock.htm
Great reviews on the product and does well.
Just another option, and you can use it on the street too.
This thread has some info and Brian can probably say more about it if he's following this thread.
09-26-2004, 03:00 PM
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Here's brians post... https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...10&postcount=8
Can't find anything else that says a CG-Lock wouldn't fit.
--KC
Can't find anything else that says a CG-Lock wouldn't fit.
--KC