Speaking of seatbelts

[Jim Gathmann <jim_gathmann@xxxxxxxxx>]

Summit Racing has some pretty good & yet cheap 5 and
6-point belt kits... but I doubt that's what you're
going for.

I've installed selt belt kits in a '70 C-10 chevy
(<-yeah, not an Imperial, but also not mine!) which
lacked them via kits from JCW (if I remeber right).
Worked out great. Worth a try at least. Not much money
either (especially in contrast to the medical cost of
being elejected @ highway speeds!).

--- clay-deb <clay-deb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Has anyone purchased the seatbelt kits that are
> available from  J C Whitney
> ?
>  Or would a junkyard be a better place to look?
> Unfortunately my  60 custom does not have seat belts
>  ,and I would like to
> install some  before I do any serious traveling with
> the family.
>                                             Clay
> Smith
>                                              67
> Crown Coupe
>                                              60
> Custom
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, December 21, 2002 11:27 AM
> Subject: Re: IML: Seatbelts
> 
> 
> Quoting "ChiPieAlandPaula@xxxxxxx"
> <ChiPieAlandPaula@xxxxxxx>:
> 
> 
> > harnesses. So you end up with a "lap belt". I
> never really undestood
> > what
> > these were supposed to accomplish? After all, in
> an impact the body will
> >
> > continue in motion. So your head still goes
> through the windshield.
> >
> >                                                   
>       Allan From
> > Billings,
> > Montana
> >
> 
> Allan, the most important thing these seatbelts will
> do is keep you inside
> the
> car in case of a serious crash.  Being jetissoned
> off the car is almost
> certain
> death.  Your car may not have serious damage, but if
> you are knocked off it,
> you are in trouble.  This alone is a very important
> protection.  Second,
> even
> the lap belt will keep you from sliding through the
> winshield, even if your
> head does hit the steering wheel.  All the late 60's
> cars had relatively
> soft
> interiors to minimize head injury.  A lap belt would
> obviously work much
> better.  In the early-mid 60's only Volvo as far as
> I know had them as
> standard
> equipment.
> 
> Point is, wear these seatbelts even if they are
> incomplete.
> D^2
> 
>