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Richard
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Drivng with the wife on the weekend she commented how unsafe she felt without a shoulder harness..I told her that it has a padded dash for safety,she didnt buy it!!!
I see to install a 3 point seat belt you have to mess with the headliner. The other option I see is a 4 point belt. It looks a little easier to install, drilling holes in the floor behind the seats for the extra mounting points ..Anyone have experience with the 4 point setup? Thanks..
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I have a Landau I would just need to remove the back upper panels (sails) to install shoulder harnesses, not the headliner at all. Ford's push button seat belts at least what I have seen in mine have a flaw, which could trap the occupant, latch belts or the shoulder harness a better idea.
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Seat belts are generally mounted with a sturdy bolt to a reinforced element in the unibody. Any three-point harness attached to the roof structure of a flairbird would be decorative only.

Many, many years ago I installed a four-point racing harness in one of my cars. Back in the day, I just drilled holes in the floor, used some fender washers and called it good. Fortunately, my system was never tested. Chances are, the bolts would have torn right through the thin sheet metal under the force of a significant impact.

Something robust could likely be engineered, but you'll never really know how it will respond in an actual accident. As for me, I rely on the stock belts and defensive driving.

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sseebart wrote: Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:28 am Something robust could likely be engineered, but you'll never really know how it will respond in an actual accident. As for me, I rely on the stock belts and defensive driving.

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Second that and add that I treat my brake and steering/suspension systems like beloved children.
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sseebart wrote: Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:28 am Seat belts are generally mounted with a sturdy bolt to a reinforced element in the unibody. Any three-point harness attached to the roof structure of a flairbird would be decorative only.

Many, many years ago I installed a four-point racing harness in one of my cars. Back in the day, I just drilled holes in the floor, used some fender washers and called it good. Fortunately, my system was never tested. Chances are, the bolts would have torn right through the thin sheet metal under the force of a significant impact.

Something robust could likely be engineered, but you'll never really know how it will respond in an actual accident. As for me, I rely on the stock belts and defensive driving.

~Steve
On one of the boats I had (now no boat just a Land Yacht aka Tbird) I made backing plates out of 1/4 inch alum. for some chocks I installed for anchor lines and such..Held up real well especially with the force of all the tension an anchor line has to take..Still I will leave the belts the way they are and just watch out for all the crazy drivers ..Funny the guys at the marina after seeing what I did wanted to hire me to do hardware installation..I stuck to my regular job of building sets for movies and TV..Retired now .. Thanks..
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