Roll bar mounted Harnesses
locoboy - 17/9/03 at 09:32 AM
Morning all,
I have searched for threads relating to this but cant find the one i am sure i have read before.
I have read on here somewhere that it is a requirement to weld your roll bar to the chassis if you wish to mount the harnesses from it? can anyone
confirm this please?
Also is it a requirement to have the horizontal bar with the mounts on welded to the roll bar uprights or will bolting be sufficient?
Cheers
Colin
David Jenkins - 17/9/03 at 09:51 AM
I can't speak about the welding requirement, apart from saying that I hope it isn't true! 
Mine is bolted on with eight 8mm HT bolts at the top hoop mounting plates, and four 10mm HT bolts at the bottom of the stays, so it's going to
take a lot to break it loose! It's also made up of 50mm o/d tube, 3mm wall thickness, so it's "non-trivial" ('king
'eavy, I know that). The threaded parts are made up from solid stock, welded to both sides of the tube.
The SVA manual isn't specific - it just says that the belts must be fastened to strong, structural parts of the chassis.
cheers,
David
[Edited on 17/9/03 by David Jenkins]
Spyderman - 17/9/03 at 11:44 AM
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
The SVA manual isn't specific - it just says that the belts must be fastened to strong, structural parts of the chassis.
David
[Edited on 17/9/03 by David Jenkins]
I think that might be the crux of it. "structural parts of the chassis" in my interpretation would mean something that is permanently part
of the chassis and not bolted on.
Terry
David Jenkins - 17/9/03 at 12:02 PM
Those are my words, not the SVA manual!
I'll look at it tonight, if I remember.
DJ