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Two harness straps into one rear harness point
shindha - 2/12/17 at 02:52 PM

Hello All, after some advice can I connect 2 rear seat belt straps into one harness mounting bolt that is welded onto the chassis (Westfield SE) or is this a no, no, or should I weld another mounting point this will mean removing the existing one and welding 2 new points. Car to be predominately used for track days and may be sprinting.
Thanks for looking


redturner - 2/12/17 at 05:10 PM

Three point harnesses are allowed for road use. However, if you use on track with an MSA licence you cant use 3 points and will need 4. So go ahead and weld another mounting point on. You will probably be ok for track days.....


Angel Acevedo - 4/12/17 at 07:27 PM

One solution is to fabricate a mounting plate with two slots - one for each belt and one hole for the mounting bolt.
Make sure to radius all corners touching the belts or make gromments with rubber hose.
HTH.

ETA:
Picture this, with two slots and only one round hole.
https://www.opgi.com/common/CH28535-lrg.jpg
HTH.
AA


[Edited on 12/4/2017 by Angel Acevedo]