Jimiboys -73 Rallye • 2 • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **dave-r** » 03 Mar 2009 19:53

Wow!

never seen those repaired so well before. Good job you have done there. :s017:

by **Jimiboy** » 03 Mar 2009 20:28

Thanks alot Dave!

by **Eddie** » 03 Mar 2009 21:12

Sweet JIMI!!! :thumbsup:

by **drewcrane** » 03 Mar 2009 22:38

VERY VERY NICE DUDE AND YES DETAILS ARE EVERYTHING :thumbsup:

by **patrick** » 04 Mar 2009 5:02

Looks Awesome, Jimi! Love those new seat's! :thumbsup:

Did you have any luck with, the floor and trunk mats?

by **patrick** » 04 Mar 2009 5:28

Tell me. I am really interested. Are those 74' style seat belt's? They look good! And, not coming out of the rear interrior quarter panel's. :s007:

That's a plus. Never did like that with 74'. Don't care to much about, snapping the cross belt and lap belt together with, the earlier model's either. :s001:

I have mine hooked together with, a zip tie. So they dont come, unlatched. :roll:

by **Jimiboy** » 04 Mar 2009 8:35

Thank you so much everybody.

Pat, i did take a look at the page, but haven't decided in my head yet. I will tell you and show some pic's when decided..

The seatbelts are not from Challenger. =)

I was guessing Drew should like the seats, that corner racing dude :wink:

by **Jimiboy** » 04 Mar 2009 16:19

by **Moparman1972** » 04 Mar 2009 16:57

What steering wheel is that?

by **Jimiboy** » 04 Mar 2009 17:28

Moparman1972 wrote:What steering wheel is that?

GRT-742 a Grant wheel from Summitracing :wink:

by **Moparman1972** » 04 Mar 2009 19:10

Very nice. Your interior looks very plush between the seats and that wheel.

by **drewcrane** » 04 Mar 2009 19:27

hey man your seat are awesome but i am more impressed with your plastic repair, i do it for a living and yours looke nice, and once there are painted like you have done there,they look good enough for me, hey have you tried those seats in a corner , much better than the sliders,and" no support" for your back seats the factory came with :s024:

by **dave-r** » 04 Mar 2009 20:09

drewcrane wrote:hey have you tried those seats in a corner

My seats were in a corner of my garage for ages. I didn't like them there at all.

:lol2:

by **drewcrane** » 04 Mar 2009 23:47

dave im still just rofl,yea the do not do well if just sitting in a corner lol :worry:

un less they are near the bar and can be used for drinking barley pop :s024:

by **Jimiboy** » 09 Mar 2009 18:33

You guys are mad (fun)

Haven't had the chance to test them in the corners yet Drew, we still have to much of winter & snow :worry:

But i have surely been there dreaming in the car, they sure are tight... Haven't yet decided how to do with the seat belts, if i will go with black 3" 4 pointers or keep on with these... What do you guys belive in, in matter of driving without cage/ with 4,5,6 points belts? I've heard somewhere that this is not recommended without cage, due to the risc of injuries if the car roll over(??) What do you know about this? And how troublesome is it when you jump in n' out of the car, with the 4 pointers?

Regards

Jim

by **fal308** » 10 Mar 2009 14:51

If you don't have any way to attach the shoulder belts at the correct height (about shoulder high) I wouldn't run any upper belts, only lap belts.
What sort of locking mechanism are you going to be using, latch or camlock?

by **Jimiboy** » 10 Mar 2009 15:11

fal308 wrote:If you don't have any way to attach the shoulder belts at the correct height (about shoulder high) I wouldn't run any upper belts, only lap belts.
What sort of locking mechanism are you going to be using, latch or camlock?

You don't think it would be easy to solve with an girder at the shelf, and attach the belts there? I also have seen somebody use the lower back seat belt attachments, but that is not in the shoulder height you are talking about of course... (Is this important?)
The mechanism i do not now nothing about, what do you recommend, and what is the difference?

by **fal308** » 10 Mar 2009 15:29

Upper belts that are mounted to the floor can compress the spine. In a crash , the shouler belts (improperly mounted) will pull your body down into the seat towardss the floor, thus posibly compressing the spine. properly mounted, they will just hold you tightly in the same position you were in.
I'll look aroud the net for a better explanation.

As to camlock vs latch, that can be a difficult decision. Camlocks are very fast to buckle and unbuckle while latches are stupid simple. Camlocks are not highly thought of in off-road racing as the locking mechanism can get filled with dirt, sand etc and not work properly. This is where the latch style shines.
Also if you plan on any sanctioned racing, check the rulebook as they quite often specify what type(s) of safety gear is required.
Here's a quik link to show the different styles http://www.racerwholesale.com/index.php?cPath=21
I'll look for more information.

by **fal308** » 10 Mar 2009 15:36

Just remembered a great writeup on safety equipment. This is an off-road site but still it's THE best writup i've ever seen (and read) on driver restraint systems, bar none. :s017:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Harnesses/

by **Jimiboy** » 10 Mar 2009 20:40

Thanks for the help.. sounds like i can use these racing belts without cage anyhow? Will follow these links and read more.... :thumbsup:

by **Jimiboy** » 10 Mar 2009 21:48

Amazing reading, Thanks! :thumbsup:

by **fal308** » 11 Mar 2009 13:57

There's a part two also but I get a 404 error when I try to access it. Part two is about mounting etc. It's as informative as part one is. Hopefully it gets put back up.

by **Jimiboy** » 11 Mar 2009 16:04

Cannot find a part 2 anywhere(?) :blushes:

by **fal308** » 11 Mar 2009 17:19

You probably got a 404 error also. That's a file not found error. Hopefully they'll put it back up as it's very informative also. I sent an email to their contact and hope to hear back about the missing part 2. If/when I hear anything, i'll post.

by **Jimiboy** » 11 Mar 2009 19:00

Yeah, thanks Fal!

Thats right, found it, but there is an 404 error, and some stupid text... (virus?)

by **fal308** » 02 Apr 2009 13:51

I sent an email to the author when I got those 404 errors and he replied back this morning. Part two, is now up http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavist ... s_install/ :nod:

by **Jimiboy** » 02 Apr 2009 19:35

Thanks Fal! :thumbsup:

Great that you pushed the autor to fix this, will read the part 2 now as it seems to work... Thanks again! :thumbsup: