<VV> seats and seat belts

[Harry Smith]

WOW. Very nice car! Must have cost a pretty penny!
On Mar 28, 2015 10:48 AM, "MarK Durham via VirtualVairs" <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> If you want to see a set of those Sebring convertible seats installed in a
> Corvair, go to
> www.jefflilly.com, click on the classics bullet, then the 65 convert in
> blue.
>
> One of the best restorations I have ever seen. The seats look great, too.
>
> Mark Durham
> Hauser, Idaho
> 62 Monza coupe Red/Red 4 speed
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Jay Maechtlen via VirtualVairs <
> virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>
> > On 3/27/2015 1:52 PM, Charlie via VirtualVairs wrote:
> >
> >> I think it was warned before that if the belts are integrated with the
> >> seats, the entire unit will crash you against the dash if the brackets
> are
> >> not strong enough to hold you AND THE SEATS to the floor?
> >>
> >> So, make sure your brackets are strong enough to hold everything back!
> >>
> >> Charlie
> >>
> >>
> >>  Exactly - the supports have to restrain you and the seat in a crash.
> > Obviously, the seats are designed to do that, but it would take some
> > pretty beefy supports to mount the seats, to survive a significant crash.
> > Figure a crash can easily impose 5G on you - figure 5*(your weight) at a
> > height of (the middle of you) yanking on that seat?
> > 5*200 = 1000 lb about the lower middle of the seat. That's a pretty good
> > yank on the mounds.
> >
> > oh - actually the crash can be 10 G or more?
> > Adjust calculations as needed.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jay Maechtlen
> > SoCal
> > '61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin,
> > transverse 3.8 Buick V6 TH440T4 trans
> >
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