Re: Catastrophe on Elan ownership day one!
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:06 am
I looked for those attachement points which is why I removed the backboard, as you might be able to see in the terrible phone camera picture, they don't exist now. I did forget to check for the brackets in the wheel arch, I will do that next.
Is there anything wrong with attaching them the way that I have? These mounts originally secured the roll bar which then secured the seatbelts so must be adequate.
In terms of safety/MOT failure, I can only think that because the belts pass through the slots in the backboard and make a right angle turn towards the offset mounting points, in the event of a crash, the force on the belts could tear through the fibreboard material and place a lateral force on the necks of the occupants, an undesirable characteristic.
I want to do everything properly on this car but right now I just want it to pass the MOT! My motivation (and wife's understanding) for further jobs will greatly increase when the little car is drivable.
Is there anything wrong with attaching them the way that I have? These mounts originally secured the roll bar which then secured the seatbelts so must be adequate.
In terms of safety/MOT failure, I can only think that because the belts pass through the slots in the backboard and make a right angle turn towards the offset mounting points, in the event of a crash, the force on the belts could tear through the fibreboard material and place a lateral force on the necks of the occupants, an undesirable characteristic.
I want to do everything properly on this car but right now I just want it to pass the MOT! My motivation (and wife's understanding) for further jobs will greatly increase when the little car is drivable.