<VV> Shoulder belts

[Mark Corbin]

While I'm thinking of it, Craig Nicol did a neat retractor job on his '67
4door HT. It's a design that I've been thinking of duplicating, and if
possible, adding the clip-in buckles that the late '60's Corvette used. The
sholder strap clipped onto the spade of the lap belt, and then the
combination plugged into ONE buckle. I have the buckles, just need to fab
the roof retractor; then have it all webbed together with a late-'67 to '69
outer lap retractor and standard inner belt. Sweet!

-Mark


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Corbin" <airvair at earthlink.net>
> To: "Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 11:08 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Corvair Brakes
>
>
> > As a matter of fact, yes. You also can't reach some of the other
> > instrument-mounted things. It is why they came up with the sholder belt
> > retractor. It was "discovered" that, while the solid belt met crash
> > protection requirements, people simply wouldn't wear them because of
that
> > motion-limiting problem.
> >
> > -Mark
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >
> >> Subject: <VV> Corvair Brakes
> >>
> >> Regarding the discussion of Corvair brakes and the use
> >> of the emergency brake:
> >>
> >> Has anyone in a '68 or '69 with the shoulder belt on,
> >> tried to pull up on the e-brake?
> >>
> >> I can't do it.  Even if I loosen the belt.  It is
> >> because my arms are too short, or is it a design flaw?
> >>
> >> Bill Hershkowitz 69 Monza 110 PG
> >