<VV> seats and seat belts

[Jay Maechtlen]

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.


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Jay Maechtlen
SoCal
'61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin,
transverse 3.8 Buick V6 TH440T4 trans

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