dann2707 Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Get the face right... it's: ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 I might be wrong here but I'm guessing the idea of having the harness restrained higher up (at shoulderish level) it's so that in the case of an impact, should the seats move forward/upwards on the mounts it's not going to massively tighten the harness over the chest. As you have it, any movement in the bucket will result in a shortening of the harness. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Bang on Ed, but I always thought it was to keep from compressing your spine as the harness tightened up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Pretty much... On a frontal impact the tension in the belt is split into a vertical and horizontal component. Obviously you need something to keep you in the seat, but too much of an angle (20 degrees is the maximum IIRC) isn't good for your spine with all that compression. (Edit, Tom's post came through as I was writing mine) Harnesses are 'becauseracecar' but turning up at scrutineering with harnesses like that would mean no racing! Ideally need a harness bar or a cage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Surely having to loosen your harness at a junction is bad news in terms of chumps rear ending you and stuff too? Also, that photo of gym dude eating gym dude food makes it look like he has one f**king weird haircut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Does a harness bar fit in the same way a rear strut tower brace or is it like a small sub-rollcage that sits behind the front seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Loads of different types of harness bars available, for example... A way more awesome way to do it would be... Link to the post on CS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Get the face right... it's: ; ) Winky face does not express my tears of joy at your finally doing something noticeable to your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Loads of different types of harness bars available, for example... I knew there would be some K-Tec tax, but f**k me that's expensive! Might as well just buy a half cage. Cars looking sweet Haz, be interesting to see how much quicker you and Dan are this time! Edit: harness angle might just be 'passable' on your car Dan: http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3806/harness.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 I then went gave her a clean and went for a drive to tesco What is the obsession with modifying cars only to take them to supermarkets at night? Never got that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 What is the obsession with modifying cars only to take them to supermarkets at night? Never got that. It's so that you can race home quick so your ice cream doesn't melt too much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 In true 90s style, can you not go to the rear pillar seatbelt mounts dan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 I knew there would be some K-Tec tax, but f**k me that's expensive! Might as well just buy a half cage. Cars looking sweet Haz, be interesting to see how much quicker you and Dan are this time. Yeah, love a bit of K-Tec tax. My cage was £212 delivered, albeit unpainted... Will be keen to see what the Curby times are like. Dan's car will probably be lighter than mine now, but I've also added the coilies (which he had before) and geo set up along with the NS2Rs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 And your bump steer kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 True - but while I love it, I don't know how much difference it will make around Curby? Not enough to mask my poor driving I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Talking of Curby, t's probably for the best that I can no longer make it as my turbo is now giving up on life. Time to seriously think about whether I want to go hybrid or not. Realistically I think the best way forward will be to drop another standard, used unit for now rather than rushing to throw everything together and risking problems down the line. As a result, I've just driven from home to base (~175 miles along the southern coast road) virtually entirely off boost... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Had a f**king sick drive out today with the clio ganggggg! Edited July 19, 2015 by dann2707 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Been buying more bits for the dub, need to keep costs down for a couple of months so nothing major and I'm probably gonna sell one of my bikes before xmas which should free up some funds for exhaust or wheels. Anyway, on the way now is a Mutant amp I bagged off ebay for £9 (I know they're not amazing but £9!) to power the door speakers, glass rear wiper blanking bung as the rear wiper hasn't worked for a few years and I'm not arsed about having one anyhow and some pressed numberplates ready for sticking the standard reg back on in a couple of weeks. First job when I get back from my holidays will be replacing the passenger door lock so it actually works and soldering up the drivers door lock contacts. Belated pic of my ultra generic black 4 door Golf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Good times! The door lock issue is a pretty common one, though as you mentioned soldering the contacts you've clearly been doing your reading so knew that anyway. Need to get the keys recoded on mine really - Soph's also need doing so will either find someone to do a bulk discount or have a crack myself using VAGTacho perhaps. In other news; It's still massively discouraged to rebuild your own turbo, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Me being a knob replaced some of my brake servo vacuum hose with silicone hose a while back. I knew its been dodgy for a while, and replaced it yesterday with some proper vacuum hose. (because the mot is due in a couple of weeks ) my brakes now feel bloody amazing! as soon as you touch the pedal, it starts to bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Soph's went on the Golf the other week. Electrical tape to get it home, followed by a decent wrapping of the original hard pipe in silicone tape and it's as good as new 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Not surprised. The silicone hose probably just collapsed on itself under vacuum. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Not surprised. The silicone hose probably just collapsed on itself under vacuum. Not far off it it would collapse if you pumped the pedal a few times whilst stationary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 I've noticed of late that my brakes haven't been as sharp as perhaps they once were (unless it's an effect of driving more modern vehicles for work), where abouts would I find said vacuum hose on a 53 plate f**kus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Its usually a plastic/rubber pipe coming off the brake master servo, going to an engine breather (for a petrol) or a vacuum pump for a diesel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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