Rileys68Camaro
07-16-2007, 07:38 PM
Upon reading several threads, I'm more confused than ever.
Safety is a big factor, but I don't plan on doing much more than freeway speeds, and highly doubt I'll ever have the money to build a 10 second streetable car out of my 68 Coupe, and 120mph is only a dream.
I'm looking for cruising around town and some road trips with the normal bumps, and twisties. Basic Power Tour stuff. If it runs fast, I'll upgrade.
My question is, can someone recommend a minimum? I'd like to put a roll bar in with a cross bar for harnesses, maybe a four point cage.
However, for now, I'm going to start with 3 point seatbelts and could use some recomendations on belts and seats that will work well together and be safe.
I see that Summit seats aren't recommended for saftey, but I was going to put them in to drive the car then upgrade. However, it sounds like they may be more of a waste than I thought.
So, at a minimum, what brands do you recommend for the seats and harnesses? I know a lot of good welders for a bar at least but may have to travel for a cage job.
Do I need to spend $400+ a seat to get safe seats? If so, I will. Are there good quality safe 3 point belt makers our there? If I do go cage or rollbar, the upper point will probably be mounted to the bar rather than stock.
I don't want to get crushed in a non cage car, nor do I want to bounce my head off 3 steel tubes in a low speed crash.
Thanks guys!
Safety is a big factor, but I don't plan on doing much more than freeway speeds, and highly doubt I'll ever have the money to build a 10 second streetable car out of my 68 Coupe, and 120mph is only a dream.
I'm looking for cruising around town and some road trips with the normal bumps, and twisties. Basic Power Tour stuff. If it runs fast, I'll upgrade.
My question is, can someone recommend a minimum? I'd like to put a roll bar in with a cross bar for harnesses, maybe a four point cage.
However, for now, I'm going to start with 3 point seatbelts and could use some recomendations on belts and seats that will work well together and be safe.
I see that Summit seats aren't recommended for saftey, but I was going to put them in to drive the car then upgrade. However, it sounds like they may be more of a waste than I thought.
So, at a minimum, what brands do you recommend for the seats and harnesses? I know a lot of good welders for a bar at least but may have to travel for a cage job.
Do I need to spend $400+ a seat to get safe seats? If so, I will. Are there good quality safe 3 point belt makers our there? If I do go cage or rollbar, the upper point will probably be mounted to the bar rather than stock.
I don't want to get crushed in a non cage car, nor do I want to bounce my head off 3 steel tubes in a low speed crash.
Thanks guys!