Decreasing the ingress/egress of my daily driver to lotus proportions

[newman]

@dozr

hell… padding is even required in FIA cages where helmets are being worn.

I personally would never even think of putting a bolt in cage in any car. The STi has a pretty complex ring construction that already functions as a type of rollcage in crashes, I am not sure if this cage would help or hurt you in an accident, but that uncertainty is what scares me away.

Most “harnesses” unless they are certified and PROPERLY installed/mounted, are not meant for anything more than holding you in place during an autocross.

I would think about running the 5-point system with the anti sub belt as well.

I would need new seats to run 5 pt… I have 5 pt belts, but nowhere to run the center through…

[newman]

@Jagermeister

Nice. I pick up my 4pt. on Sunday. We can be Uber-Ghey together!

brand?

[Jagermeister]

It’s a bolt-in but I am going to have HC weld it in. The Harness tube and diagonal are weled.

[newman]

they just called and told me that i have 125 dollars to use towards a momo or sparco product…

should i get:

or

[MaximaSE98]

steering wheel…so u can run NOS buttons

[Jagermeister]

The shoes would look hot with your bullet belt.

[snowracer101]

the shoes are mad hott…i’d rock them…esp. if they were free…steering wheels are gay

[newman]

i decided to go with teh wheel… the lotus wheel feels soooo good at 12.5 inches, so i got the subie one at 13 inches. Holla. I have tons of shoes anyways…

[JaysGreenLX]

You got the wheel?

I guess you have no need for airbags now that you have a cage.

[newman]

this will match the harnesses in my car… ricey? maybe a bit…

airbags in my car are disabled because of the seat install…

[boardjnky4]

a pair of really light adidas is all u really need for driving

scoobies come with the momo wheel dont they? i assume this one is smaller

i woulda went with the wheel too

[newman]

stock wheel is 375mm (14.75)
new wheel is 330mm (12.99)

Should be nice.

[MPD47]

Fyi newman, the quality on the Sparco wheels that are half alcantara/suede half leather sucks. Get it all one or the other.

[newman]

@MPD47

Fyi newman, the quality on the Sparco wheels that are half alcantara/suede half leather sucks. Get it all one or the other.

explain… why?

[dmoffitt]

@newman

i am not putting a weld in cage in this car. end of story…

then don’t bother. bolt in cages are :gay2:

[ChevyChase]

dominic never hurt his head when he flipped the charger. he wasn’t wearing a helmet. although he lived his life a 1:30 minute movie sequence at a time

[Ninja]

@JaysGreenLX

Why is that? How should they be installed? I’m a harness noob.

The most apparent noticeable thing to me is the fact the belts are run across the bare metal running across the width of the car… In a high impact crash… that metal bar would probably slice those belts right in half.

The general rule is you dont want to run the belts at no more then a 20 degree ( or 30 i forget… not more then 30 tho… thats for sure ) from perpendicular off the shoulders… if you run the belts straight down off the shoulders you can compress and break your spine in anytype of crash.

[MPD47]

@newman

explain… why?

The seams never feel right and the leather looks like shit? Either get all leather, or all alcantara.

[JaysGreenLX]

@Ninja

The most apparent noticeable thing to me is the fact the belts are run across the bare metal running across the width of the car… In a high impact crash… that metal bar would probably slice those belts right in half.

The general rule is you dont want to run the belts at no more then a 20 degree ( or 30 i forget… not more then 30 tho… thats for sure ) from perpendicular off the shoulders… if you run the belts straight down off the shoulders you can compress and break your spine in anytype of crash.

Gotcha. I see what you mean by compressing the spine.

[newman]

I just looked at a flash five at mikes and it was sweet… I dunno, seemed nice to me, felt great.

I got the lap 3 though, which is the same, minus NAWWWSSSS buttons and 330mm instead of 350.

http://www.sparcousa.com/psteering_street.asp?id=288