My New Fire-Extinguisher Mount / Sub-Belt Bar
Jun 7, 2005, 10:04 AM
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My New Fire-Extinguisher Mount / Sub-Belt Bar
Mike @ Sublime here in Omaha fabricated this fire-extinguisher mount / sub-belt bar for me yesterday. It's made out of 304 stainless steel. IMHO the fit and workmanship are top-notch. 
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
Jun 7, 2005, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by nubby
It might be time to get something more sturdy.
Jun 7, 2005, 04:39 PM
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Hey man, fire extinguisher mount looks great, but I wouldn't run a sub strap on that bar. I worked for Schroth USA for a while, and without a properly cut substrap hole in the seat bottom, running a sub on the stock seats is extremely unsafe. The angle at which the belt comes down from the center of the belt (be it a camlock, Simpson-style latch, or whatnot), makes it unsafe for preventing lapbelt movement and submarining. For further information on this, email the belt expert, Joe Marko, at joe@hmsmotorsport.com, and ask him his recommendation and include a pic. He works with NASCAR pit crews, including Sadler, Gordon, etc., and his life is safety. It's well worth your time to contact him for his recommendation for this. I had the same issue in my Evo. My honest opinion...
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Jun 8, 2005, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by HMSevo8
I worked for Schroth USA for a while, and without a properly cut substrap hole in the seat bottom, running a sub on the stock seats is extremely unsafe.
Originally Posted by HMSevo8
I had the same issue in my Evo.
Jun 8, 2005, 08:34 AM
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kilodave: contact Mike Murphy for pricing if you're interested. I paid $180, but that's because mine was a prototype. I expect duplicates would be less.
Jun 8, 2005, 11:31 AM
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Thats really nice, I like the idea of the bar it attaches to. You don't have a ford focus or a dodge, so there really isn't a need for that fire extinguisher, unless someone has a focus or dodge and you decide to be nice and put the fire out for them. 
Jun 8, 2005, 12:09 PM
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contact Mike Murphy for pricing if you're interested. I paid $180, but that's because mine was a prototype. I expect duplicates would be less.
Emre
Jun 8, 2005, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by speedomodel
Right on. Thanks for the Joe Marko referral. I'll get in contact with him. Running the sub-belt over instead of through the seat was a concern of mine. In fact, I was planning on visiting the upholsterers this Friday to see if they could punch a hole in my Recaros.
What did you end up doing?
What did you end up doing?
On a side note, what a lot of places don't realize is the importance of the routing of the harness (no vendor I've experienced on these boards, which ROCKS!) but some places care so much about the sale that they sell 4, 5, or 6 point harnesses to people knowing full well they will not be safe in them. For example, the stock Konig seats on the VW R32 can't even have simple 4-point harnesses installed safely, because the headrest is integrated into the seat back, and there are no pre-cut grommets, or even head rest poles, to mount them through. Then, there's the whole issue of seatback strength, and whether or not it has been certified to handle the stress of an impact with harnesses. PM me if you have any specific questions about this - it was my life for some time...
Peace
