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Offline fuel749

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Seat belt tightener
« on: July 12, 2016, 10:37:00 AM »
This has already been cleared by SSS, so here goes.

Anybody who's ever strapped a driver in a car with "pull up" style lap belts know how much of a pain it can be to get ahold of the slippery little devils and get a good pull on them. We've been using these belt tighteners in our other types of racecars and since land speed racers tend to be very safety conscious I thought I'd put them out there.

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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2016, 10:44:00 AM »
That's a good idea, a lot nicer than my piece of wooden dowel. :cheers:
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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2016, 10:51:55 AM »
Thanks, and a portion of the proceeds go to this site. Can't thank this place enough for all its valuable information.

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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2016, 02:31:36 PM »
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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2016, 03:07:54 PM »
Yes, I can take paypal or any credit card over the phone.

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« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2016, 03:28:11 PM »
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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2016, 03:33:08 PM »
I will miss the hands on part of the crouch strap!

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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2016, 06:30:56 PM »
Stan:  That'd be the piece of material that goes over your shoulders and down to your CROTCH and makes you walk all stooped over forward when you get out of the car? :roll:
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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2016, 04:12:14 PM »
SSS, how would you know about crotch straps, riding a 2 wheeler like you do. I never had a problem with tight belts, Jim Jenson (little Jim) would really tighten them up.

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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2016, 04:40:07 PM »
I don't know about crotch STRAPS -- I'll grant ya that.  But I do know the difference between a crouch and a crotch.

Really. :-P
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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2016, 04:57:52 PM »
DAMN SPELL CHECK!

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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2016, 03:05:04 PM »
I'd like to give some feedback on this gizmo. It worked well and my crew liked it for both the pull up lap strap and the shoulder straps. If another run is done, I'd add a bit of meat (either thicker or wider) to the elbow going down to the narrow part that slips into the belt loop. We bent it a bit. All in all though I like it and was well worth the money.  :cheers:
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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2016, 03:14:02 PM »
I'd like to give some feedback on this gizmo. It worked well and my crew liked it for both the pull up lap strap and the shoulder straps. If another run is done, I'd add a bit of meat (either thicker or wider) to the elbow going down to the narrow part that slips into the belt loop. We bent it a bit. All in all though I like it and was well worth the money.  :cheers:


Thanks for the input. I've had a couple people mention the same thing, but its never happened to me. I'll take them up a gauge on the next run. Can you tell me if it twisted there or stretched open?

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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2016, 03:25:30 PM »
Stretched open just a bit, maybe slight twist. Didn't cause a problem though and the guys helping me really liked it.
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Re: Seat belt tightener
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2016, 10:39:58 PM »
Do you still have any of these doobers?

I think I'd like 4.
I have no idea what I'm doing... but it seems to be working!