Seat Belts Install for Slow Stocker

[HR3128]

I'm working on a slow stocker / bracket-race car & would like to use 3", 5-point type seat belts. Something better than the factory belts.
My question is where to attach the shoulder belts when the car doesn't have a roll bar & is using factory seats.
Anyone have any examples of this type install?
Thanks.

[Dave Noll]

We had a fabricator that bolted a bar behind the seat of his pickup where it would be on the rollbar and put the shoulder belts on it.

[SDT1DYI]

Can not offer any mounting suggestions but I wanted to pass along belt certification info.
You can use a 5 point out dated belt in N and slower classes.
Not all Track tech inspectors are aware of this. This came directly from our NHRA Tech Director.

Steve Teeter STK/SS 620

[HR3128]

Originally Posted by SDT1DYI

Can not offer any mounting suggestions but I wanted to pass along belt certification info.
You can use a 5 point out dated belt in N and slower classes.
Not all Track tech inspectors are aware of this. This came directly from our NHRA Tech Director.

Steve Teeter STK/SS 620

Thanks. Good to know.

[Joe Marcinowski]

They make an extra long shoulder belt for floor mount behind the seat. RJS sells them.

[HR3128]

Originally Posted by Joe Marcinowski

They make an extra long shoulder belt for floor mount behind the seat. RJS sells them.

I think they are not legal for NHRA.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by HR3128

I think they are not legal for NHRA.

I think they are, as long as you have something on the back bar to keep them sliding left or right.
Irrelevant anyway , unless you have a 6 pt. bar.

What's the problem with stock OEM belts, anyway?
This is a dime rocket, yes?

If you're worried about being chased, why not put in a 6 pt. bar and racing belts..then, of course you'll need racing seats, because stock seats are not safe either. Probably ought to leave the air bags in, too. Also you'll want a big full face helmet where you can't see as much, being chased..
Go for it..all the way..
Kinda defeats the dime rocket idea though ;-)

[Al Wilson]

Originally Posted by SDT1DYI

Can not offer any mounting suggestions but I wanted to pass along belt certification info.
You can use a 5 point out dated belt in N and slower classes.
Not all Track tech inspectors are aware of this. This came directly from our NHRA Tech Director.

Steve Teeter STK/SS 620

Is this in writing somewhere to show uninformed tech inspectors?

[HR3128]

Originally Posted by Al Wilson

Is this in writing somewhere to show uninformed tech inspectors?

It's in the rule book.

[HR3128]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

What's the problem with stock OEM belts, anyway?
This is a dime rocket, yes?

Probably nothing wrong with OEM belts. I was just thinking someone must have installed aftermarket belts in a slow car without a roll bar & just wanted to see how they did it.

This is definitly racing for cheap. I'm not looking to spend any more money than I have to.