5 point harness roll bar weld tabs

ron b · 11-25-2011, 11:44 PM

i am currently using a 5 point harness wrapped around the seat bar, tech wants me to use weld tabs. i could use a couple suggestions and pictures of what angle you welded them to the bar, 1968 mustang coupe. thanks ron b

cad · 11-25-2011, 11:52 PM

I just have one and is on the rear side of the cross bar pointing down. Ensure you have enough room to get the bolt and nut through the hole before you finish weld the tab.

Tom Goldman · 11-26-2011, 11:30 AM

Wrap around attachment is perfectly legal as long as the harness has something to limit sideways movement , of course you dont want to bunch them up on top of each other to go over the seat.
If you use a bolt in V harness the anchor point is supposed to be no more than 4" below the top of the drivers shoulder.
this is a problem on many older roll bars ,as the shoulder bar is placed too low in relation to the seat, but has sort of been overlooked by tech guys in the past.
There seems to be a new interest in harness mounting by tech inspectors ,as I've talked to several racers who have been told to relocate their harnesses when having the chassis cert renewed.
I use a large chassis tab welded to the bar at an angle that allows the harness to follow a natural line over the shoulder.

11-25-2011, 11:44 PM	#1
ron b Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 125 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	5 point harness roll bar weld tabs i am currently using a 5 point harness wrapped around the seat bar, tech wants me to use weld tabs. i could use a couple suggestions and pictures of what angle you welded them to the bar, 1968 mustang coupe. thanks ron b

11-25-2011, 11:52 PM	#2
cad Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 675 Likes: 141 Liked 72 Times in 40 Posts	Re: 5 point harness roll bar weld tabs I just have one and is on the rear side of the cross bar pointing down. Ensure you have enough room to get the bolt and nut through the hole before you finish weld the tab.

11-26-2011, 11:30 AM	#3
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,438 Likes: 785 Liked 703 Times in 206 Posts	Re: 5 point harness roll bar weld tabs Wrap around attachment is perfectly legal as long as the harness has something to limit sideways movement , of course you dont want to bunch them up on top of each other to go over the seat. If you use a bolt in V harness the anchor point is supposed to be no more than 4" below the top of the drivers shoulder. this is a problem on many older roll bars ,as the shoulder bar is placed too low in relation to the seat, but has sort of been overlooked by tech guys in the past. There seems to be a new interest in harness mounting by tech inspectors ,as I've talked to several racers who have been told to relocate their harnesses when having the chassis cert renewed. I use a large chassis tab welded to the bar at an angle that allows the harness to follow a natural line over the shoulder. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK