[grandville455]

Done!

[Gary H]

Done!

[TedRamAirII]

Its WAY Overkill. Once I was at a old junkyard and needed a windshield frame for a 65 Corvette. The guy looped the seal belts together and lifted the whole car with a forklift out of the line of cars it was in across a field to an open spot. Those belts were 35 years old, sun beaten and still held up the body and frame.

[JD311]

Yeah, they pull engines out all the time with old belts at the JY lol.

[estep455]

wont happen!!!!! especially not this year! that's a guarantee!

[NBF823]

Originally Posted by TedRamAirII

Its WAY Overkill. Once I was at a old junkyard and needed a windshield frame for a 65 Corvette. The guy looped the seal belts together and lifted the whole car with a forklift out of the line of cars it was in across a field to an open spot. Those belts were 35 years old, sun beaten and still held up the body and frame.

I believe that an OEM is quite different than a racing harness. I agree that the two-year recert is quite short, particularly for a race car as most don't see to much sun shine.

On the street, it's a little different. I think my harnesses last about 4-5 years before they start to fray. A factory belt, which is more like nylon, seems to be impervious to UV exposure. My RJS harness is like cloth type feeling.

Hope I didn't tell you something you already know.

Passing on signing - not really involved in racing enough. Sorry.

Also I should mention that I strapped in my RJS harness probably some 2400 times in a street car over 4-years. That's not gonna help with fraying.

[twooldgoats]

Originally Posted by NBF823

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Also I should mention that I strapped in my RJS harness probably some 2400 times in a street car over 4-years. That's not gonna help with fraying.

Clearly, the rules should always allow a tech to fail any belt--regardless of age--with visible signs of wear.

Jim