Chris' GT Build

[2013DIBGT]

I would be interested in hearing about any differences felt in the cars handling or any stiffness differences in general after installing the bolt in 4 point bar once you are able to take it out on the track.

Cool setup!

 

[claudermilk]

Next step mostly complete. This weekend I got the harness mounts installed. As usual, I took far longer than it probably ought to, but elected to take my time and make sure I did the job as right as I could. I ended up using SoundGuyDave's response to a question I asked regarding this from a while ago and it worked out well (here: http://s197forum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1977581&postcount=462). I ended up mounting four forged eyebolts behind the stock seat mounts, each will be used to attach a lap belt end and one of the anti-sub strap ends (fed through the seat joint).

Measuring, re-measuring, re-re-measuring. The first proposed location ended up directly on top of the air deflector stud underneath the car, so I had to adjust. This is where some extra time & thought paid off later, making sure that only one hole got poked in the car exactly where I needed it for each bolt.

Not lots to see yet. Pilot holes poked, lots of sound deadening goop from Ford.

Outer mount point driver's side. Scraped the goop & saw it was still not a smooth surface. Once everything got torqued down, the bolt ended up relatively straight--and I don't mind the little bit of doubled-up sheetmetal sandwiched there.

Hole drilled & test-fit, passenger side.

Trimmed fender washers for inner mounts, underside. Doubled-up to add some strength, and jammed under Boss302 side exhaust brackets.

Driver's side outer mount backing plate test fit.

Driver's side bolts mounted.

Outer passenger side backing plate clearanced & test fit.

Outer driver's side mounted.

Inner driver's side mounted. I had to take a pair of pliers & bend the tab out of the way (it was parallel to the floor pan--now is a nice buffer for the bolt).

Driver's side air deflector with clearance hole drilled & mounted.

Potatocam shot of what you see with the carpet back in place.

And a close-up of one bolt.

 

[csamsh]

Clock your eyebolts 90 degrees from where they are right now.

 

[claudermilk]

Why? That would twist all the belts. The current orientation seems like it will keep them in line.

 

[csamsh]

I....can't find the document that told me to do that. I thought it was from schroth?

If somebody knows why the eyebolt should be 90 degrees one way or the other, please comment.

 

[Norm Peterson]

Maybe this picture can be of some help?

Norm

 

[claudermilk]

Right, but that forces a twist. Seems like it will bind up that way on the lap belts.

I'll have to go look up the G-Force install sheet again.

 

[claudermilk]

A quick update. I got the harnesses all installed before the track day. They worked great; I definitely could tell just strapping in I was held in place much better. As soon as I hit the track, the difference was obvious. Thankfully I ordered the pull-up style lap belts as there is no way pull down would have worked.

I actually had to consciously remind myself not to brace my knee on the console entering a turn. Now a couple of days later, the difference is again obvious--no major muscle soreness this time. This was very much a worthwhile upgrade.

Potatocam pic:

Now that I cannot stuff even one race tire in the back, I think I'll eventually get their rear seat delete kit just to clean up the interior & regain some sound deadening while the bar is in.