Schroth Harnesses #3

Made some final adjustments to the harnesses, moved the top shoulder strap adjuster closer to the bolted clamp. Now the strap length adjuster is towards the back of the seat and out of the way.

Schroth Harnesses #2

Fitted  the edging strip between the boot lid and back panel behind the seats. Got the black plastic strip from B & Q and opened out the angle a little. Fixed in place with Velcro. Bolted to the rear chassis bar the back panel and the tax disc holder.

Bolted in place the Scroth Harnesses, shortend the shoulder straps to the correct length, rolled and tie wrapped the excess rather than cuttin the strap. Will go with this method and then will cut the straps when I'm sure of the length.

Tillett Seats #2

Added a couple of small Tillett spacers on the front edge of both seats between the slider and the seat. This will lift the front of both seats slightly to give a better positioning.

I bolted both seats in to place through the chassis rails and fixed with M8 high tensile bolts. I then fitted the lap harnesses in to place and adjusted the length slightly to account for the snap hook fixings being not in line.

Both seats fit well, the passengers side moves freely on its runner without fouling the body tub, however the drivers is a little tighter and rubs on the body tub when moved. I must of spaced the body tub differently on each side. As the drivers seat won't be moving that often, I'm ok with this. 

The Tillett seats sit lower than the standard MNR seats and are wider, this is an ideal fit for me and exactly what I was trying to achieve. They look great too.

Schroth Harnesses #1

Decided to get a pair of Schroth harnesses. The spec I was looking for was 3 inch shoulder and 2 inch lap belts with bolted fixings and a lap belt with a tightening strap that pulls downwards. I also wanted the option of being able to add a 5th anti sub strap in the future.

The Schroth harnesses have a feature of additional belt material being sewn in to the shoulder harness to provide an anti sub protection so a 5th strap is not always necessary.

The first I looked at was the Caterham II 4pt ASM, this looked fine but the lap adjustment is the pull up type and I would not be able to get my hand down the side of the seat to adjust.

The next I looked at was the Westfield II 4pt ASM, which has the right lap belt but unfortunately the snap hook fixing on type shoulder straps that fit eye bolt fixings. I am not keen on this type as they rattle and also are too easy to remove.

I then called MSAR who are the Schroth UK main agent to discuss options. They recommended the Profi II 4pt ASM flexi belt. This belt can be changed quite easily and has options for pull up and pull down. I also have the option to change the fittings from snap hook to the bolt in type fixings.

I ordered the Profi II 4pt ASM flexi belt in black, MSAR also threw in a set of bolt in fixings. Must say that they were helpful and took the time to discuss options with me. www.msar.co.uk 

Tillett Seats #1

I've had a pair Tillett B6F XL seats for a while now and today decided to fit them. I only had time to fit the drivers seat and will do the other later.

I first fitted the TR1 Tillett slider to the bottom and made up some 25mm aluminium spacers to gap the slider correctly. I then bolted in place with M8 high tensile bolts.

I then trial fitted the seat in to the car and marked the location of the front holes on the runners, I made sure that the holes lined up with the chassis rails which will provide the correct support. I noticed that the floor was starting to bend where my previous seats were mounted, I'll bolt and washer the holes later. Guess the best solution is to use the chassis rails provided to mount the seats.

I drilled the 8mm holes through the rail and the floor. I then used the slider to mark the hole for the rear hole and drilled again. I mounted the seats and sliders on 10mm spacers so that the seat bottom did not catch on the diagonal cross member. Again I used M8 high tensile bolts to fix in to place. I had to trim the body tub in places to stop the seat fouling on the bodywork.

Just need to get some 3 inch harnesses now.

Tillett At Last

The Tillett B6F XL seats finally arrived today. The quality is outstanding and they are really as good as they look. Will get them fitted when the car is back together.