Lets make the definitive Harness and racing seat thread!

[SSSoon]

For anyone who might be looking for a 4-point cage with removable swing bars at the doors, I'm selling my old one for a really good price:

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=381236

[H.Adams]

Originally Posted by Orange Crush 1LE

Looking good! My wing is an APR GT-250. APR has recently released it with brackets for our Camaros. Flimsy mounting though, I had to reinforce under the trunk lid. The wing really helps on the track, night and day faster at the tracks I run.

Good to hear the splitter is working for you. For me, my friends tell me that it looks like I'm popping wheelies down the fast straights. I need more front aero, wish I could do something like the Z/28. Not sure if this APR splitter is enough. But the lap times are very good, so it must be doing something right.

What size is your wing?? 67"?

Your car is awesome!!!

[Balok]

Finally took some pics of my belting system thus far. It was awesome on the track!

[AG1LE]

I have the SS Recaros, but I'm too tall to safely use the shoulder strap holes (my shoulders cover the holes).

Any problems with planning to route the belts up over the top of the seat (like in the photo above, but with the Recaros)?

[SSSoon]

Looks good Balok! I just hope you are not a tall guy. The straps need to go back pretty much horizontally from your shoulders and not downwards. If they extend back and down at any significant angle my understanding is that they would crush your back in a serious collision. There are good reference sites out there for details of you to learn more.

[Retro69]

Originally Posted by Balok

Finally took some pics of my belting system thus far. It was awesome on the track!

Very nice! How much $ are you into it?


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[Balok]

Originally Posted by Retro69

Very nice! How much $ are you into it?
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About $1400 I believe.

$630.00 - Brey Krause Harness Bar
$350.00 x2 - Schroth Profi II ASM

But as a long term investment it will average out as an inexpensive purchase. My comfort went up exponentially this last time out and my knees never got sore from hitting the door and center console like before, lol. I felt like I had a LOT more car control as I didn't have to worry about moving around in the seat as I was cornering. Some of those snake sections at VIR really throw you around as you run back and forth thru them.

[Balok]

Originally Posted by SSSoon

Looks good Balok! I just hope you are not a tall guy. The straps need to go back pretty much horizontally from your shoulders and not downwards. If they extend back and down at any significant angle my understanding is that they would crush your back in a serious collision. There are good reference sites out there for details of you to learn more.

I'm average at 5'10 1/2, lol. So my shoulders fit perfectly to the back of those seats. Because of the sunroof I don't have as much headroom as I'd like though, so I have to recline the seat a little more at the track than what I set it at for normal use. That puts me back a little closer to the attachment point where the belts wrap around the bar so it's actually about a perfect fit and the belts are pretty level from the bar to where they go over the back of the seat. The angle you see in the pics is pretty much the same with me in the seat.

[Stephen12ZL1]

Balok...could you take a few pics where the belts attach to the harness bar and other areas of the seat/floor?

[crc91]

Lotta good info here!

[AG1LE]

Originally Posted by AG1LE

I have the SS Recaros, but I'm too tall to safely use the shoulder strap holes (my shoulders cover the holes).

Any problems with planning to route the belts up over the top of the seat (like in the photo above, but with the Recaros)?

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[crc91]

Anyone here running the cipher auto bar? I know most everyone prefers the BK bar or the rpm roll bar. However this is a daily that I autox every couple of months ( not hardcore either) I saw the cipher auto bar listed on phastek but the black is unavailable at the moment, do you think I could carbon wrap the silver version bar easily? I'd wanna use them with 2ss/rs's tank plates and get 2 sets of sparco 2inch 4 point snap in harnesses. Since I'm not on an open road course or anything this set up should be good right? Keep in mind i just autoX for fun and just want something to hold me in the seats better.

[BaylorCamaro]

Originally Posted by AG1LE

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Shouldn't be a problem. I do not have the recaro's in my ZL1, so the shoulder straps go over the top. Once I'm strapped in they do not move. It also helps that my harness bar has guides that the straps go through, which prevents them from sliding on the harness bar.

Originally Posted by crc91

Anyone here running the cipher auto bar? I know most everyone prefers the BK bar or the rpm roll bar. However this is a daily that I autox every couple of months ( not hardcore either) I saw the cipher auto bar listed on phastek but the black is unavailable at the moment, do you think I could carbon wrap the silver version bar easily? I'd wanna use them with 2ss/rs's tank plates and get 2 sets of sparco 2inch 4 point snap in harnesses. Since I'm not on an open road course or anything this set up should be good right? Keep in mind i just autoX for fun and just want something to hold me in the seats better.

Honestly the BK bar can be removed in about 20 minutes, it's super easy to get in and out. The only thing that takes a little bit of time is the initial install because you have to install two brackets behind the rear seats that the harness bar uses as an anchor. But that is a one time install, when you take the bar out of the car you cannot see the anchor's unless you're really looking for them.

[crc91]

Well once the bar goes in, it'd probably stay In for the life of my car or until I get a roll bar down the road for road courses.