Teamtech 6-point Harness Installed!

[VENOM V]

It's in! Suffice it to say that I'm glad that guys like Mark Jorgensen are around, because this was a difficult install! If he's in your neighborhood, it's worth it to pay him to do it, LOL. The difficulty was mostly because I didn't have the right tools. I broke a 3/8" ratchet AND a 3/8" torque wrench, just trying to remove the extremely tightly torqued torx cap screws that filled the holes that the lap belts mounted to. This is a job for a pneumatic impact wrench, or a 1/2" drive, but I didn't have the correct 1/2" drive torx bit. But the job is done and done well, despite a couple of split nuckles and a mashed finger when the torque wrench busted. Looks like I was in a bar fight. I guess I kind of was, but at least I won.

I'm ready to rock and roll with Redsled and a few other friends at Buttonwillow Raceway this weekend. I'll also be running a Necksgen HANS-type device to protect my neck, and will be trying out Michelin Pilot Sport Cups for the first time. Here are a few pictures. I'll post detailed instructions in a few days, when I can find the time.

1st pic: Harness installed
2nd pic: Harness tucked out of the way when not on track. Except for the submarine straps, it's easy to stow the harness.
3rd pic: Submarine strap bar mounted, sub straps installed, and you can see one of the lap belt mounting points.
4th pic: Shoulder belts mounted. Nice feature- no mods to the car, and no drilling! Just bolt the harness in.
5th pic: I hang the shoulder belts off of their eyebolts when not on track. Easy to unclip, pull through the seat-back windows, and clip onto the eyebolts. The lap belts can be left clipped on, you just slip them behind the seat.