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$5 Helmet for $5 Head
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len47merc |
07-06-2016 @ 5:37 AM
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Thanks Ken also - will check it out today!
Steve
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07-06-2016 @ 3:27 AM
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I bought mine from a company called "Top Serve". Their website is www.brakeflasher.com . It is made in Holland, Michigan. Their unit doesn't care if your using 6 or 12 volt, pos or neg ground. It is a quality unit. Check it out. Ken
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len47merc |
07-05-2016 @ 1:13 PM
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Hey - thanks Ken! I'll check it out now.
Steve
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07-05-2016 @ 1:08 PM
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Steve, I couldn't agree more with Tom on the 3rd brake light. I've been very happy with the Brakelighter from J&L Enterprises - http://www.jandlenterprise.com/products/brakelighter.htm. Ken
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len47merc |
07-05-2016 @ 10:46 AM
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Thanks Alan - very good feedback. At this point (and with a bit of apology to my kindred spirit here) I am moving toward lap belts only and have requested sample swatches of 4 colors from Julianos. I opened the doors and studied the configuration of the front seat with the attached foot rests (yes I'll fall on the sword here - ignorant me previously thought they were fixed to the floor) as I had the same concerns with the roundabout installation. Going to look at it some more to determine if mounting the anchors as far to the rear as necessary under the foot rests, to accommodate a full-slid-back position of the front seat as I drive the car, will allow the belts to be fed between the seat and the footrest and still be safely, adequately and securely tight against the top and rear of the bottom seat frame. I do not see how I can install a retractable shoulder/lap belt combo with any guarantees the original headliner and b pillar upholstery will survive the exercise. This plus your '...ask me how I know...' comment plus all the other excellent feedback and pm's has me leaning strongly in the lap belt only direction, and only for the front seat.
Steve
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ford38v8 |
07-05-2016 @ 9:57 AM
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Steve, If you try to hide them with the roundabout route, they may not hold tight enough. The seat belt alone without shoulder harness prevents knee injury in a crash. Ask me how I know. Shoulder strap benefit is not as good as you might think. Single strap injuries include broken shoulder bones. I have yet to see a harness on the street like on the track.
Alan
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len47merc |
07-05-2016 @ 9:01 AM
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Btw - After calling both this morning, it was found that Juliano's provides gratis color swatches of their seat belt material to match to your interior. Lebarron Bonney does not. And for those of you who have both seat belts and rear seat foot rests and the bottom rear of the front seat overhangs the top front of the foot rest, how and where did you install the anchors? Under the foot rest so that effectively the belts would serpentine around the front of the footrest then back toward the rear around the bottom of the front seat and then forward again? Or did you simply have the belts anchored behind the foot rest in the rear floorboard and the belts simply were visible above the foot rests? Steve
This message was edited by len47merc on 7-5-16 @ 9:10 AM
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len47merc |
07-05-2016 @ 8:06 AM
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cliftford - Thanks, but I'd consider it blasphemous NOT to drive this '47. Driving it not only for the experience but for the satisfaction of both accomplishment and knowing it's capable. Were it a full-on restoration I'd definitely trailer it, but then I would have to drive the interstates and miss the planned rural 2-lane trip. Actually looking forward to seeing and experiencing the car make it the full round trip. To-date the max distance traveled was a day trip of ~350 miles to the Eastern Regional in Charlotte last year with only stops for fuel & supper with the wife. Looking forward to seeing the Merc accomplish the projected ~1,000+ Gettysburg miles (round trip, driving tour & local trips) - with nothing other than similar stops on 2-lanes the through the mountains the whole way may be the icing on the cake (avoiding I95 & DC completely). Gotta drive it. Gotta. Thanks also Tom for your thoughts and recommendations. You make very good points. Still chewing on the seat belts. Appreciate best source (from any/all) recommendations for the 3rd brake light - had forgotten about that and glad Tom reminded me/us about it.
Steve
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TomO |
07-05-2016 @ 6:57 AM
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Seat belts do make you feel safer when driving a car and also help you maintain control over the car. You will not be slipping around on the seat as the car is forced out of its path. Your life and your passenger's life are much more important than preserving the originality of the interior. So my vote is to install seat belts and a 3rd brake light. The 3rd brake light has become standard and younger drivers look for it. It is also brighter than the stop lights on an Early Ford V-8. The best defense when driving is to keep lots of distance between you and the other cars on the road and to drive near the same speed as the traffic flow. When you stop to make a turn, make sure that your wheels are pointing straight. That way, if you are hit from behind you will not be forced into oncoming traffic as the unfortunate Lincoln Zephyr owner did around here in June.
Tom
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cliftford |
07-05-2016 @ 6:00 AM
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Hi Steve, since you want to be safe on today's modern freeways and you want to keep your car original, why not trailer it to long distance events? Gene
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