Pierre Gillet Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 I am thinking about fitting "Mustache" crutch straps. Question: should I buy them from Caterham or from Luke ( it seems that Demon Tweeks is selling Lukes about 4 £ less than caterham, and I was said that Caterhams are made by Luke? Also, must I use the 2 bolts of the belt to fit the crutch strap? thanks very much as always for your help, Cheers, Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberts Wallet Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 Pierre, How old is your chassis. Mine has two fixings on the rear bulkhead for a crutch strap. If yours hasn't got them then I think there was a feature in LF many months back regarding fitting the strap through the floor using additional floor rails as used to fit the seats. Failing that you'll have to use the two seatbelt points. Hope this helps Cheers Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian balson Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 Pierre, Caterham fitted my crutch straps using the same bolts that secure the lap belts. Regards Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bafty Crastard Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 Ditto !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted October 9, 2001 Author Share Posted October 9, 2001 Messieurs, merci beaucoup ! Gareth, my chassis is a 1997 De Dion. I shall check tomorrow the bulhead as you advised. I figure that there must be two threaded holes close to the floor.Otherwise, I shall use Caterham's method used for Ian and Bafty's sevens, since I doubt that the aluminium floor, even with reinforcement rails, would be strong enough. To me this way of fitting is OK for the seats as they would really be kept in place by the harness in case of crash! Best regards, Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 Pierre, My wife gave me a crutch strap as a Xmas present two years ago - maybe she's trying to tell me something. I've a'96 chassis and I never did find any locating holes in the chassis rails, so I tried using the existing belt mounting points and that was a mess as the strap just didn't seem to be long enough, then I saw the idea of adding another seat mounting strengthener under the floor, but didn't really like the idea - so did nothing - anybody want to buy an unused Caterham green crutch strap?? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_E Posted October 10, 2001 Share Posted October 10, 2001 Hi Paul, I am interested if it is for sale, how much you want for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted October 10, 2001 Author Share Posted October 10, 2001 Paul, Thanks, in fact I need black straps. cheers, Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted October 10, 2001 Share Posted October 10, 2001 Thanks for the offer, Richard, but I think I've just motivated myself to have a final go at fitting it. Incidentally the price from Caterham was £15 +VAT and Demon Thieves, believe it or not, are even cheaper. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted October 10, 2001 Author Share Posted October 10, 2001 Paul, well I am not so sure now because the Caterham price in the CD ROM includes VAT, while the DT does not, so there is a need for more checking. Gareth, I checked the bulkhead and did not find any fixing. Anyway it is "only" an ali panel. I think I will go for the caterham solution. Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acw Posted October 11, 2001 Share Posted October 11, 2001 I fitted mine (93 chassis) by drilling holes in the floor at the rear of the cockpit (probably around the smae place as the later chassis) and using stainless strengthening brackets supplied by James Whiting. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asklepios Posted October 11, 2001 Share Posted October 11, 2001 The crotch straps are relatively lightly loaded in a crash .Thier main job is to hold the buckle down on the pelvis so that your soft liver and spleen are not pulped by the "lap" belt.In addition they will stop you submarining under the lap belt. The L/F solution of an ally section strengthener is ok. Personally I find the lap location points ideal and use them . Fitting requires a little bit of 3D visualisation ,to stop the strap kinking and thus becoming even more uncomfortable in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony isherwood Posted October 11, 2001 Share Posted October 11, 2001 FWIW my straps are fitted to the rear seat bold mountings with a nut over the strap clamp over the seat bolt ( I put in longer bolts). Seems to work ok and does away with having a lot of un adjusted strap under the seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted October 11, 2001 Share Posted October 11, 2001 Caterham don't sell the Moustache-type. I bought mine from Rally Design who had Luke make them up specially for me. Normally they come with the clip-type fasteners. once I told them it was for a Caterham they understood I wanted bolt holes, and hey-presto they're fine and dandy. Quite expensive though at 25 quid, but what the Hell, I'd rather pay than get squished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted October 11, 2001 Author Share Posted October 11, 2001 Thanks guys. Demon Tweeks also sell the Moustache type . Good to know that Caterham does not sell the Moustache type. I must check the type of fastener. I understand that we do not want the clip-type fastener. Cheers, Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted October 11, 2001 Share Posted October 11, 2001 Mine are moustache - type bought from Caterham 2 years ago with bolt hole fittngs - have you checked or are you going off the cd-rom thingy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike ashurst Posted October 12, 2001 Share Posted October 12, 2001 Stupid question chaps, but what are moustache type? I bought my crutch straps from caterham and utilised the lap mounting bolts, but it does mean that the bolt heads foul the adjustable seats a bit for long legged people like me. Mine's a '96 dedion, does that mean it's likely to have fixings hidden somewhere on the rear bulkhead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FH Posted October 12, 2001 Share Posted October 12, 2001 Self explantory in a Zappa-esque way eek.gif .... rather like helmet hammocks blush.gif ... honest wink.gif FH teeth.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted October 12, 2001 Author Share Posted October 12, 2001 Thanks Paul. No I did not check with Caterham. I shall do it since I have several other spares to order. Mike, I did not see any fixings on the rear bulkhead of my 1997 De Dion. Moustache - type really means that there are two different straps fixed on the plug-in thingy, instead of one strap going from the floor to the plug-in thingy and then back to the floor... sorry it is a little bit hard to explain . I have reached the limits of my ability in English! Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FH Posted October 12, 2001 Share Posted October 12, 2001 Pierre, je pense que vous avez explique "le boucle thingy" avec le grand soin pour tout le monde conserver la modestie wink.gif Pardonnez-moi. J'ai oublie ma grimace bleue blush.gif FH teeth.gif Edited by - fullharness on 12 Oct 2001 20:22:31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike ashurst Posted October 13, 2001 Share Posted October 13, 2001 Pierre, In that case mine are moustache type, and I bought them from Caterham last year. As I said though, they do foul the adjustable seats somewhat, it's not perfect, but i live with it. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted October 13, 2001 Author Share Posted October 13, 2001 Mike, good to know that Caterham sell the Moustache-type. I shall place my order to them unless they are way dearer than DT and RD. I need the adjustable seat commodity, so I may have to use the LF way. fullharness: pas étonnant que vous vous manifestiez sur ce sujet avec un nom pareil! Oui, je préfère votre grimace bleue... Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FH Posted October 13, 2001 Share Posted October 13, 2001 Bon soir Pierre smile.gif J'ai considere il etait essentiel pour moi repondre - mais, quel horreur, mon nom de plume est en fait incomplet sad.gif j'ai seulement quatre sanglent and je n'ai pas une moustache blush.gif FH teeth.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted October 13, 2001 Author Share Posted October 13, 2001 Bonne soirée harnais incomplet Ouf! Je suis soulagé: pas de moustache! Au moins,je suis sûr que vous n'êtes pas Comma Girl! Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FH Posted October 13, 2001 Share Posted October 13, 2001 Absolument vrai, Monsieur. J'ai un cerveau wink.gif........ je pense blush.gif FH teeth.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now