XR4Bill Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Anyone going to the BritsBest show in Radium this weekend? Im heading there today till Sunday. Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Anyone going to the BritsBest show in Radium this weekend? Im heading there today till Sunday. Bill. What are you bringing there? You most likely have a selection of shop cars you can show off. When you get back, give me a ring. I'll be on the lookout for a wiper motor and seat belt to satisfy the inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancylad Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 What kind of seat belt are they asking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR4Bill Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 What are you bringing there? You most likely have a selection of shop cars you can show off. When you get back, give me a ring. I'll be on the lookout for a wiper motor and seat belt to satisfy the inspection. I took the Locost there. we had a great time and the weather behaved as well. there were over 50 cars there including another Locost from BC and James was there with his Caterham. Good time was had by all. You must be getting close to being on the road Duane? Im home now, so call anytime. Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I took the Locost there. we had a great time and the weather behaved as well. there were over 50 cars there including another Locost from BC and James was there with his Caterham. Good time was had by all. You must be getting close to being on the road Duane? Im home now, so call anytime. Bill. Any pics from the show? I'm not as close as I'd like. I need to figure out what the hell happened to my wiper motor and get one in, and seat belts that comply. I wanted to see what I can scrounge up for inspection. I'm missing the Shaw show and shine on the 20th, but I know they were inviting shops (provided that have prizes to offer :rant:). I would be remiss if I didn't mention it to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancylad Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 What seats belts do they require Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 What seats belts do they require Well see that's where it gets difficult. The one stipulation the guy from the government said was that the seatbelt MUST have the CMVSS stamp. This does not exist. No seatbelt in the world has ever had the CMVSS stamp on it. This is because before the CMVSS, Canada started putting the safety qualified stamps in the door jam. This allowed for one stamp to qualify all the safety devices on a car. So, since the seatbelts the government want are as hard to find as unicorns (ie Impossible), I have to find a seatbelt that will work safely with the limited space I have in the Se7en S3 (narrow body) that was legal in Canada. Since the stamp is in the door jam, pulling one from the wreckers won't do because I'll need a paper trail i'm guessing to qualify the seatbelt. All this still blows my mind, because I have the best 50 state legal belts money can buy in the car already. Despite the homogenization of the standards across the border and the obvious safety they provide, the bloke from the government wants some crap stock belt that doesn't exist in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 the bloke from the government wants some crap stock belt that doesn't exist in the car. Sounds like a lazy government official. Find a supervisor, but be polite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihckb2 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Obviously one of these go-buy-the-book inspectors that doesn't know his arse from a hole in the ground and has no common sense. My inspector here in BC said 4 point was better than 3 and as long as they were clean, not frayed and could be released with one hand with a push of a button of flip of a leaver he was OK. He also wanted to see the mounting points for confirmation that the were installed to something solid on the frame of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) Obviously one of these go-buy-the-book inspectors that doesn't know his arse from a hole in the ground and has no common sense. My inspector here in BC said 4 point was better than 3 and as long as they were clean, not frayed and could be released with one hand with a push of a button of flip of a leaver he was OK. He also wanted to see the mounting points for confirmation that the were installed to something solid on the frame of the car. ^^^ That sounds like a common sense answer. All of those criteria are met in spades on my car. The challenge is that none of this was through the inspector. The guy that seems to be making stuff up as he goes along is the guy from the government who rubber stamps the inspection. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l294/nivaguy/Beatrice%2006%202014/00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000021D8_zpsh4vgeomq.jpg Edited June 9, 2014 by Jackal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihckb2 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Time to find another rubber stamper. On a little side track. I found that my original 4 point harness kept falling off my shoulders. The spread on the harness was to great and allowed this to happen. When I put in my new seats with integral head rest and harness slots I reduced the mounting spread to match the slots which was much narrower than the original spread. Problem solved. Also if I bought new belts again I would go to 5 point, to keep the lap belt from riding up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR4Bill Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Any pics from the show? I'm not as close as I'd like. I need to figure out what the hell happened to my wiper motor and get one in, and seat belts that comply. I wanted to see what I can scrounge up for inspection. I'm missing the Shaw show and shine on the 20th, but I know they were inviting shops (provided that have prizes to offer :rant:). I would be remiss if I didn't mention it to you. more info if you please? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Not sure what part you want more info on. The seatbelts or the car show? The seatbelts are detailed on the other page so I'll go on about the car show. Every year Shaw does a show and shine. It's not big, but it's a chance for car aficionados to bring out their cars and have a lazy afternoon in the parking lot. Previously they invited a tuner shop, and they have again, but I think they stipulate that the shop had to bring prizes. Seems cheesy to me, but I don't organize it. The parking lot at the Hopewell (close to princess auto north) gets sectioned off for the show. I believe that the shop(s) get designated sections in the action. I can get you more details if your interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Double post!! Bill, I sent an email to your shaw.ca address. It's just the poster for now, as I am asking for some details above the poster content. After three years they have _finally_ accepted me into the organizing fold, but they seem a bit less organized than I'm used to. If some folks have some time on the 20th, you may be able to show off your Se7ens as an AutoMann car. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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