Miata!

[Waco]

Those Fiats are fun little cars...but I can't imagine the unreliability of them.

 

One other thing came in the mail today - the harnesses.

 

 

I also got an email this morning letting me know my roll bar has finished production and shipped out - it should be here tomorrow! I can't wait to get this car back together.

 

 

As for tires - next week it'll be getting four of these: http://www.walmart.com/ip/General-AltiMAX-HP-Passenger-Performance-Tire/14963988

 

Cheap, last a long time, and have pretty good reviews overall for both wet and dry handling. I looked for 195/55R14s but nobody has that size at any reasonable price. No matter what, they'll be better than the crapass rubber on the car now.

[Onion]

Are you gonna daily drive with a harness or only wear it at the track? Even I wouldn't daily drive a 5 point harness, and I'm willing to daily drive nearly anything.

[Waco]

It'll have both sets of belts. Most harnesses aren't DOT approved and would likely garner me a ticket. At least if I have the original belts too they probably won't give me a ticket.

[Onion]

It'll have both sets of belts. Most harnesses aren't DOT approved and would likely garner me a ticket. At least if I have the original belts too they probably won't give me a ticket.

 

DOT Approved crap is such a load of BS. If they're ok for racing, and you've got a roll cage (in my scenario) and racing seats, I don't see why it should be illegal. Why would I get in trouble for making my car SAFER?! That's what I'll be doing. Run two sets of belts, normal ones for city cruising, 5 points for long highway trips for safety.

[bp9801]

DOT Approved crap is such a load of BS. If they're ok for racing, and you've got a roll cage (in my scenario) and racing seats, I don't see why it should be illegal. Why would I get in trouble for making my car SAFER?! That's what I'll be doing. Run two sets of belts, normal ones for city cruising, 5 points for long highway trips for safety.

 

You need DOT approved harnesses to take the car on the street. Just because it's fine on a race track doesn't mean it is street legal.

[Andrewr05]

DOT Approved crap is such a load of BS. If they're ok for racing, and you've got a roll cage (in my scenario) and racing seats, I don't see why it should be illegal. Why would I get in trouble for making my car SAFER?! That's what I'll be doing. Run two sets of belts, normal ones for city cruising, 5 points for long highway trips for safety.

You need DOT approved harnesses to take the car on the street. Just because it's fine on a race track doesn't mean it is street legal.

But for once Onion isn't being a n00b, the belts SHOULD be street legal if they are inherently better than the stock seatbelts.

[Waco]

They make it nearly impossible to look over your shoulder when used properly.

[Onion]

They make it nearly impossible to look over your shoulder when used properly.

 

Easy solution. Use your mirrors and lay on the throttle.

[BluePanda]

Easy solution. Use your mirrors and lay on the throttle.

 

You simply are an idiot.

[Onion]

You simply are an idiot.

 

If you would like a more conventional solution, get the things on your mirrors to eliminate blind spots, like the new mustangs.

[flareback]

They make it nearly impossible to look over your shoulder when used properly.

If you're mirrors are adjusted properly you really shouldn't need to look over your shoulder.

[Onion]

If you're mirrors are adjusted properly you really shouldn't need to look over your shoulder.

 

I didn't even know people looked over their shoulders... Seems kind of unsafe. What I do is sometimes (rarely) lean forward to get a different perspective on my left wing mirror.