Scott, in respecting your wishes, I have started a new thread re the seatbelt anchors question and copied your post in its entirety here.
"Remember my chassis is #875, if some aspect of its construction were not acceptable to SVA, it would have been developed to meet those requirements by now!"
I never understood this kind of "sheep" mentality, if you will. Why do people constantly assume that all people are qualified for their particular job. Please do not take this post as a dig against Tornado or you as it is not meant to be. SVA and its rules & requirements were developed by "people". People are far from perfect and do make mistakes from time to time. I know I do not trust everything I am told and use my limited knowledge in my decisions. After all, in the end it is me and my life on the line. If I want to so call "overbuild" an item, so be it.
How many safety recalls have there been for cars manufactured by the Big Three, Toyota etc. Their cars all initially passed Federal safety regs before being sold to the public, didn't they?
Andy's concern is one of safety. Your safety and all other Toronado owners. I would think safety is a concern of all on the forum. Sending a private message does nothing to open a discussion which could benefit many.
Andy's interest reminds me of a question my old auto shop teacher posed. He asked why the particular car we were presently working on only had 4 lug nuts. Baffled, none of us knew the answer. The answer was because that was the MINIMUM needed to safely hold the wheel on. Obviously 5 lugs would have been better, but 5 would have added to the cost of the car.
I have no knowledge of SVA regulations, but if all they require is that the seat be firmly bolted to the car, is that a standard you are comfortable with? Frankly, I would not want my seat to be ripped from the floor in a minor traffic accident.
I have no knowledge of the thickness of the Toronado floor pan, but would question the safety of building a tube frame car, skinning the floor with aluminum and then bolting a seat to the aluminum only. My two cents.
By the way, I am building a tube frame car, skinned with aluminum and my seats are not being bolted solely to the 1/8 inch aluminum floor.
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Re: Tornado TS40 #875
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Andy,
Thanks for your concern.
This thread is about the build of #875, not what every body "thinks good engineering practice is".
Remember my chassis is #875, if some aspect of its construction were not acceptable to SVA, it would have been developed to meet those requirements by now!
I won't let this thread drift from its original intent.
Read this thread and you will see why;
Ts40 #875
I would appreciate it greatly if you made a separate thread about this if it concerns you.
Thank you,
Scott
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Last edited by Scott Calabro : Today at 08:09 AM.
"Remember my chassis is #875, if some aspect of its construction were not acceptable to SVA, it would have been developed to meet those requirements by now!"
I never understood this kind of "sheep" mentality, if you will. Why do people constantly assume that all people are qualified for their particular job. Please do not take this post as a dig against Tornado or you as it is not meant to be. SVA and its rules & requirements were developed by "people". People are far from perfect and do make mistakes from time to time. I know I do not trust everything I am told and use my limited knowledge in my decisions. After all, in the end it is me and my life on the line. If I want to so call "overbuild" an item, so be it.
How many safety recalls have there been for cars manufactured by the Big Three, Toyota etc. Their cars all initially passed Federal safety regs before being sold to the public, didn't they?
Andy's concern is one of safety. Your safety and all other Toronado owners. I would think safety is a concern of all on the forum. Sending a private message does nothing to open a discussion which could benefit many.
Andy's interest reminds me of a question my old auto shop teacher posed. He asked why the particular car we were presently working on only had 4 lug nuts. Baffled, none of us knew the answer. The answer was because that was the MINIMUM needed to safely hold the wheel on. Obviously 5 lugs would have been better, but 5 would have added to the cost of the car.
I have no knowledge of SVA regulations, but if all they require is that the seat be firmly bolted to the car, is that a standard you are comfortable with? Frankly, I would not want my seat to be ripped from the floor in a minor traffic accident.
I have no knowledge of the thickness of the Toronado floor pan, but would question the safety of building a tube frame car, skinning the floor with aluminum and then bolting a seat to the aluminum only. My two cents.
By the way, I am building a tube frame car, skinned with aluminum and my seats are not being bolted solely to the 1/8 inch aluminum floor.
Scott Calabro
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Posts: 611
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Re: Tornado TS40 #875
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Andy,
Thanks for your concern.
This thread is about the build of #875, not what every body "thinks good engineering practice is".
Remember my chassis is #875, if some aspect of its construction were not acceptable to SVA, it would have been developed to meet those requirements by now!
I won't let this thread drift from its original intent.
Read this thread and you will see why;
Ts40 #875
I would appreciate it greatly if you made a separate thread about this if it concerns you.
Thank you,
Scott
__________________
Tornado Sports Cars USA
Tornado Sports Cars
413 977 4408
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Last edited by Scott Calabro : Today at 08:09 AM.