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    Quote Originally Posted by Eminence Gris View Post
    Thank you, Jim! I will be doing videos with earlier cars as well, so will pursue the cargo bar idea instead. Enjoy Santa Barbara!
    Life is good in SB. I do have a custom modified harness bar for 69 to 71 cars in my hot rod. I can send it to you but will need it back in a week or so. The weltmeister, you can keep for as long as you like.

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    Jim,

    good info on the harness bar.
    I m looking for such a bar for an 11/71 here in Germany. Shipping from US will nearly double the price of the bar.

    Refering to the introduction of the lowered mounting point from 11/71 on, the early MY72 (8-10/71) should use the early bar, or?
    02.11.71 seat belt mounting point on door lock post (coupe) lowered 90mm


    How to judge if it is -72 one or the later versions. Is there a number engraved?

    BR from Stuttgart

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    Didn’t the lowered shoulder harness bolts happen at the 72 year model change? I don’t know why the makers of harness bars don’t just make them adjustable to fit both early and late models. The length isn’t that much different.

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    Hi Jim,

    the door post with the lowered shoulder harness bolts were introduced during Nov 1971.
    Any chance to measure your -71 version?

    The later one, that I need, should be little longer.

    BR

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    Here's what I did: Harbor Freight ratcheting cargo bar, quick fabbed aluminum mount and because the cargo bar rotates freely, a tripod to brace the ratchet handle. A bit Rube Goldberg, but worked perfectly.

    Big thank you to 68911+1 for the cargo bar tip!
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    Quote Originally Posted by dirk07 View Post
    Hi Jim,

    the door post with the lowered shoulder harness bolts were introduced during Nov 1971.
    Any chance to measure your -71 version?

    The later one, that I need, should be little longer.

    BR

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    Dirk

    Here is a picture of my 71. I find it interesting that the list suggests that early production 72s had the seat belt bolts up high like mine. I kind of doubt that. Yes, you car should have a slightly longer harness bar than mine. The harness bars that are currently available, all would fit your car and not mine.
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    the bolts in my 8/71 and 1th of 11/71 cars are placed 90mm below the roof

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirk07 View Post
    the bolts in my 8/71 and 1th of 11/71 cars are placed 90mm below the roof
    Here's mine. If your 72 is the same, I stand corrected. You need the shorter bar and you will have to make it as I don't think any of the manufacturers actually make a bar to fit. I shortened my Brey Krauss Racing bar about 24mm to make it fit(shown in the picture).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eminence Gris View Post
    Here's what I did: Harbor Freight ratcheting cargo bar, quick fabbed aluminum mount and because the cargo bar rotates freely, a tripod to brace the ratchet handle. A bit Rube Goldberg, but worked perfectly.

    Big thank you to 68911+1 for the cargo bar tip!
    Nicely done!!

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    I measure the same distance in two early (8/12/71+ 11/1/71), Jim.

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