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>I chose two-point belts, the "vintage" style from Moss. I used the body mounts just behind the door pillars for the outboard mounts. I made a right angle bracket to hold the belt. > >Inboard, I used the driveshaft tunnel mounting bolts (rear pair), again, using a bracket bent out of steel to hold the seat belt anchor bolt. > >I would like the third point, but my personal feeling is that there is not much point in attaching the third point to the wooden body structure, and to route it through a shoulder height swivel, then down to the floor is no better, as it would still depend on the wooden structure in the area above the rear wheel arch. > >The lap belts do add to the comfort on bumpy roads, and mounted as they are to the frame, undoubtedly contribute to occupant safety. > >-TC 7881 > >FDShade@aol.com wrote: > > >In a message dated 3/25/2005 7:55:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, >jimmich@charter.net writes: > >I would like to add seat belts to my TC this spring. I have my floor boards >out of the car right now and I am in the process of replacing them and >re-carpeting the car. So, its the perfect time to add belts if I am going to do >it. > >I would prefer 3 point vs 2 point belts (to save my teeth from the steering >wheel in case of an accident). I wonder things like: do I mount the base >brackets under or above the floorboards, and where? If I go with traditional >shoulder harness belts behind the driver & passengers, how and where do I mount >the bases without cobbling up highly visual spots on my beautiful little >car, and so on. > >I wonder, if any club members have gone through this exercise and have found >a fit with any aftermarket belts, of if someone has gone out to a salvage >yard and found a more late model vehicle that had belts that were compatible >with a TC? I am considering going to a salvage yard myself, but, suspect I >will be doing lots of trial-and-error efforts to find what I need. > >If anyone out there has gone though this, found their supply link and wishes >to share details.....it would be much appreciated by many of us who love to >drive the T cars. Please include even minor details (leanings) if you >respond to this request. > >Thank You, > >Jim Pomeraning > >TC # 7157 >Brighton, Michigan, USA > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > >-Rick Waters > > >--------------------------------- >Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > >

On 31 Mar 2005, at 06:02, Terry Sanders wrote: > > We have beat this subject into the ground many times before so I > suggest you research the archives before getting the thread going > again. I won't repeat my TA T-bone story but if you are unfortunate > enough to T bone a 4 door Chevy as I did, you will be very happy to > have a 3 point belt and not a broken sternum or worse. > Terry in oakland > > Rick Waters rwmgtc@yahoo.ca> wrote: > > I chose two-point belts, the "vintage" style from Moss. I used the > body mounts just behind the door pillars for the outboard mounts. I > made a right angle bracket to hold the belt. > > Inboard, I used the driveshaft tunnel mounting bolts (rear pair), > again, using a bracket bent out of steel to hold the seat belt anchor > bolt. > > I would like the third point, but my personal feeling is that there is > not much point in attaching the third point to the wooden body > structure, and to route it through a shoulder height swivel, then down > to the floor is no better, as it would still depend on the wooden > structure in the area above the rear wheel arch. > > The lap belts do add to the comfort on bumpy roads, and mounted as > they are to the frame, undoubtedly contribute to occupant safety. > > -TC 7881 > > FDShade@aol.com wrote: > > > In a message dated 3/25/2005 7:55:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, > jimmich@charter.net writes: > > I would like to add seat belts to my TC this spring. I have my floor > boards > out of the car right now and I am in the process of replacing them and > re-carpeting the car. So, its the perfect time to add belts if I am > going to do > it. > > I would prefer 3 point vs 2 point belts (to save my teeth from the > steering > wheel in case of an accident). I wonder things like: do I mount the > base > brackets under or above the floorboards, and where? If I go with > traditional > shoulder harness belts behind the driver & passengers, how and where > do I mount > the bases without cobbling up highly visual spots on my beautiful > little > car, and so on. > > I wonder, if any club members have gone through this exercise and have > found > a fit with any aftermarket belts, of if someone has gone out to a > salvage > yard and found a more late model vehicle that had belts that were > compatible > with a TC? I am considering going to a salvage yard myself, but, > suspect I > will be doing lots of trial-and-error efforts to find what I need. > > If anyone out there has gone though this, found their supply link and > wishes > to share details.....it would be much appreciated by many of us who > love to > drive the T cars. Please include even minor details (leanings) if you > respond to this request. > > Thank You, > > Jim Pomeraning > > TC # 7157 > Brighton, Michigan, USA > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -Rick Waters > > > --------------------------------- > Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >

>I chose two-point belts, the "vintage" style from Moss. I used the body mounts just behind the door pillars for the outboard mounts. I made a right angle bracket to hold the belt. > >Inboard, I used the driveshaft tunnel mounting bolts (rear pair), again, using a bracket bent out of steel to hold the seat belt anchor bolt. > >I would like the third point, but my personal feeling is that there is not much point in attaching the third point to the wooden body structure, and to route it through a shoulder height swivel, then down to the floor is no better, as it would still depend on the wooden structure in the area above the rear wheel arch. > >The lap belts do add to the comfort on bumpy roads, and mounted as they are to the frame, undoubtedly contribute to occupant safety. > >-TC 7881 > >FDShade@aol.com wrote: > > >In a message dated 3/25/2005 7:55:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, >jimmich@charter.net writes: > >I would like to add seat belts to my TC this spring. I have my floor boards >out of the car right now and I am in the process of replacing them and >re-carpeting the car. So, its the perfect time to add belts if I am going to do >it. > >I would prefer 3 point vs 2 point belts (to save my teeth from the steering >wheel in case of an accident). I wonder things like: do I mount the base >brackets under or above the floorboards, and where? If I go with traditional >shoulder harness belts behind the driver & passengers, how and where do I mount >the bases without cobbling up highly visual spots on my beautiful little >car, and so on. > >I wonder, if any club members have gone through this exercise and have found >a fit with any aftermarket belts, of if someone has gone out to a salvage >yard and found a more late model vehicle that had belts that were compatible >with a TC? I am considering going to a salvage yard myself, but, suspect I >will be doing lots of trial-and-error efforts to find what I need. > >If anyone out there has gone though this, found their supply link and wishes >to share details.....it would be much appreciated by many of us who love to >drive the T cars. Please include even minor details (leanings) if you >respond to this request. > >Thank You, > >Jim Pomeraning > >TC # 7157 >Brighton, Michigan, USA > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > >-Rick Waters > > >--------------------------------- >Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > >

On 31 Mar 2005, at 06:02, Terry Sanders wrote: > > We have beat this subject into the ground many times before so I > suggest you research the archives before getting the thread going > again. I won't repeat my TA T-bone story but if you are unfortunate > enough to T bone a 4 door Chevy as I did, you will be very happy to > have a 3 point belt and not a broken sternum or worse. > Terry in oakland > > Rick Waters rwmgtc@yahoo.ca> wrote: > > I chose two-point belts, the "vintage" style from Moss. I used the > body mounts just behind the door pillars for the outboard mounts. I > made a right angle bracket to hold the belt. > > Inboard, I used the driveshaft tunnel mounting bolts (rear pair), > again, using a bracket bent out of steel to hold the seat belt anchor > bolt. > > I would like the third point, but my personal feeling is that there is > not much point in attaching the third point to the wooden body > structure, and to route it through a shoulder height swivel, then down > to the floor is no better, as it would still depend on the wooden > structure in the area above the rear wheel arch. > > The lap belts do add to the comfort on bumpy roads, and mounted as > they are to the frame, undoubtedly contribute to occupant safety. > > -TC 7881 > > FDShade@aol.com wrote: > > > In a message dated 3/25/2005 7:55:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, > jimmich@charter.net writes: > > I would like to add seat belts to my TC this spring. I have my floor > boards > out of the car right now and I am in the process of replacing them and > re-carpeting the car. So, its the perfect time to add belts if I am > going to do > it. > > I would prefer 3 point vs 2 point belts (to save my teeth from the > steering > wheel in case of an accident). I wonder things like: do I mount the > base > brackets under or above the floorboards, and where? If I go with > traditional > shoulder harness belts behind the driver & passengers, how and where > do I mount > the bases without cobbling up highly visual spots on my beautiful > little > car, and so on. > > I wonder, if any club members have gone through this exercise and have > found > a fit with any aftermarket belts, of if someone has gone out to a > salvage > yard and found a more late model vehicle that had belts that were > compatible > with a TC? I am considering going to a salvage yard myself, but, > suspect I > will be doing lots of trial-and-error efforts to find what I need. > > If anyone out there has gone though this, found their supply link and > wishes > to share details.....it would be much appreciated by many of us who > love to > drive the T cars. Please include even minor details (leanings) if you > respond to this request. > > Thank You, > > Jim Pomeraning > > TC # 7157 > Brighton, Michigan, USA > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -Rick Waters > > > --------------------------------- > Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links