I think I can see this in my mind, but aren't there factory holes there for the lap belts? They did not work?
Do you have any pictures of the mounts you added to the C pillars?
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I think I can see this in my mind, but aren't there factory holes there for the lap belts? They did not work?
Do you have any pictures of the mounts you added to the C pillars?
Pablo, My main reason for moving the mount point for the new seat belts was an attempt to allow for three passengers to be able to ride in the back. By drilling another mount point, as far as I can tell, it moves the passenger seating position another 3" towards the doors, giving the middle passenger a little more elbow room. Here is a picture: the plugged hole is the old factory lap belt position.
The middle seat belt arrangement is a little funky. I tried to use the old factory holes, but they seem to be spread a little wide. In order to really do this right and accommodate 3 passengers, one would need to abandon all the old factory holes and layout all new ones. I haven't committed to doing this yet due to only on a rare occasion that there would be 3 passengers.
I don't really have a good picture of the c-pillar mount . I just followed what others have done, welding a nut to 1/8" steel plate and spot welding that to the back of the c-pillar.
The middle seat belt arrangement is a little funky. I tried to use the old factory holes, but they seem to be spread a little wide. In order to really do this right and accommodate 3 passengers, one would need to abandon all the old factory holes and layout all new ones. I haven't committed to doing this yet due to only on a rare occasion that there would be 3 passengers.
I don't really have a good picture of the c-pillar mount . I just followed what others have done, welding a nut to 1/8" steel plate and spot welding that to the back of the c-pillar.
What year is that pig you did the 3 point belts on? I have a 72 and I am wondering if it has the anchor point in the top
Socaloffroad,
You should find your anchor point back farther @ half way above the cargo window. There is none on the pillars.
You should find your anchor point back farther @ half way above the cargo window. There is none on the pillars.
^^ What Scrapdaddy said. Mine is a 74 body shell. It has factory mounting points further back. Not sure if yours has them. Others might chime in as to what years they started offering the rear seat belt shoulder mounts.
My 71s have the seat belt mount, but they were covered by the headliner. Shoulder belts weren't stock on 71s, I guess.
Did you reach into the C pillar from underneath? Or up above?
Pablo, The body was on a rotisserie at the time, so it was a little easier to install. I fished the welded nut and plate up through the cargo panel to the hole in the c-pillar. Then threaded on a bolt, cinched it tight and then welded it in place.