I've got both types of belts. The original shoulder strap in my '70 that
goes to the wheel arch, keeps slipping off my shoulder. I'm thinking about
attaching a loop on the seatback to hold it in place. The thing I hate
about the original, is that sometimes the belt drops outside the door. So
when you're looking to put the belt on, ya gotta open the door again.
Now I've got this '66 with reclining belts. The shoulder part is bolted
high on the rollbar. That works great! But the belt recliner hardware is
bolted at the low side of the rollbar, and it gets hung up because it's
cramped against the side panels. Sometimes I have to yank the belt a dozen
times before it frees up. I'll fix this the next time I take the rollbar
off (such a hassle!)
Despite the problems with the recliners, I prefer them over the original belts.
I don't know where the PO got the recliners, but they say Nissan/Datsun. Maybe
from a Z?
Fred - So.SF
BADROC
>Subject: shoulder harnesses
>Author: Kyle Hagemann <kyle@sonic.net>
>Date: 4/30/99 8:35 AM
>
>Hi again!
>
>In the parcel area of my '69, I see a nice bit bolt on each side in the
>wheel arch. Looks like a hookup for a shoulder harness.
>
>The seat belts have what looks like a hookup for the person end of the
>shoulder harness, too, like my Z, but a little different.
>
>Were there factory shoulder harnesses for these cars? How well do they
>function?
>
>I've been planning on getting some late model retractable three-pointers
>and attaching them to a roll bar, but original might be fine too.
>
>Thoughts?
> ____ Kyle Hagemann, Born-Again Grease Monkey From Beyond
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