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Re: [Roadsters] 3-point belts on 69-70 Roadsters?

To: Thomas H Thompson <911tht@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 3-point belts on 69-70 Roadsters?
From: Dave Sommers via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 11:59:11 -0500
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Nope. I'm as east coast as you can get.  I don't think I've ever seen a Cali=
 spec car with a trunk canister.  Haven't seen one without east coast rot in=
 20 years either!

Dave Sommers
Dive Hatteras
703-517-3724
703-818-1850

> On Jan 6, 2016, at 11:53, Thomas H Thompson <911tht@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> Possibly a California thing? All of my '70s also had the smog pumps, but n=
o carbon canister in the trunks.
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>> On Jan 6, 2016 8:48 AM, "Dave Sommers" <divehatteras@aol.com> wrote:
>> That to me is amazing. Every roadster I have had, all late high window on=
es, or seen of that era that had original belts had the shoulder belt.  My f=
irst one, a 68, wasn't new like yours but almost new, two years old when I g=
ot it. But seen a bunch of them since.=20
>>=20
>> As Gary said. Something new all the time.=20
>>=20
>> Dave Sommers
>> Dive Hatteras
>> 703-517-3724
>> 703-818-1850
>>=20
>>> On Jan 6, 2016, at 11:35, Thomas H Thompson <911tht@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> I have owned four '70 roadsters (3 1600's, and the current 2000 in which=
 I sat when new at Beaudry Motors in Coeur d"Alene in 1970), and all had lap=
 belts only.
>>>=20
>>>> On Jan 6, 2016 8:27 AM, "Dave Sommers via Datsun-roadsters" <datsun-roa=
dsters@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>> Yes all the late model roadsters had a three point belt.  Somewhere alo=
ng the way yours was removed.  You should be able to pick up a serviceable s=
houlder belt from someone out there on the coast.  If you have the stock lap=
 belts shoulder belt will fit right into the web end of the metal latch.   T=
here is no left or right side to the shoulder belts, both are the same.=20
>>>>=20
>>>> Dave Sommers
>>>> Dive Hatteras llc
>>>> www.divehatteras.com
>>>> 703-517-3724 boat phone
>>>> 703-818-1850
>>>>=20
>>>>> On Jan 6, 2016, at 10:37 AM, Gary McCormick via Datsun-roadsters <dats=
un-roadsters@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>>>=20
>>>>> I was just looking at a listing for a 1969 2L Roadster on BAT which me=
ntions =E2=80=9Cstock 3-point belts that were law by 1969.=E2=80=9D
>>>>>=20
>>>>> I know the part about =E2=80=9C(required by) law by 1969=E2=80=9D isn=E2=
=80=99t correct, but is there a factory option for a shoulder belt on the la=
ter Roadsters? Have I been missing something all these years on my =E2=80=99=
70 2L?
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Gary McCormick
>>>>> San Jose, CA
>>>>> 1970 2000 Roadster SRL311-13291
>>>>> ________________________________________
>>>>>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Nope. I'm as east coast as you can get=
. &nbsp;I don't think I've ever seen a Cali spec car with a trunk canister. &=
nbsp;Haven't seen one without east coast rot in 20 years either!<br><br>Dave=
 Sommers<div>Dive Hatteras</div><div>703-517-3724</div><div>703-818-1850</di=
v></div><div><br>On Jan 6, 2016, at 11:53, Thomas H Thompson &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:911tht@gmail.com";>911tht@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><block=
quote type=3D"cite"><div><p dir=3D"ltr">Possibly a California thing? All of m=
y '70s also had the smog pumps, but no carbon canister in the trunks.</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jan 6, 2016 8:48 AM, "Dave Sommers" &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:divehatteras@aol.com";>divehatteras@aol.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br typ=
e=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>That t=
o me is amazing. Every roadster I have had, all late high window ones, or se=
en of that era that had original belts had the shoulder belt.&nbsp; My first=
 one, a 68, wasn't new like yours but almost new, two years old when I got i=
t. But seen a bunch of them since.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>As Gary sa=
id. Something new all the time.&nbsp;<br><br>Dave Sommers<div>Dive Hatteras<=
/div><div><a href=3D"tel:703-517-3724" value=3D"+17035173724" target=3D"_bla=
nk">703-517-3724</a></div><div><a href=3D"tel:703-818-1850" value=3D"+170381=
81850" target=3D"_blank">703-818-1850</a></div></div><div><br>On Jan 6, 2016=
, at 11:35, Thomas H Thompson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:911tht@gmail.com"; target=
=3D"_blank">911tht@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><div><p dir=3D"ltr">I have owned four '70 roadsters (3 1600's, and th=
e current 2000 in which I sat when new at Beaudry Motors in Coeur d"Alene in=
 1970), and all had lap belts only.</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jan 6, 2016 8:27 AM, "Dave Sommers via Datsun-=
roadsters" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net"; target=3D"=
_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attributio=
n"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:=
1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Yes all the late mod=
el roadsters had a three point belt.&nbsp; Somewhere along the way yours was=
 removed.&nbsp; You should be able to pick up a serviceable shoulder belt fr=
om someone out there on the coast.&nbsp; If you have the stock lap belts sho=
ulder belt will fit right into the web end of the metal latch. &nbsp; There i=
s no left or right side to the shoulder belts, both are the same.&nbsp;<br><=
br>Dave Sommers<div>Dive Hatteras llc</div><div><a href=3D"http://www.diveha=
tteras.com" target=3D"_blank">www.divehatteras.com</a></div><div><span><a hr=
ef=3D"tel:703-517-3724" value=3D"+17035173724" target=3D"_blank">703-517-372=
4</a> boat phone</span></div><div><span><a href=3D"tel:703-818-1850" value=3D=
"+17038181850" target=3D"_blank">703-818-1850</a></span></div></div><div><br=
>On Jan 6, 2016, at 10:37 AM, Gary McCormick via Datsun-roadsters &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">datsun-roadst=
ers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><di=
v><div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond,new yo=
rk,times,serif;font-size:24px"><div dir=3D"ltr">I was just looking at a list=
ing for a 1969 2L Roadster on BAT which mentions =E2=80=9Cstock 3-point belt=
s that were law by 1969.=E2=80=9D<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">I know the part about =E2=80=9C(required by) law by 1969=E2=80=9D=
 isn=E2=80=99t correct, but is there a factory option for a shoulder belt on=
 the later Roadsters? Have I been missing something all these years on my =E2=
=80=9970 2L?</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Gary McCormick=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">San Jose, CA<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">1970 2000 Road=
ster SRL311-13291<br></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite=
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