I have never seen a pre-68 B with anything by lap belts.
My '67 (as well as my sister's) did not have the studs shown in the photo,
but rather a captured nut inside a cone shaped steel cup that was welded
higher up on the wheel well then the two studs shown. The cone part
protruded though the factory carpet, so I am thinking it was factory at this
point.
I managed to get a set of 3 point Kangol belts from a '68 and they were a
direct bolt in to my car.
Hope this helps.
rick
On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 1:59 AM, Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>wrote:
> Early cars would have had belts fitted by the dealer, so could be lap only
> or lap and diagonal. Clausager says 'probably lap' for North America, but
> 3-point for the UK so three points must have been there. My 64 Mini came
> with 3-points, but no belts (till my future father-in-law pointed out an ad
> for a set in the local paper). Tunnel and sill points should be factory,
> that eye-bolt should just be screwed in and can be discarded. The belts I
> have bought and fitted in the past have come with the stepped spacer to
> allow the belt-end to swivel when the bolt is tightened, and the correct
> bolts to fit those holes. Those two bolts in the third picture do sort of
> look as if they are supposed to be there, what is it like on the back of the
> panel? However no belt fitting I have ever seen mounts to two studs like
> that, I wouldn't want to rely on them till I knew what was on the back, that
> is if you could even get a belt today that would attach to them. I do
> remember eye-bolts for a belt-end with a quick-release spring-clip on other
> cars.
>
> PaulH.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>> I had thought all the early MGBs would use a two point seatbelt system,
>> particularly with the shorter seats. Should I use a 3 point system since
>> I have these wheel well bolt mounts (appear to be 5/16" bolts)?
>>
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