Use FIA approved safety belt pickup like theese:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Harness-eye-bolt-backing-plate-FIA-approved-/260742508539?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cb576effb
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Seat-belt-harness-eye-bolt-32mm-/260730600657?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cb4c13cd1
They offer more than enough support for the belts.
G
2011/3/1 Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
> Interesting thread--I never thought about age limits on seat belts.
>
> IIRC, the original/stock belts--they have the BMC stickers but could be
> dealer additions--in my BJ8 are secured with a bolt through the floor pans,
> a big flat washer and a nut. I always assumed the bolt would pull through
> or the pan would buckle before the webbing or stitching gave out. Reminds
> me of the people who bolt massive 'roll bars'--the manufacturers call them
> 'light bars,' probably because they don't want the liability--to sheetmetal
> pickup beds. My take is if you're not fastening these 'safety' items to
> some serious metal--like a real chassis--they're mostly for appearances.
>
>
> bs
>
>
>
>
> On 3/1/2011 4:15 AM, Chris Dimmock wrote:
>
>> Geez.
>> How many of you guys have had a serious accident in a Healey????
>> Theory is really interesting.
>> Reality is actually the answer.
>> Laws are in place. Obey them.
>> Ok. Here is my first contribution.
>> Google YouTube
>> Jeremy Welch Montihey 2002
>> Maybe I misspelt the track in France. But you'll find it. Jeremy wasn't a
>> happy man afterwards. But he is now alive and a dad.
>> Driving Is dangerous. Seat belts make it safer.
>> My biggest accident? Just call it luck. And I didn't even bend my alloy
>> steering wheel..
>> Wear a legal seat belt.
>> Or not. It's like the helmet arguement. If you have a $10 head...
>>
>>
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