I have also attached the seat belts using a higher attachment point on
my TD - top of the wheel arch. L shaped reinforcing plate on the inside
and single plate on top. It is curved here so you have to make the
inside reinforcing bracket in two parts then get it welded together. Nut
is then welded to the outside of the inside L bracket. Four cap
nuts/screws through both plates on top of the arch and 4 through the
side onto the vertical panel of the arch. Also put the bottom outside
plate behind (inside) the vertical pillar - with another L plate in
front of this bolted to the chassis. Plate with nut on the inside of the
pillar only needs to be pop riveted in place. Bottom inside (tunnel)
bracket is as in Horst, but extended and bolted to the chassis, rather
than welded.
I copied this from another guy in NZ who got compliance (which is not
easy here).
Cheers
Douglas
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mg-t@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-t@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bullwinkle
Sent: Wednesday, 5 October 2005 10:32 a.m.
To: mg-t@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 3 point seat belts
Bob:
Horst fastened the shoulder belt to the floor behind the seat. That's
not the best location. YOu want that belt as high as possible. On the
MGA it
was first fastened to the top of the vertical pannel just about the
wheel wheel. Later it was fastened to the metal tonneau under which the
hood was
stored. ON the B it's also attached to the metal tonneau. MG knew what
they were doing.
So, the better locations are the top of the TD wheel wheel, or even
higher up if you still have the upholstery off to add re-inforcement.
IMO the
best location would be in the back corners between the side panels and
the back of the car. Make sure there is heavy metal reinforcement to
fasten to
and you've not just screwing into the wood or the thin sheet metal of
the body sub frame.
Regards,
Blake
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