But I'd have to wonder if the sheet medal would be strong enough? I'd think
you'd want a pretty hefty anchor plate to spread the stress if you were
actually in an accident. Even at 35-40 mph you would put a lot of stress on
the belt. Just a thought. You want something STRONGER than you'll ever
need. Bob K in PHX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Kettunen" <bekett@uslink.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 7:17 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] three point seatbelts in a large window 56 chevy
1/2 ton?
> Somewhere in the archives is a message about how someone took a bolt
> welded to a small piece of strap and fished it up into place on a
> big window TF for a shoulder belt anchor.
>
> As I remember it, they first cut or drilled the hole for the shoulder
> anchor. Then dropped fishing line down the hole, tied the bolt onto
> the fishing line, and pulled it up the post into the hole. They
> then welded the bolt to the sheet metal around the hole. Sounded
> pretty slick.
>
> Bruce K
> 57 3200
> Mt. Iron, MN
>
> At Thursday, 10 July 2003, you wrote:
>
> >has anyone done this before? I looked in the archives and found people
> >have installed aftermarket 3 point belts in small window trucks, but
> >nothing about the large window model...I found one company that sells
> >aftermarket belts for convertibles, which I would think would work in
> >this application, but would like to hear from anyone with
> >experience...Thanks,
> >
> >Chris
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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