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r9b2 
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 Topic: Drilling and Installing New Seat Belt Bolts?Posted: 04-February-2022 at 3:53AM |
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Hi all, I'm currently restoring my Torino, and a part of that involved removing both sides of the floorpans. As a consequence of that, the transmission tunnel was cut into and I no longer have the spot where the seat belt bolts were located. I do plan on re-installing brand new seat belts (my 1973 Torino has the shoulder belts up top, so it should be very simple to install), but my question is this: Would it be okay to take a 1/4" thick or so square sheet of steel, weld it to the original bolt locations, re-drilling and putting new bolts in place? Thanks in advance.
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californiajohnny
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Posted: 04-February-2022 at 10:19AM |
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a drivers license size piece of 1/4" wound be sufficient to spread the load for the belt attachment points. i'd weld it to the pan or rocker
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JOHN
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Posted: 04-February-2022 at 12:27PM |
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I really like the T50 seat belt bolts, but when they seize up and don't come out, they are hell to remove. I've only had one not come out, and a couple or three that I barely got out. Anti-seize is the key to helping them survive, but you have to remove them for some reason first.
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Don
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