Drilling and Installing New Seat Belt Bolts?
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Topic: Drilling and Installing New Seat Belt Bolts?
Posted By: r9b2
Subject: Drilling and Installing New Seat Belt Bolts?
Date 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. ------------- 1973 Ford Torino Base 2D 351CJ Project 1973 Ford F100 429 1966 Ford Mustang I6 2017 Ford Expedition |
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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 04-February-2022 at 10:19AM
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 ------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: 72 RS 351
Date 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. ------------- Don 73 Ranchero "Sport 72 front end", floor shift/console, planning EFI 7000+ rpm 351-4V &4R70W 73 Ranchero GT 351C-4V &4R70W for sale later. 92 Lincoln Mark VII SE GTC, OBDII 347/4R70W |