I have today invested in inertia seatbelts to replace the current front static ones. (being a driver 'of size'* i find the statics difficult to use).
I have a 67 traveller. Is this likely to be at all complicated? I am hoping it will be a straight swap but i have worries about loose nuts / captive nuts. The replcement kit does have a lot of bolts but no nuts.
Advice appreciated.
Shouldn't be a problem. My inertia belts are fixed at the top, to the inner B post wooden capping (Large load plate behind in). The bottom portion is bolted through the inner sill step with a large captive nut plate inside the sill (accessible by removing the kickplates.) The latches at the other end are bolted through the floor either side of the handbrake, again into captive nuts on load spreader plates.
Are the captive nuts on the spreaders likely to fall off when i remove the existing at the end by the handbrake?
So the reel will be at slightly lower than shoulder level on the door side, run up to head height on door side, across chest, though latch, across tummy and then down to the inner cill step?
rob.hardy1 wrote:Are the captive nuts on the spreaders likely to fall off when i remove the existing at the end by the handbrake?
So the reel will be at slightly lower than shoulder level on the door side, run up to head height on door side, across chest, though latch, across tummy and then down to the inner cill step?
The spreaders should be welded to the under floorpan, and the nuts are welded to the plates, so no.
The reel lives at floor level, the top feeder loop about level with your ear.
The bottom fixture is right beside the reel assembly.
The belt needs to be long enough for the webbing to run from the floor up to shoulder height - then across you and over to the buckle near the handbrake - and back across your hips to the floor again! Not all standard belts will have that length - so do a trail fit before unbolting anything.
Last edited by bmcecosse on Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The fitting was a peice of cake after shuffling the various washers supplied in the package.
The 'latch' ends of the belts are a good 12" long thick steel wire well covered in plastic and take a little pursuation to sit correctly at your hip without having to look for it.
It was my first foray into spanner work and i was well pleased with the results.
On my 69 traveller the latch ends of the static belts are fitted to the rear passenger floorpan, am I right in thinking yours were fitted to the side of the tunnel. Are there captive nuts fitted to the tunnel?
I am also rather oversized and find the static belts uncomfortable
The fixing points on the floor are captive bolts in the floor a good 2" into the floor from the tunnel and 2" forward of the back seat.The belt anchorage was on a 90 Deg angle bracket.
Fitted a set of inertia belts to my traveller, the stalks are just about long enough and come to the edge of the seat. Had to put a fibre packing washer on the top fixing bolt to stop the wood being marked. A great improvement on the original static belts. Thanks for your help
