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**Daubs** · 02-09-2006, 12:51 PM

With the warmer weather approaching, I'm sure I will be driving the 72 more often. And driving with my 7 & 5 year old daughters. Looking at these shoulder belts for my truck:

http://www.julianos.com/how2_67chevy_truck.html

And I would like to put a shoulder belt in the middle seat. Any suggestions? Or suggestions for other brands of shoulder belts. Would rather buy a kit as opposed to pulling from 90's S-10 or something like that.

**Palf70Step** · 02-09-2006, 04:00 PM

With the traditional designed belts, you don't have an anchor point (least a safe one) for a center shoulder belt. I'm not sure how you would do it without a rollbar.

4x4Poet · 02-13-2006, 01:09 AM

Custom shoulder belts could use the lap belt anchor points in the floor. Or look at the seat frame for a point to drill shoulder belt anchor points or maybe weld in anchor points. Might not be as strong as factory captive nuts in the cab and certainly not as strong as weld-in cage mounts, but it would be better than nothing. You could also use a racing harness for the center position. Just flip over the shoulder belt portion, but one must make sure the the top mounts are higher than the shoulders harnessed since lower mounts could cause great injury thru momentum induced compression of the torso. Takes some careful research. Maybe ask a race shop that knows their safety stuff.

02-09-2006, 12:51 PM	#1
Daubs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Nebraska Posts: 613	Center shoulder seat belt? With the warmer weather approaching, I'm sure I will be driving the 72 more often. And driving with my 7 & 5 year old daughters. Looking at these shoulder belts for my truck: http://www.julianos.com/how2_67chevy_truck.html And I would like to put a shoulder belt in the middle seat. Any suggestions? Or suggestions for other brands of shoulder belts. Would rather buy a kit as opposed to pulling from 90's S-10 or something like that. __________________ '72 Chevy K-20 Crate 350, SM465, 4.10's

02-09-2006, 04:00 PM	#2
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,349	Re: Center shoulder seat belt? With the traditional designed belts, you don't have an anchor point (least a safe one) for a center shoulder belt. I'm not sure how you would do it without a rollbar. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

02-13-2006, 01:09 AM	#3
4x4Poet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: "Under Montana skies." Posts: 1,836	Re: Center shoulder seat belt? Custom shoulder belts could use the lap belt anchor points in the floor. Or look at the seat frame for a point to drill shoulder belt anchor points or maybe weld in anchor points. Might not be as strong as factory captive nuts in the cab and certainly not as strong as weld-in cage mounts, but it would be better than nothing. You could also use a racing harness for the center position. Just flip over the shoulder belt portion, but one must make sure the the top mounts are higher than the shoulders harnessed since lower mounts could cause great injury thru momentum induced compression of the torso. Takes some careful research. Maybe ask a race shop that knows their safety stuff. __________________ '71 GMC K20 Suburban, '71 GMC K10 Suburban, '72 Chevy C10 CST Suburban, '72 Chevy K20 clunker pickup. Last edited by 4x4Poet; 02-13-2006 at 01:11 AM.



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