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TheLadyBug Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2014 Posts: 639 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:44 am Post subject: Seat belt attachment points |
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I did a quick search and couldn't find the info I was looking for.
I'm putting in lap belts in both front and rear. The body shop is likely comfortable with the 'how to', but I was hoping someone could point me in the direction of where to physically put the mounts on the pan.
Photos, measurements, anything is appreciated. _________________ Charmaine
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aa390392 Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2007 Posts: 3602 Location: So.Cal
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:14 am Post subject: |
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might find John Henry info from his posting in bugshop helpful. http://www.thebugshop.org/goresto.htm page 21
good luck Thomas _________________ .
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TheLadyBug Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2014 Posts: 639 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:35 am Post subject: |
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I did find his page earlier but it doesn't help me much in the sense that I don't know the best places on the actual pan to mount the seatbelts, especially for the rear. _________________ Charmaine
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60ragtop Bonneville Belt Bitch
Joined: March 13, 2006 Posts: 7800 Location: Big Wonderful WYO 82401
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:30 am Post subject: |
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/search.php?search...=titleonly
should give you some ideas _________________ Rick
Certified Mechanic by the State of Michigan in 1977
ASA certified in 1987
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panicman Samba Member
Joined: December 18, 2011 Posts: 2290 Location: Canby, OR
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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For the fronts, I used the measurements that correspond to lap belt mounting points for the later equipped cars, using the measurements in this link:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=496696&highlight=seat+belt+mounts
For the rear, I used the outboard chassis mounts with new hardware, and for the middle points, I made threaded plates which I mounted similar to later cars:
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TheLadyBug Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2014 Posts: 639 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you _________________ Charmaine
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panicman Samba Member
Joined: December 18, 2011 Posts: 2290 Location: Canby, OR
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:19 am Post subject: |
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Glad to help. BTW, I used 1/8" steel plate and welded on the nuts. I used 7/16" hardware.
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Trevor P Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2004 Posts: 860 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 7:06 am Post subject: |
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On my car I welded mounts for front belts into tunnel roughly where they are located on later cars. For the outer portion of the front belts I put the mounts into the heater channels. I never put rears in my car but I do have a section cut from a later donor car for the inner rear belt mounting location if you need. I don't like mounting belts in the floor pans... looks untidy IMO. _________________ 53 Canadian standard oval
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TheLadyBug Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2014 Posts: 639 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Trevor P wrote: |
On my car I welded mounts for front belts into tunnel roughly where they are located on later cars. For the outer portion of the front belts I put the mounts into the heater channels. I never put rears in my car but I do have a section cut from a later donor car for the inner rear belt mounting location if you need. I don't like mounting belts in the floor pans... looks untidy IMO. |
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Thanks, Trevor! _________________ Charmaine
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57BLITZ Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2012 Posts: 2385 Location: DEEK - U.S.A.
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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panicman wrote: |
Glad to help. BTW, I used 1/8" steel plate and welded on the nuts. I used 7/16" hardware.
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I did the same as you . . . but I rounded all the edges and corners of the 1/8" steel plate before I welded them in. I wanted to reduce the chance of the plate tearing the sheet metal in the event that they are ever "put to the test"! _________________ Jesucristo es mi Señor y Salvador! |
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panicman Samba Member
Joined: December 18, 2011 Posts: 2290 Location: Canby, OR
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:06 am Post subject: |
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That is a great idea, and very worth mentioning!
.... wish I had thought of that! _________________ Plate of shrimp |
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panicman Samba Member
Joined: December 18, 2011 Posts: 2290 Location: Canby, OR
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:15 am Post subject: |
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It is worth mentioning that the tunnel mount can get dicey because of conduit. Just like in john Henry's write up, you will have to push one of the conduits down and tack it lower in the tunnel. I'll include a pic. In my car, it was the accelerator conduit.
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57BLITZ Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2012 Posts: 2385 Location: DEEK - U.S.A.
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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panicman wrote: |
. . . tack it lower in the tunnel. |
So . . . panicman, did you weld that "nut plate" to the INSIDE of the tunnel? _________________ Jesucristo es mi Señor y Salvador! |
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panicman Samba Member
Joined: December 18, 2011 Posts: 2290 Location: Canby, OR
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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No! I welded it to the exterior of the tunnel. I followed John S Henry's direction. _________________ Plate of shrimp |
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