Seat belt problems

thunderbolt · 10-30-2001, 08:25 PM

Ok, I have a 72 and like a lot of cars from that vintage the shoulder strap belt has been removed and I would really like to replace it. Anyone know where these belts can be found? Anyone put in racing harnesses as an upgrade to the seatbelts?

73 Mustang Boy · 10-30-2001, 09:13 PM

No one reproduces these seat belts trust me I looked. Every once in a while a set will show up on e-bay though. If you dont have a roll cage threr is no good way to mount racing harneses

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73 coupe, 351W, GT-40 heads, edlebrock 750, offenhauser intake, .488 lift cam, 2.5 exhaust, 2 chamber flowmasters, blah, blah, blah...

thunderbolt · 10-31-2001, 03:46 PM

73'
Well thanks for the disappointing news. I was afraid of that. I have a friend who says you can mound the upper harness to the back seat seat belt mounts if you don't mind giving up your rear seat for passangers. I am thinking of trying this.

73 Mustang Boy · 10-31-2001, 04:54 PM

The shoulder straps might be uncomfortable since ther have to come over the high backs on the seats. I am not tall and the top of my seat back is as high as my head when I sit in the seat. another option is to get belts from a junkyard. You would need one piece belts with a single retractor at the bottom and a stationary top mount. Look in late 70's to early 80's cars many of them had seat belts like this.

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73 coupe, 351W, GT-40 heads, edlebrock 750, offenhauser intake, .488 lift cam, 2.5 exhaust, 2 chamber flowmasters, blah, blah, blah...

thunderbolt · 10-31-2001, 08:22 PM

Yea I still have the lap belts but need the shoulder strap. I would of course rather have new, but looks like I may have to do some junk yard recon.

10-30-2001, 08:25 PM	#1
thunderbolt Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 380	Seat belt problems Ok, I have a 72 and like a lot of cars from that vintage the shoulder strap belt has been removed and I would really like to replace it. Anyone know where these belts can be found? Anyone put in racing harnesses as an upgrade to the seatbelts?

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10-30-2001, 09:13 PM	#2
73 Mustang Boy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 84	No one reproduces these seat belts trust me I looked. Every once in a while a set will show up on e-bay though. If you dont have a roll cage threr is no good way to mount racing harneses ------------------ 73 coupe, 351W, GT-40 heads, edlebrock 750, offenhauser intake, .488 lift cam, 2.5 exhaust, 2 chamber flowmasters, blah, blah, blah...

10-31-2001, 03:46 PM	#3
thunderbolt Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 380	73' Well thanks for the disappointing news. I was afraid of that. I have a friend who says you can mound the upper harness to the back seat seat belt mounts if you don't mind giving up your rear seat for passangers. I am thinking of trying this.

10-31-2001, 04:54 PM	#4
73 Mustang Boy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 84	The shoulder straps might be uncomfortable since ther have to come over the high backs on the seats. I am not tall and the top of my seat back is as high as my head when I sit in the seat. another option is to get belts from a junkyard. You would need one piece belts with a single retractor at the bottom and a stationary top mount. Look in late 70's to early 80's cars many of them had seat belts like this. ------------------ 73 coupe, 351W, GT-40 heads, edlebrock 750, offenhauser intake, .488 lift cam, 2.5 exhaust, 2 chamber flowmasters, blah, blah, blah...

10-31-2001, 08:22 PM	#5
thunderbolt Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 380	Yea I still have the lap belts but need the shoulder strap. I would of course rather have new, but looks like I may have to do some junk yard recon.