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well it was a good work weekend.i got all the metal fabrication on the cab done.the transformation is finished.had extra time so i finished baggin the front,and bought some used wheels from my friend.tires are a little small but i like the wheels on it.need some opions on the seat belt mounts.i think it looks fine, but several people said they dont like how the mount sticks out.i also included a picture of my plow truck. its a 78 or 79 gmc.pretty much rusted beyond repair , but works good as a plow truck.

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looks like its coming along nicely... the plow truck dont look any worse than the one i started on when i first started these kind of trucks my 76

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yeah that plow truck looks as good as my 87 that i had to replace half the frame.... either way i like you project and wana see it when its finished.

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Looks good. As far as the seat belts, might be better to just go with a 5 point harness.

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The belts are making you roll bar like kind of busy right there. I'm not sure what you could do to make it look cleaner.

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Maybe cut the tab off and weld a nut to the tube. I like the "stock" belts way better than 5 points for a daily driver.

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Did you attach the roll bars to the frame or just bolt them to the floor?


Just wondering


Frank

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coming along nicely, do you even have to mount that sort of belt? are you alowed to have just lap belts?

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the roll bar is plated top & bottom then welded to the floor.i want to keep a shoulder belt so i feel more comfortable putting my 5 year old son in it

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what if you welded a piece to the bottom of the mount,(so it would be like a T) and put a slot to slide the mount into. take it out at shows, slide in for driving

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man that roll bar looks real nice wish u were closer :) i'm trying to figure out how to post pics so i can put up my truck

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hey did you have to put any supports in the middle of the cab ? or just out by the doors

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Not trying to nit pick but the placement of the belt on the roll bar appears to be a bit too high like the shoulder belt would go across your forehead and not your shoulder Lol. but maybe it's the angle of the pic i dont know.

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also, something to think about...5 point harnesses are not DOT approved...

Chuck.

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i like that roadster truck. those seat belt mounts look fine whats tha plain for the rollbars, if you put some fat padding and fabric over it like jeeps those tabs will barely stick out. how bout that windshield are you gonna lean it back a little or take a couple inches out. i had a roadster minitruck back in the day.