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88Ironduke 09-10-2013 08:39 AM
Wifey wants added shoulder strap seatbelts
 
Need some help here. My wife has refused to ride in my truck (some might think this is good) if I don't add shoulder seat belts to all three seats on my bench seat.....

My 72 fleet side came with lap belts only and I would like to add shoulder straps for added safety that is relevant to what GM has been using thru the 80's and 90's. My truck has two points in the B pillars (up high and down at the floor) for passenger and driver shoulder straps but there is obviously nothing for the center passenger on my bench other than lap belt.

For the passenger and drivers side, can I pull from a late 80's/90's Chevy or GMC and bolt the assembly up or do I need to fab up custom brackets. Options for center seat belts? Any info is appreciated before I go junk yard shopping.

Thanks
88Ironduke

FL71C10 09-10-2013 09:44 AM
Re: Wifey wants added shoulder strap seatbelts
 
I know there are companies that sell kits to add shoulder belts to the outboard seating positions, but I'm not sure what you would do about the middle seat.

cdowns 09-10-2013 01:58 PM
Re: Wifey wants added shoulder strap seatbelts
 
most vendors could sell you new shoulder belts to fit // a lap belt in the center is easy to install


me i would rather spend the money on new hi quality belts rather than take a chance with 30 year old junkyard stuff with an unknown history

leddzepp 09-10-2013 02:07 PM
Re: Wifey wants added shoulder strap seatbelts
 
A lot of guys use belts from an S-10. You need a 7/16-20 (fine thread) bolt for the pillars.
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WIDESIDE72 09-10-2013 02:48 PM
Re: Wifey wants added shoulder strap seatbelts
 
You might mention to your wife that even new regular cab trucks do not have shoulde belts for the center position.

BruthaMan 09-10-2013 03:25 PM
Re: Wifey wants added shoulder strap seatbelts
 
I added shoulder mount belts, primarily because I wanted my grand kids to be able to ride in the truck and for their safety.

I used the Retro Belts for shoulder harness setup and kept the original stock center seat belt.

Was actually stopped last summer for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign. My grand daughter was riding center and using the center seat belt. She was seven at the time. My grandson, who was five at the time (almost six), was in a booster seat with the shoulder harness strapped in.

Officer did not say anything at all, they were both buckled in per the law. In fact, let me off with a warning and said "really nice job on the truck, like that bumper sticker too!" You can look in the build thread for my '72 to see what bumper sticker he was talking about!

Steve Hafner 09-10-2013 06:19 PM
Re: Wifey wants added shoulder strap seatbelts
 
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I got my shoulder belts from Morris Classic Concepts:

http://www.morrisclassicconcepts.com/

They were great people to work with . . . I got exactly what I wanted.

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Fitz 09-10-2013 07:30 PM
Re: Wifey wants added shoulder strap seatbelts
 
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Originally Posted by 88Ironduke (Post 6262121)
Need some help here. My wife has refused to ride in my truck (some might think this is good) if I don't add shoulder seat belts to all three seats on my bench seat.....

My 72 fleet side came with lap belts only and I would like to add shoulder straps for added safety that is relevant to what GM has been using thru the 80's and 90's. My truck has two points in the B pillars (up high and down at the floor) for passenger and driver shoulder straps but there is obviously nothing for the center passenger on my bench other than lap belt.

For the passenger and drivers side, can I pull from a late 80's/90's Chevy or GMC and bolt the assembly up or do I need to fab up custom brackets. Options for center seat belts? Any info is appreciated before I go junk yard shopping.

Thanks

88Ironduke
When I was building my truck I wanted the 3 point harness as well. The bolt that goes into the upper hole on the B pillar is for that belt. It is shouldered and is a grade 8 bolt. the only source I ever found for it was Juliano's Hot Rod Parts. He also has the reels and bracketry needed to convert your lap only set up to a three point. You can find them here:
http://www.julianos.com/

88Ironduke 09-10-2013 11:19 PM
Re: Wifey wants added shoulder strap seatbelts
 
Thanks for input guys! There are some really good looking projects out there. On the short term I will most likely go the S-10 route until my funds are replenished. A new bench seat is in order and what ever the donor is will most likely have the seat belts I need.

This is a really good forum and I have been finding tons of great info and people on here.

Thanks
88

68shortfleet 09-10-2013 11:31 PM
Re: Wifey wants added shoulder strap seatbelts
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by leddzepp (Post 6262578)
A lot of guys use belts from an S-10. You need a 7/16-20 (fine thread) bolt for the pillars.
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Do you maybe know what year(s) of S-10 work? Standard cab or extended cab?
My 99 extended cab S-10 does not look like they would work very well....


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