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Originally Posted by StingRay
Take it or leave it but the best belt installation you can do will use the factory mounting points in the 67-72 trucks.
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StingRay/Seat belt man, what are you running, can I see your setup.
I am running factory lap replacements on my 70. I actually purchased the three point and laps simultaneously. When they arrived I chose to keep the factory laps and sent back the three point. The three points felt cheesy. But, I will say, I would have mounted them hook or crook if they would have been a quality item.
Back in the day, no one wore seat belts. The big buckle up for safety campaign back in the 60s and early 70s was to keep people in the vehicle. My great grandfather had been thrown form vehicles twice in wrecks. Then we all stated buckling up... fast forward... my sister ran a red, in my dad's 69 XL GT, after an angry fight with her boyfriend. She was 16 she was wearing a lap belt and bit the steering wheel hard; and lost a few front teeth, she was lucky!
Man seat belts airbags and crumple zone sure have come a long way.
I still tell my wife to buckle the lap in the 70 because I don't want her falling out the door! She tends to get in and lean against the door to face me to talk.