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nvrforgotten52 · 04-17-2006, 09:47 PM

has anyone installed shoulder belts on their 67-72 chevy?? i am currious about what people's opinons are on these and if they look decent...??...
pictures always help

Bill72BB · 04-17-2006, 10:07 PM

S10 belts . There are some direct bolt in's also check the board vendors .

nvrforgotten52 · 04-18-2006, 02:36 AM

that looks pretty clean bill...
has anyone used the kits you can buy specifically for our trucks.???

qksilver · 04-18-2006, 03:42 AM

I am using ones out of a 87. I have seen some advertised in the back of Street Rodder Mag for $89 a side for mini retractable and for normal size and they have 8 colors
www.julianos.com
plus lap belt sets for 34.95 per person
and a company I have used for completely rebuilt tilt column for my 67 truck, check out the price from them......snake river customs www.steeringcolumns.com
and if you are really nice i might let go the secret tilt company near Bisquick, maybe...........!

boundstaffpress · 04-18-2006, 09:11 AM

cstanley just bought a set of replacement belts from Chevy Duty and was real happy with them. They have more colors, and use aircraft style buckles. I have his old set (like the 3 points in the julianos link above) but haven't installed them yet.

cstanley · 04-18-2006, 09:38 AM

yes, i am very happy with mine. chevyduty was the only place i could find dark green ones, but they had the biggest color choice. the floor-mounted spool is nice looking and very compact.

Putter · 04-18-2006, 10:13 AM

Got mine out of a 1998 Chevy extra cab 'W/T' (worktruck)....thus the adjustment brackets have covers...not made into the wall trim like the Silverado.
Love them!!!

aitch · 04-18-2006, 10:35 AM

Putter, would those work well with stock bucket seats?

Putter · 04-18-2006, 12:57 PM

Don't see why not. The stock seat is a little shorter on the back (if I recall) so there should be nothing getting in the way. Just have to get the female part of the belts (the part with the release button) that bolt to the floor out of a truck or Suburban front bucket....my second row Suburban ones are made into the seat frame.

MadDog · 05-17-2006, 10:08 PM

I'm looking to replace my seatbelts as well, and i see that everyone has the shoulder belts. Can anyone tell me how hard it is to install the shoulder belts. My truck has what looks like a metal plug, where I imagine the seat belts would go, but I don't want to tear into it and find out that i need to do some serious modifications to put in shoulder belts. .. Can anyone help please.

cstanley · 05-17-2006, 10:15 PM

the plug is plastic. just pop it out with your pocketknife (you do carry one, right?) you will find a threaded anchor hole that is a standard size (my aftermarket ones came with the right bolt.) the floor mounts use the factory belt anchor holes...

Southpa · 05-17-2006, 10:22 PM

Hmmm. I had a look at the anchor holes in my truck and found that they are not threaded. I hope I don't have to go buy a tap specifically for threading those holes and then never use it again. What size thread do the S10's commonly use?

cstanley · 05-17-2006, 11:16 PM

it's really a backing plate inserted behind the sheetmetal. i's the same, or at least similar, to the ones you'll find under the cab for the factory seat belt mounts.

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Originally Posted by Southpa

Hmmm. I had a look at the anchor holes in my truck and found that they are not threaded. I hope I don't have to go buy a tap specifically for threading those holes and then never use it again. What size thread do the S10's commonly use?

**Already Gone** · 05-18-2006, 11:01 AM

In the Januaruy 2006 Custom Classic Trucks magazine ( page 82 ) there is an article about a company called The Truck Shop in Fullerton California,
www.buckle-up.net, that have designed a 3 point Inertia Seatbelt system for 67-72 Chev trucks..

All this shoulder belt chatter got me thinking its time to share a personal seat belt survivor story with all of you.. I was going to work at about 6:00 am on April 26 /06 and I screwed up and tried to best a train at a level crossing, and didn't.. I should be dead but i'm not and I feel the biggest factor that saved me was my seatbelt especially the shoulder belt. The train was going 23MPH and pushed me about 200 ft down the tracks..

thecatseye66 · 05-18-2006, 11:13 AM

Holy crap! What a bruise!
It even turned your nipple white!

dallas71 · 05-17-2006, 10:25 PM

putter, How hard were those sealt belts to install....particularlly the upper portion???

Putter · 05-18-2006, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dallas71

putter, How hard were those sealt belts to install....particularlly the upper portion???

Actually, I used the factory threaded hole in the wall as my UPPER bolt, and simply drilled a hole for the LOWER bolt (and used a good sized washer insude the wall cavity for strength.
Hope that helps.

Jerry Jones · 05-18-2006, 06:21 PM

oweee!!! you can sure see where that belt caught ya. Glad you faired out "ok"

roughedup72 · 05-18-2006, 11:20 AM

Lesson learned, Never try to beat a train, you may not be so lucky the next time. Glad to hear your'e ok except for the bruises.

04-17-2006, 09:47 PM	#1
nvrforgotten52 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morro Bay C.A Posts: 179	shoulder seat belts has anyone installed shoulder belts on their 67-72 chevy?? i am currious about what people's opinons are on these and if they look decent...??... pictures always help

04-17-2006, 10:07 PM	#2
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04-18-2006, 02:36 AM	#3
nvrforgotten52 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morro Bay C.A Posts: 179	Re: shoulder seat belts that looks pretty clean bill... has anyone used the kits you can buy specifically for our trucks.???

04-18-2006, 03:42 AM	#4
qksilver Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern Pines NC Posts: 3,853	Re: shoulder seat belts I am using ones out of a 87. I have seen some advertised in the back of Street Rodder Mag for $89 a side for mini retractable and for normal size and they have 8 colors www.julianos.com plus lap belt sets for 34.95 per person and a company I have used for completely rebuilt tilt column for my 67 truck, check out the price from them......snake river customs www.steeringcolumns.com and if you are really nice i might let go the secret tilt company near Bisquick, maybe...........!

04-18-2006, 09:11 AM	#5
boundstaffpress Jamie Hyneman is my twin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: La Junta, Colorado Posts: 705	Re: shoulder seat belts cstanley just bought a set of replacement belts from Chevy Duty and was real happy with them. They have more colors, and use aircraft style buckles. I have his old set (like the 3 points in the julianos link above) but haven't installed them yet. __________________ Justin SOLD 1967 K10 Fleetside, 283, Front and Rear Posi SOLD Color Wiring Diagrams Now in High Resolution V8 and Cab and Cab and Chassis

04-18-2006, 09:38 AM	#6
cstanley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,229	Re: shoulder seat belts yes, i am very happy with mine. chevyduty was the only place i could find dark green ones, but they had the biggest color choice. the floor-mounted spool is nice looking and very compact. Attached Images __________________ "Anybody who would paint his truck like this, would go to a minister's funeral dressed in feathers!" - Big Enis Burdett '72 Blazer Restoration Blog: http://sportchicken.blogspot.com/

04-18-2006, 10:13 AM	#7
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	Re: shoulder seat belts Got mine out of a 1998 Chevy extra cab 'W/T' (worktruck)....thus the adjustment brackets have covers...not made into the wall trim like the Silverado. Love them!!! Attached Images __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket**

04-18-2006, 10:35 AM	#8
aitch Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: N.W. Arkansas Posts: 456	Re: shoulder seat belts Putter, would those work well with stock bucket seats? __________________ 69 GMC 3/4 ton LWB 383 TH400 Dana 60 '84 300ZX '79 Nova (for sale)

04-18-2006, 12:57 PM	#9
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	Re: shoulder seat belts Don't see why not. The stock seat is a little shorter on the back (if I recall) so there should be nothing getting in the way. Just have to get the female part of the belts (the part with the release button) that bolt to the floor out of a truck or Suburban front bucket....my second row Suburban ones are made into the seat frame. __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket**

05-17-2006, 10:08 PM	#10
MadDog 1970 GMC Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 95	Re: shoulder seat belts I'm looking to replace my seatbelts as well, and i see that everyone has the shoulder belts. Can anyone tell me how hard it is to install the shoulder belts. My truck has what looks like a metal plug, where I imagine the seat belts would go, but I don't want to tear into it and find out that i need to do some serious modifications to put in shoulder belts. .. Can anyone help please. __________________ MadDog's Website

05-17-2006, 10:15 PM	#11
cstanley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,229	Re: shoulder seat belts the plug is plastic. just pop it out with your pocketknife (you do carry one, right?) you will find a threaded anchor hole that is a standard size (my aftermarket ones came with the right bolt.) the floor mounts use the factory belt anchor holes... __________________ "Anybody who would paint his truck like this, would go to a minister's funeral dressed in feathers!" - Big Enis Burdett '72 Blazer Restoration Blog: http://sportchicken.blogspot.com/

05-17-2006, 10:22 PM	#12
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,410	Re: shoulder seat belts Hmmm. I had a look at the anchor holes in my truck and found that they are not threaded. I hope I don't have to go buy a tap specifically for threading those holes and then never use it again. What size thread do the S10's commonly use? __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

05-18-2006, 11:01 AM	#14
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,109	!! Seat Belts ( Especially Shoulder Belts) Work !! In the Januaruy 2006 Custom Classic Trucks magazine ( page 82 ) there is an article about a company called The Truck Shop in Fullerton California, www.buckle-up.net, that have designed a 3 point Inertia Seatbelt system for 67-72 Chev trucks.. All this shoulder belt chatter got me thinking its time to share a personal seat belt survivor story with all of you.. I was going to work at about 6:00 am on April 26 /06 and I screwed up and tried to best a train at a level crossing, and didn't.. I should be dead but i'm not and I feel the biggest factor that saved me was my seatbelt especially the shoulder belt. The train was going 23MPH and pushed me about 200 ft down the tracks.. Attached Images __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021

05-18-2006, 11:13 AM	#15
thecatseye66 '68 C-20 396 CST CC Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 454	Re: shoulder seat belts Holy crap! What a bruise! It even turned your nipple white! __________________ 68 C-20 396/TH400 CST Custom Camper NOW W/DISC BRAKES 01 Jetta Turbo Daily Driver 84 Yamaha Virago 700 - Alaska to Florida Via Maine & Mexico

05-17-2006, 10:25 PM	#16
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05-18-2006, 06:21 PM	#18
Jerry Jones Happy Camper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,408	Re: shoulder seat belts oweee!!! you can sure see where that belt caught ya. Glad you faired out "ok" __________________ RIP El Jay! Love you brother!

05-18-2006, 11:20 AM	#19
roughedup72 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: south carolina Posts: 658	Re: shoulder seat belts Lesson learned, Never try to beat a train, you may not be so lucky the next time. Glad to hear your'e ok except for the bruises. __________________ 1972 chevy cheyenne 10,nothing special at the moment,Its a work in progress, Working on the engine, paint and body,engine, paint and body,now its the suspenion, ahh hell I'm about tired of working on it. Maybe it will be a rat rod.

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