DIY 3 Point Seat Belt Installation 1960-66 Cab

[Lugnutz65]

Here's a DIY I made showing my 1965 C10 seat belt installation. I am not as familiar with the 1960-63 cabs, but it chould be the same.

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[AngryPirate]

Great job and thanks for sharing. This is going to be super handy when I do mine.

Could I ask where you got the seat belts? I like the look of them.

Thanks!
Scott

[Lugnutz65]

Originally Posted by AngryPirate

Great job and thanks for sharing. This is going to be super handy when I do mine.

Could I ask where you got the seat belts? I like the look of them.

Thanks!
Scott

I got the belts from Seatbeltplanet.com. They are the Lift Latch 140 inch with 20 inch adjustable buckle. The all metal lift latch buckle can get very hot if you live in a hot climate so choose the buckle mechanism that fits your needs. My seat is all the way back and the buckle end belt is barely long enough. Adjust the behind the seat anchor location a little more forward if needed. I am very satisfied with the quality of the belts and mechanism. They also have pre-made anchors that will do the same thing I did when I welded the nut to the washer. The belts do NOT come with any anchors kits so be sure you order that stuff too.

[DaddyOh]

Lugz, do the 140" provide enough 'slack' to work if the bench seat was slid all the way forward? Basically, is it enough for each extreme in seat position... nice write up.

[Lugnutz65]

Originally Posted by DaddyOh

Lugz, do the 140" provide enough 'slack' to work if the bench seat was slid all the way forward? Basically, is it enough for each extreme in seat position... nice write up.

Yes. The 140" is plenty long enough.

[65chevysub]

What about us Suburban and Panel owners that want 3 pt belts? Same mounting? Our floor is a little different on the passenger side.
Thanks

[DaddyOh]

Originally Posted by Lugnutz65

Yes. The 140" is plenty long enough.

Thanks... also, on the 20" stationary strap, will it still stay located on the seat when the bench is slid to furthest forward position? Hopefully that makes sense

[highwinger]

Originally Posted by Lugnutz65

I got the belts from Seatbeltplanet.com. They are the Lift Latch 140 inch with 20 inch adjustable buckle. The all metal lift latch buckle can get very hot if you live in a hot climate so choose the buckle mechanism that fits your needs. My seat is all the way back and the buckle end belt is barely long enough. Adjust the behind the seat anchor location a little more forward if needed. I am very satisfied with the quality of the belts and mechanism. They also have pre-made anchors that will do the same thing I did when I welded the nut to the washer. The belts do NOT come with any anchors kits so be sure you order that stuff too.

Thank you very much for the wonderful write up! You made the install very straight forward.

[Lugnutz65]

Originally Posted by highwinger

Thank you very much for the wonderful write up! You made the install very straight forward.

You are very welcome.
Here’s an update that I’ll soon add to the original DIY.
I just finished installing 3 point seat belts in my 1963 cab. Another C10 owner commented to me that he was able to reach up into the B pillar high enough that he didn’t need to tack weld the fender washer/nut assembly to the inner wall of the B pillar.
Here’s what I did this time. I used 5 minute epoxy to hold the nut onto the fender washer. Once it was dry, I used masking tape to attach my crescent wrench to a large heavy paint stick. Then I used a VERY MINIMAL amount of masking tape to hold the fender washer/nut to the wrench. I was able to easily feed this up inside the B pillar and line it up with my predrilled hole. I was able to tighten the shoulder strap bolt onto the fender washer/nut with no problems. I then pulled DOWN on the paint stir stick to free the wrench from the fender washer/nut. The driver side required removal of the gas tank filler neck to gain access to the B pillar, so I guess I’d still recommend removing the tank to minimize frustration.

[ls60apache]

as always great tech from lugnutz...also thanks for the T5 info that i used on my 57 210

[Grizz1963]

Read through this on your blog and to be honest.........

I will be fitting some of these to my truck. Just need to find the right donor pieces.

Thank you for sharing Jay.

[pestwagon]

excellent thread. Should be a "Sticky"

[Clyde65]

Very good write up Lugnutz65! most helpful!!

[SS317]

That's pretty cool. Well done.

[duallyjams]

awesome contribution

[Ta2Don]

Awesome write-up... Bookmarked...

[Chevystep]

Wow, great write up and bookmarked! I think I already have shoulder belt fasteners (the upper ones) in my 66, but with only lap belts in it. Maybe they were thinking about it in late 66? I'll try to get some pix and some measurements of them and their location.

[Lugnutz65]

Originally Posted by Chevystep

Wow, great write up and bookmarked! I think I already have shoulder belt fasteners (the upper ones) in my 66, but with only lap belts in it. Maybe they were thinking about it in late 66? I'll try to get some pix and some measurements of them and their location.

Some of the 1966 trucks had shoulder belts. Some had plugs to go in the holes if that truck was not optioned with the shoulder belt. The factory location is important to some so I'm sure your info will be helpful to them.

[Nevada51]

Thanks for this, it's an excellent write up - very comprehensive.

I did a similar thing for rear belts in a VW beetle but instead of welding the point in, we used Sikaflex sealant on one side of the washer, pulled it in to place, and held there while it formed a bond. The bond strength is probably not great, but as mentioned, its not the strength of the welds that matter, it's the washer etc behind the metal that does the work. I thought it was worth mentioning this as the whole thing could then potentially be done by someone who doesn't have a welder, and/or where you don't want to damage the cab paint.

Cam

[DakotaKid]

awesome writeup, when I do my BBW conversion, ill weld the top one together before I reinstall the rear window surround. Great on measurements!