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manimal · 01-27-2013, 03:29 PM

I need to know if there is a captured nut on the "c" pillar for rear shoulder belts(seat belts) or if the hole there is just a hole. I got this pic form a members build thread,you can see the hole circled in red that I am talking about.Thanks

cochino12 · 01-27-2013, 04:00 PM

Just a whole on the three crews ive owned. I searched online and found some weld on brackets for mine
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manimal · 01-27-2013, 04:05 PM

Thanks Adam!

classicchev · 01-27-2013, 04:21 PM

Pretty sure there is a nut in mine, that is how Im fastening the rear belts in... And mine was on of Cochinos!!!

Im 99% sure they are threads in that hole..

*JCampbell* · 01-27-2013, 10:10 PM

No nuts on mine...just a blind hole.
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cochino12 · 01-27-2013, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by classicchev

Pretty sure there is a nut in mine, that is how Im fastening the rear belts in... And mine was on of Cochinos!!!

Im 99% sure they are threads in that hole..

haha, I guess 3 of the 4 I've had were just empty holes but they were 81-91 trucks. I forgot about that truck

, maybe just the older trucks had a captured nut?

AntiGov · 01-27-2013, 11:29 PM

my 88 is just a hole but i think 90 or 91 they went with the shoulder belts...maybe federal safety standards mandated them by then and earlier yrs were a hole just in case...just speculating....dont know for sure...

dieseldawg142 · 01-28-2013, 12:10 AM

my 85 has factory plug covers over the holes, pried one off, no threads. if your mounting seatbelts, i think a gr. 8 nut & bolt would be much stronger than a captive nut

rs72z · 01-28-2013, 11:01 AM

My 78 only has a hole.

manimal · 01-28-2013, 11:24 AM

I will make a plate with a welded nut to go behind the inner pillar and weld/rivet it to the body.

**1774btcrew** · 01-28-2013, 01:28 PM

What I did was go to the wrecking yard, cut the plates with the nuts out of a suburban, cleaned up the plates, drilled 4 holes around the large hole in the sheet metal , fished it up with a piece of wire and welded it in. Good as factory.
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Hulk Will Smash · 01-28-2013, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by manimal

I will make a plate with a welded nut to go behind the inner pillar and weld/rivet it to the body.

This is what I did on my '87.
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*mrhino* · 01-28-2013, 04:43 PM

Mine only had holes so here's what I did.

took a steel plate drilled a hole in the middle.

welded a lock nut to it.

Drilled several holes in my C piller.

Droped a string down the hole to pull up the plate with the nut on it. put a tack in it to hold while I threaded in the bolt to hold it tight to the piller and then plug welded the remaining holes.

then grind smooth. I was adding plastic trim so I wasn't real concerned how it look after words.

BONUSCAB · 01-28-2013, 07:50 PM

^^^ What are those seatbelts you are using?

manimal · 01-28-2013, 08:29 PM

That is the idea I have, except I will make a plate a bit longer to spread out the load should something happen.

v30crewcab · 01-28-2013, 10:12 PM

my 88 doesn't have it, but I got parts from a 91 that had the threads, if I Had been thinking I would've gotten the rear seatbelts as well.

*mrhino* · 01-29-2013, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BONUSCAB

^^^ What are those seatbelts you are using?

I have a hodge podge of things going on in there. Seats and receivers are from a tahoe, and the shoulder belts are from a Chrysler mini van.

01-27-2013, 03:29 PM	#1
manimal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Kalifornia Posts: 3,066	ATTN crewcab owners...? I need to know if there is a captured nut on the "c" pillar for rear shoulder belts(seat belts) or if the hole there is just a hole. I got this pic form a members build thread,you can see the hole circled in red that I am talking about.Thanks Attached Images __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ -Lance 2000 Chevy C2500, 5.7, 4L80e 1999 Suburban K2500, 7.4, 4L80e 1980 Camaro..son's car...PROJECT

01-27-2013, 04:00 PM	#2
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? Just a whole on the three crews ive owned. I searched online and found some weld on brackets for mine Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually

01-27-2013, 04:05 PM	#3
manimal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Kalifornia Posts: 3,066	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? Thanks Adam! __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ -Lance 2000 Chevy C2500, 5.7, 4L80e 1999 Suburban K2500, 7.4, 4L80e 1980 Camaro..son's car...PROJECT

01-27-2013, 04:21 PM	#4
classicchev Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 1,936	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? Pretty sure there is a nut in mine, that is how Im fastening the rear belts in... And mine was on of Cochinos!!! Im 99% sure they are threads in that hole.. Attached Images __________________ 67- 72 Parts collecter

01-27-2013, 10:10 PM	#5
JCampbell Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hesperia, Ca Posts: 1,332	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? No nuts on mine...just a blind hole. Posted via Mobile Device

01-27-2013, 11:29 PM	#7
AntiGov Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: central Oregon Posts: 1,225	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? my 88 is just a hole but i think 90 or 91 they went with the shoulder belts...maybe federal safety standards mandated them by then and earlier yrs were a hole just in case...just speculating....dont know for sure...

01-28-2013, 12:10 AM	#8
dieseldawg142 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: back 40, bc Posts: 3,906	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? my 85 has factory plug covers over the holes, pried one off, no threads. if your mounting seatbelts, i think a gr. 8 nut & bolt would be much stronger than a captive nut

01-28-2013, 11:01 AM	#9
rs72z Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Emory TX Posts: 900	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? My 78 only has a hole. __________________ ___________________ 78 ccsb dually 5.3 4l60e http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=491551

01-28-2013, 11:24 AM	#10
manimal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Kalifornia Posts: 3,066	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? I will make a plate with a welded nut to go behind the inner pillar and weld/rivet it to the body. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ -Lance 2000 Chevy C2500, 5.7, 4L80e 1999 Suburban K2500, 7.4, 4L80e 1980 Camaro..son's car...PROJECT

01-28-2013, 01:28 PM	#11
1774btcrew Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 4,602	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? What I did was go to the wrecking yard, cut the plates with the nuts out of a suburban, cleaned up the plates, drilled 4 holes around the large hole in the sheet metal , fished it up with a piece of wire and welded it in. Good as factory. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ AZPartsLocators on Instagram 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed big block "Blackie" 1977 Crew Cab GMC Short bed with 4BT Intercooled Cummins Diesel and a 4L80e "The Junkyard Dog" 1985 Crew Cab Chevy dually with 5.9 Cummins "The Big Dog" This is what my dad liked to be called by the grandkids before he passed so it seems fitting for his old truck.

01-28-2013, 04:43 PM	#13
mrhino Account Suspended Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,223	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? Mine only had holes so here's what I did. took a steel plate drilled a hole in the middle. welded a lock nut to it. Drilled several holes in my C piller. Droped a string down the hole to pull up the plate with the nut on it. put a tack in it to hold while I threaded in the bolt to hold it tight to the piller and then plug welded the remaining holes. then grind smooth. I was adding plastic trim so I wasn't real concerned how it look after words.

01-28-2013, 07:50 PM	#14
BONUSCAB Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: east troy, WI Posts: 341	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? ^^^ What are those seatbelts you are using?

01-28-2013, 08:29 PM	#15
manimal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Kalifornia Posts: 3,066	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? That is the idea I have, except I will make a plate a bit longer to spread out the load should something happen. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ -Lance 2000 Chevy C2500, 5.7, 4L80e 1999 Suburban K2500, 7.4, 4L80e 1980 Camaro..son's car...PROJECT

01-28-2013, 10:12 PM	#16
v30crewcab Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chatt Tn Posts: 982	Re: ATTN crewcab owners...? my 88 doesn't have it, but I got parts from a 91 that had the threads, if I Had been thinking I would've gotten the rear seatbelts as well. __________________ 88 military v30 crewcab shortbed 5.9 cummins, nv4500, 205 86 k30, 89 diesel burb, 76 gmc pathfinder 71 longbed 5.3 4l80 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=522535



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