splitty seat belts

pato Learner Dubber

16 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 10 May 2006, 6:14 pm

#486613

Does any one have advice on the type of seat belt to use for a 1959 splitty. We have been doing a ground up resto and understand the RTA. don't require belts. But we think it's worth the effort. Plastic (new car type belts seem readly available but we are looking for something more in theme with a 1950s vehicle. To complicate things it will have to meet australian standards.
Any ideas or coments will be apreciated thanks.
Pato

warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 · 10 May 2006, 6:19 pm

#486617

im looking over this, im looking at using retractable golf ones (any one got some?) .. apprently you need to weld a plate inside the pillar, its easier if you got phores cause you can slide it up through the hole.. some people just drill a bolt right through the pillar, looks shit and i dont know if thats even passable nowadays.. my 2c..

warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 · 10 May 2006, 6:19 pm

#486618

oh... and check out www.dsk.com.au :thumb

pato Learner Dubber

16 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 10 May 2006, 6:53 pm

#486637

Thanks warb. I'm going to ring a engineer tomorrow for advice. Second hand belts might be the go.
A splitty can seat 9 people that a few dollars worth of belts.

65busser Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,795 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 10 May 2006, 6:54 pm

#486638

I reckon if you don't need them for registration, maybe get it reg without, then fit these, which may or may not suit Oz officialdom but would have to work. Fewer holes you have to dig the better.

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pato Learner Dubber

16 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 10 May 2006, 7:02 pm

#486641

Thanks 65Busser.
Ideal belts for splitty but might not be to aussie standards.
As you mentioned we will rego without belts first...worry about that later.
Thanks for the link to Wolfsburg West
Pato

pato Learner Dubber

16 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 11 May 2006, 7:34 pm

#487338

bump