Hi gang.
Good news and bad news with the newer A-body seatbelts I`m installing into my 70 Duster:
Good news is that the shoulder belt retractor and shoulder belt mount in the rear door panel and roof respectively are fine. It did take some customizing of how the retractor went into the door panel but it`s pretty slick now.
Bad news is that it looks like the mounting hole on the door side for the front seat seatbelts are made for just the 70 style simple lap belts with no retractor. They are way forward and don`t allow the seats to move back very far at all(and I need them all the way back at 6 foot 4) because the seat hits the lap belt retractor.
I need to move the threaded mounting hole back about 8 to 10 inches so it`s more at the feet of the back seat passenger.
Any ideas if Mother Mopar put any more threaded holes back further or if I can drill and tap my own into the side at a place of my choosing and still be into strong metal.
Thanks in advance for any info.
The Big E
Good news and bad news with the newer A-body seatbelts I`m installing into my 70 Duster:
Good news is that the shoulder belt retractor and shoulder belt mount in the rear door panel and roof respectively are fine. It did take some customizing of how the retractor went into the door panel but it`s pretty slick now.
Bad news is that it looks like the mounting hole on the door side for the front seat seatbelts are made for just the 70 style simple lap belts with no retractor. They are way forward and don`t allow the seats to move back very far at all(and I need them all the way back at 6 foot 4) because the seat hits the lap belt retractor.
I need to move the threaded mounting hole back about 8 to 10 inches so it`s more at the feet of the back seat passenger.
Any ideas if Mother Mopar put any more threaded holes back further or if I can drill and tap my own into the side at a place of my choosing and still be into strong metal.
Thanks in advance for any info.
The Big E
