Mid-Fifty Bolt-in Seat Belt Mounts Headache
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Mid-Fifty Bolt-in Seat Belt Mounts Headache
Has anyone installed the Mid-Fifty Bolt-in Seat Belt Mounts for the shoulder belt set for bench seats on a '53 -55? The pieces are designed to fit behind the door pillar and the flange surrounding the rear window and fit with bolts. Trouble is I can't squeeze them in behind both the door pillar and the window flange. One or the other but not both at once. Anyone ever done this? (They're shown on page 15 of the latest catalog).
Thanks for any bright ideas.
Thanks for any bright ideas.
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i put them in my 54 what i did was slid them in from the bottom up you kinda have to work it slow but i got them in no problems its real tight i also made a tool that i used to locate the holes so that i could drill the cab so that i could bolt them in vice welding them something that i learned in the the navy the tool is called a rivet locater works real good for locating holes
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Is this photo a rivet locator?
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real close i used banding strap like what would be used to hold stuff on palllets i riveted two pieces together drilled a hole in both pieces then put a bolt in the lowest hole and left the upper hole empty that way you can put the bolt in the hole and use the upper hole to locate where to drill
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Originally Posted by erinaldi
Has anyone installed the Mid-Fifty Bolt-in Seat Belt Mounts for the shoulder belt set for bench seats on a '53 -55? The pieces are designed to fit behind the door pillar and the flange surrounding the rear window and fit with bolts. Trouble is I can't squeeze them in behind both the door pillar and the window flange. One or the other but not both at once. Anyone ever done this? (They're shown on page 15 of the latest catalog).
Thanks for any bright ideas.
Thanks for any bright ideas.
but they are supposed to fit/sit 'behind' the cross bar, and on my truck they can't/won't. I welded mine in, cause on the window ledge they are supported only by the 90 lip of the window frame.
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pay no attention to the frostie bottle in the top of the last pic here is another pic of the tool
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