Shoulder belts in a stepdown

faustmb
faustmb Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Can anyone provide some pictures of shoulder belts installed in a stepdown? I've never seen an installation in person.



I'm planning on installing these in the front;



http://www.julianos.com/3_point_belt_bench.html



I plan on using the matching lap belts for the rear. I need to tear into the car a little bit to figure out the best way to attach everything.



I would appreciate any other belt suggestions that are out there as well.



I hope to get a lot of driving in this fall...



Thanks,

Matt

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    HI MATT, I got the same problem, on a 37 Terraplane, Don't like the idea of welding, going to look into the posabilty of drilling a hole and useing a "blnd hole" fastener of some sort from the hardware if there is anything sturdy enough to hold
  • bull_islander
    bull_islander Expert Adviser
    Slightly off your topic. I have a '52 2 door. I just want to do lap belts, what size should I order? Do I order the same size for both front and back (I want 2 lap belts in front and 2 lap belts in back)?
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I'm pretty sure they will come out differant. What I would Do is take a measurement from where you will mount them with an adult of appropriate size sittng in the seat and add some extra for the largest person you expect to ride. Don't worry about that Sumo Wrestler ,he can take a pretty good beatin.
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    I was going to use lap belts in my Jet, but when I did a test of just leaning forward, the steel dash is in exactly the right position ot put a dent in the forehead, so combination lap/diagonal belts it was. I removed the door post trim, and made up a 1-1/2" wide by 4" long 1/4" steel plate to slide through the hole in the post, and screwed this in with countersunk screws. Then the mounting brackets can be attached to this, instead of the sheet metal of the door post. In case of an accident, it would have tear the whole door post out before the plate would come out. Then I mounted the inner ends by drilling into the transmission tunnel, and using the fish-plates supplied with the belt kit. I have used lap belts in the back, as the soft seat back acts as a cushion for the foreheads of the back seat passengers.

    Geoff.

    Geoff.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    GOOD SHOW Geoff, Like that lots better than the welding bit. However ,That soft back of front seat won't absorb much shock and the back seat is usually where our most cherished are,the little ones. I would think that going over the top of the seat and doing what you did on the fronts would be best and even easier than the fronts
  • faustmb
    faustmb Senior Contributor
    Yesterday I was directed to an excellent write up on this subject on



    http://www.hudsonmotorcar.org



    (in the download section) The Author wrote up a very detailed step-by-step and included some excellent photos. (No welding required)



    Much Thanks to the author of this (Ray Barker) and to 51HornetA for directing me to it. Now I just gotta come up with some $$ for the belts.



    By the way, if you haven't checked this site out yet, you really should. It is very well organized and is one more tool we can all use to keep our cars going and enjoy our hobby. The classified section is nicely categorized and best of all, it's dedicated to HUDSON!



    Don't get me wrong, this forum is awesome too.



    Hudson people are the best!



    Matt
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Hey Matt,

    thanks for the plug and yes Ray Barker is a real fabricating wizard and his step-by-step is a really nice guide to putting shoulder belts in your stepdown. We have a pretty good download section that contains lots of Hudson help files and tech docs. All we ask is you sign up and post what you are doing then you can get access to the downloads.

    Our links section has 165 links to all kinds of companies that can help you find parts and keep that Hudson on the road.

    Thanks again for the plug....:D
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Be careful installing belts in any manner other than exactly as the supplier instructs! My brother lost his business over one of his guys "improving" the anchor point of a lap belt on a car that was not originally equipped with them. There was a non-fatal accident and he ended up on the receiving end of a lawsuit (ambulance chasing scum) on the grounds that his shop's workmanship caused additional injury by not keeping the driver in position. It was pure BS but his liability insurance company wouldn't take it to court, settled for a big chunk of change, and cancelled his coverage. After that claim, he was un-insurable. In his state, no insurance-no business.
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