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civilwarlife · 06-19-2022, 10:42 PM

What is the best method for installing seat belts without making any new holes
Thanks

ford38v8 · 06-19-2022, 11:03 PM

Not possible.

terry · 06-21-2022, 08:47 AM

Mine is a 36 and has the long front seat. I had to make elongated holes just to get the belts through, and than more holes in the flooboard in back for the retaining bolts. terry

V8COOPMAN · 06-21-2022, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by terry

Mine is a 36 and has the long front seat. I had to make elongated holes just to get the belts through.

terry....To get the belts through WHAT....the floor? Hopefully, and to save YOU from possibly an excruciatingly morbid way to die, you're NOT anchoring your belts to the chassis, are you? Coop

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terry · 06-21-2022, 09:11 PM

Sorry I wasn't clear about this. The back of the front seat on a fordoor is metal and i had to make slits in it the width of the seat belts in order to pull them through before atachment to the floor. So there a 4 separate slits...2 for each pair of belts

V8COOPMAN · 06-22-2022, 02:32 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by terry

Sorry I wasn't clear about this. The back of the front seat on a fordoor is metal and i had to make slits in it the width of the seat belts in order to pull them through before atachment to the floor. So there a 4 separate slits...2 for each pair of belts

terry....Thanks for clearing that up! Coop

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51woodie · 06-22-2022, 08:18 AM

I'm not familiar with the floor structure on a '38, but these are a few pics of the install on my '46 coupe. Not saying this is the best way, but it is what I did.

V8COOPMAN · 06-22-2022, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 51woodie

I'm not familiar with the floor structure on a '38, but these are a few pics of the install on my '46 coupe. Not saying this is the best way, but it is what I did.

That's the best way that I know how. Very clean, and SAFE too, especially if the body were ever to become loose from, or separated from the chassis. Coop

fortyonerag · 06-23-2022, 09:58 PM

Lap belts, or lap and sash? I think you can get by using the seat mount bolts for one of the bottom attachment points, but you'll have to drill for the others. Make sure you have big washers or plates on the underside of the floor for firm mounting

06-19-2022, 10:42 PM	#1
civilwarlife Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia Posts: 37	38 Ford sear belts What is the best method for installing seat belts without making any new holes Thanks

06-19-2022, 11:03 PM	#2
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,645	Re: 38 Ford sear belts Not possible. __________________ Alan

06-21-2022, 08:47 AM	#3
terry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 267	Re: 38 Ford sear belts Mine is a 36 and has the long front seat. I had to make elongated holes just to get the belts through, and than more holes in the flooboard in back for the retaining bolts. terry

06-21-2022, 09:11 PM	#5
terry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 267	Re: 38 Ford sear belts Sorry I wasn't clear about this. The back of the front seat on a fordoor is metal and i had to make slits in it the width of the seat belts in order to pull them through before atachment to the floor. So there a 4 separate slits...2 for each pair of belts

06-23-2022, 09:58 PM	#9
fortyonerag Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 541	Re: 38 Ford sear belts Lap belts, or lap and sash? I think you can get by using the seat mount bolts for one of the bottom attachment points, but you'll have to drill for the others. Make sure you have big washers or plates on the underside of the floor for firm mounting