telindnor Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I would like to fit modern seat belts to my 88" 74´ series 3. Its rebuilt to truck cab lately and now I wonder how to mount the roller part end the intertia part. Any suggestion? Terje_Norway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 You need to ensure it is attached directly to the chassis - or on a sturdy bracket that is attached directly to the chassis - the reason being that in the event of an impact the whole unit can be ripped from the aluminium body work. What my sister did when she fitted hers, was to fit a strong bracket from the rear tub front mounting on the chassis, to the underside of the rear tub, in the cab part, just behind the seatbox. The inertia reel was then fitted to this, using a "L" shaped bracket. The passenger side was easy, but the driver side was difficult, as the fuel filler is in the same area. Thus the reel is behind the seat, to the side of the vehicle. Ideal. Hope this helps, especially nice to help someone from Norway on a seat belt question! G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 This is what I did, but I can't take credit for the design : Its got 2 bolts down to the cill, and 2 bolts into the bracket thats bolted on the end of the cill. It's made from 3mm plate and 25x25x3 angle, with a 25x5 stiffener welded up the edge aswell. Although it works absolutely brilliantly, after 2 years or so I've not got around to fitting the drivers side, which is a constant source of annoyance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2hse Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 There are standard fittings for Series III lap-and-diagonal retractable seat belts. Refer to pages 2F-16 to 2G-09 in the Series III optional parts catalogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 mine were behind the B pillar in the little crevaces bolted to the bulkhead with a massive spreader plate. i have had a crash which wrote my landy off and they stood up perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telindnor Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 OK, I think I got the picture about "how to.." for the inertia reel, I´ll see what I manage to do. But I still dont have the idea how to mount the "shoulder" part of the seat belt, the one fitted to a special bracket on my hard top (when using the car as a HT). Is there a similar bracket for the truck cab? If anyone do have a picture about the mounting/description, it would be a lot easier to understand. You do have some words and description that its not so easy to understand for a simple countryside Norwegian... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telindnor Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Anyway, this is my car as an HT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Yes there is a bracket for the truckcab, it runs the full height of the truckcab, bolted top bottom and middle....not having my parts cats at work I can't give you the numbers right now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBorges Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 take a look: http://ollr.10.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=19143&sid=d0672c94097897b84f5cee3c2fd93793 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Relevant bracket part numbers are 395246 (2) MRC4671 and MRC4672.....although I will admit I have occasionally found errors in the book! In all honesty though, fab yourself up a bracket that is well mounted, high up and low down, to strong body points, well made, and does exactly what LR's did, and that you'd put your life and more importantly someone else' life against, and you'll be fine. Personally, I wouldnt mount it on the bulkhead. All I can see is in the event of an accident the action of the belt would pull down on your shoulder and try to force you under the lap belt - submarining I believe they call it. Far better to have the top anchor points in. The Series II I'm just finishing off was a truckcab when it came, and the owner had the seatbelt reels mounted up the top rather than the running triangle thing...and no, sorry, I'm not parting with the seatbelt brackets!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 there is a strengthened bit on the cab just behind the rear door thing at the top. my mate just bolted his through here. i used the anchor point on the bulkhead which is the top point from the "non inertia" type and put a bloody thick rollpin through the hole if that makes senste. i asked my MOT man and he says its plenty strong enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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