Seat Belts and shifter cable
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Seat Belts and shifter cable
I've got a '77 Malibu Classic with a bench seat.
I've got swivel buckets and a matching rear bench + console + floor shifter and other interior work to do this winter.
I NEED seat belts.
I was looking at third gen Camaro, and they look the same, (probably shorter) though. Anybody tried this?
- are the retractor mounting holes the same distance apart as ours?
I know that the retractor on second gen Camaros is the same as ours, but this is definitely too short unless you've pushed the seat back.
I also know that nobody makes reproductions of this stuff.
I've got no idea what I need to do differently with the floor shifter I want to install vs. the column shifter I have for the transmission (TH350) I'm happy to keep looking for parts I just don't want to have to take the interior out to make something work.
thanks for the help.
I've got swivel buckets and a matching rear bench + console + floor shifter and other interior work to do this winter.
I NEED seat belts.
I was looking at third gen Camaro, and they look the same, (probably shorter) though. Anybody tried this?
- are the retractor mounting holes the same distance apart as ours?
I know that the retractor on second gen Camaros is the same as ours, but this is definitely too short unless you've pushed the seat back.
I also know that nobody makes reproductions of this stuff.
I've got no idea what I need to do differently with the floor shifter I want to install vs. the column shifter I have for the transmission (TH350) I'm happy to keep looking for parts I just don't want to have to take the interior out to make something work.
thanks for the help.
Dinomyte- Donating Member
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Re: Seat Belts and shifter cable
Dinomyte wrote:I NEED seat belts.
I also know that nobody makes reproductions of this stuff.
Which is why I went aftermarket. Take a look at the The Seat Belt Store. You will have to rig up a new hard point (which they have kits for or you can use 1/4" plate steel) to mount the thing. Here are a couple ideas we tossed around last week: 73 Monte seat belt update.
Dinomyte wrote:I've got no idea what I need to do differently with the floor shifter I want to install vs. the column shifter I have for the transmission (TH350) I'm happy to keep looking for parts I just don't want to have to take the interior out to make something work.
This will depend on what kind of shifter you're planning on using. If it's a stock unit, it should bolt right up to the holes that should already be on the trans tunnel, though you may have to tap them (trying to remember -- it's been a while
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Obviously, you'll also be cutting a hole in the tunnel for the cable to feed through -- you'll want to fashion some kind of gasket for it to keep out the weather.
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