Interesting thought. I will look at my car (the interior panels are not installed) and see if I can see anything like a pickup point. There are reinforced threaded holes for front shoulder belts in the roof in 1967 cars (and I bet 1966 as well), but this does not help for the rear. While you could use them for shourlder belts and do the car seat that way, I have nevel like the fit of any shoulder harness I have tried using these holes.
Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Krister Meister > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 12:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Child car seats > > > > I'm kind responding to my own question with a new thought > after reading > Brad's response below: I thought I read somewhere that '66 / '67 > convertibles had rear shoulder belts. Could any confirm > this and maybe us > with the hardtops could utilize the same design as what the > convertible did > with rear seat belts? > > Krister Meister > Bartlett, IL > '66 SS #'s matching > > > > > "Brad Waller" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: cc: > (bcc: Krister Meister/PBU/Nsk-Corp) > owner-chevelle-list@che Fax to: > > velles.net Subject: > RE: [Chevelle-List] Child car seats > > > > > 11/18/2002 01:02 PM > > Please respond to > > chevelle-list > > > > > > > > > > > From: Krister Meister > > Subject: [Chevelle-List] Child car seats > > > > Wondering how those with small kids have addressed this > issue. I have > a > > '66 SS with rear seat lap belts (factory) and I have 4.5 year old > twins, > > about 33 - 35 lbs, that are growing out of their 5 point > harness car > seats > > which use only the vehicles lap belt. The seat type they > need to move > up > > into all use a shoulder / lap belt design. > > > > Has anyone found a lap belt design child's (40lb - 100lb) > car seat or > > retrofitted a '66 to rear seat with shoulder / lap belts? > > > > My kids will be bummed if they can't cruise around and I just don't > trust a > > lap belt if there is something better available for their safety. > > I know this issue well, and I have to solve it myself. My '67 is my > daily driver and I take my daughter to school every day in > the car. She > is 36 pounds and will outgrow the 40 pound limit on the car seat very > soon. > > The issue is that the five point car seats that are out there are only > certified up to 40 pounds. Over that, they are to be used as a belt > positioning booster (even the Summit/Simpson seat in > conjunction with a > lap/shoulder belt. There may be one or two seats that are good to 80 > pounds with the five point harness, but I am not aware of the > model name > and where to buy. You cannot use the seat as a belt > positioning booster > with lap belts only. > > The manufacturers tell you to get a dealer installed shoulder belt > retrofit, but the dealers have no idea what to do with our older cars. > I think the solution is to explain to your spouse that the > safest way to > mount belts for your children is to install a safety cage. > Then you can > mount harnesses to that. If this is too much for you (I'm still > undecided), you can mount a harness with adapter hardware in > the trunk. > You drill a hole in the trunk floor and use these big washers > to spread > the load: > http://simpsonracing.com/Shop/ShowProduct.asp?category=85&Product=121 > Or > http://simpsonracing.com/Shop/ShowProduct.asp?category=85&Product=120 > > Belts such as this autocross harness: > http://simpsonracing.com/Shop/ShowProduct.asp?category=82&Product=474 > Or this mini Dragster harness: > http://simpsonracing.com/Shop/ShowProduct.asp?category=82&Product=94 > > What I am not sure about is can the belts just be threaded > over the seat > or package tray area without reinforcement. It is possible that you > would need to weld in a bar or hoop to support the belt. The Simpson > catalog talks about how to mount and the angles the belt > should go, but > it might take a trip to a shop that specialized in > fabrication for race > cars to see what they say. Simpson's phone number is 1 866 899-RACE > (7223) > > Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > '66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFGs > '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | '79 F-Body Brakes > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
