Tom, Those belts aren't unique to the 70. My 69 has the same pathetic setup!
Yes they are a pain in the a$$. I find the remote control for my Sony dash
unit quite handy, since I can barely reach it with shoulder belt on! I
have to wear it most of the time as with my kids in the car I don't want
to set any bad examples. :]
I hope to figure out a bolt in replacement for them some day, but, when
that might be i don't know!
--
Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV
---- Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I finally got my seatbelts rebuilt, in my 1970 Hornet. Seatbelt
> technology and fashion aren't a specialty of mine, but I think 1970
> is unique (a lot in the 1970 Hornet is unique to that car; many
> things are totally different from 1971-up).
>
> It's certainly an early attempt to figure out how to make a
> functional shoulder belt -- and not successful one! The lap belt is
> ordinary enough, the outside end has a retractor in a plastic tube,
> the inside is fixed with a plastic tube that pokes through the seat.
>
> The shoulder belt is the kicker -- it's fixed to the roof behind your
> head, does not retract, and has a primitive clip and socket behind
> the plastic trim with which to afix the mess when you're not using it
> (which will be most of the time for most people, it's so annoying).
> The business end has a little tang that fits into a keyhole in the
> lap belt. It all looks very experimental. And since it's fixed, and
> not inertial, when it's adjusted reasonably you are essentially
> webbed tight to the seat, you can't even lean forward.
>
> The whole contraption cracks me up. The shoulder belt is so
> impractical and hard to use! I love old cars!
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