 Late (retract) belts in an early car., Update: Installed 924 belts. Good fit! |
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| jaredmcginness |
 Jul 10 2020, 05:10 PM
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Hey all,
I have a '71, dual seats, no back rest. (carpeted firewall) For any who have swapped to retractables in an early car where did you mount the receiver? -Mounting near the head rest.... or floor? -Weld a bung in and reinforcement plate? -Drill through the fire wall, reinforce, nut on back? -Make a sheet metal bracket.... Last question.. is there a trick to pulling these things out? They retract well... other way around, not so much. Here's a few quick/poor photos: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1594422654.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1594422655.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23209-1594422655.3.jpg) Happy Friday! |
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| gereed75 |
Jul 11 2020, 06:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,259 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 15,674 Region Association: North East States
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I fitted retracts in my last early car (70). Was a long time ago and can’t remember the details but they worked just fine without any major mods. Seem to recall the bottom of the back pad bulging slightly
Currently using original non-retracts in current car. They are very difficult to adjust and cannot get them tight enough. Have no faith that they are effective. Look cool - yeah but..... Watching this as I plan to install retracts. |
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jaredmcginness Late (retract) belts in an early car. Jul 10 2020, 05:10 PM
mepstein They have to be oriented properly to release.
Fix... Jul 10 2020, 05:14 PM
jaredmcginness
They have to be oriented properly to release.
Fi... Jul 10 2020, 05:23 PM Johny Blackstain I gave up and put fixed 1970's back in, even t... Jul 11 2020, 06:25 PM jaredmcginness Hey guys,
Just a quick update. I read that 924 be... Jul 16 2020, 05:34 PM |
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