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| cha914 |
 Jul 21 2004, 01:14 PM
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MUSR 8 - 5lug conversion done wed - drive 500miles thrus  Group: Members Posts: 739 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 63  |
So, since I have not had the cash to go racing as much as I wanted this year, I decided to pull out my 5 point (too old to race with anyway) and put in my stock 3pts for now.
Well, I couldn't get one to unlock, and after about 10 min of talking nice, I saw a green flash and next thing I knew the belt was broken into many pieces all over my welding table... So, this prompted me to go looking for some newer seatbelts that would work. After a little bit of searching in the archives I found that Karl had used 944 belts in the past with good luck. After about a day of searching on ebay I had a set of '85 944 belts on the way...and following is how I put them in...only took about 1hr with pretty basic tools. Of course, I have a gutted interior, so it will probably take most a little longer to get the backbad out of the way and pull out the old belts. So, once you get all the old stuff out of the way, this is what you have (on 74 cars and later): Attached image(s) 
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cha914 Old seatbelts giving you trouble? Jul 21 2004, 01:14 PM
cha914 here is a closer shot...the reel mounts with one 1... Jul 21 2004, 01:16 PM cha914 Here is a shot of the backside of the new reels...... Jul 21 2004, 01:18 PM cha914 mocking it up...looks like it will fit :P Jul 21 2004, 01:19 PM cha914 I used a 1/4" bit in my little drill to enlarge th... Jul 21 2004, 01:21 PM cha914 However, after making the hole big enough, I found... Jul 21 2004, 01:23 PM cha914 After that it bolted right up...the new guide bolt... Jul 21 2004, 01:25 PM cha914 Here are all the different buckles I had to choose... Jul 21 2004, 01:28 PM cha914 I tested, and the new belts do work with the stock... Jul 21 2004, 01:34 PM cha914 So, here is the final result with the belt threade... Jul 21 2004, 01:37 PM cha914 other side Jul 21 2004, 01:39 PM cha914 And now for the bonus...I created my own rearview ... Jul 21 2004, 01:43 PM cha914 Its made out of some left over stainless I had and... Jul 21 2004, 01:44 PM seanery Looks good Tony! Jul 21 2004, 01:46 PM cha914 cool clip on mirror...racer parts wants 50 bucks f... Jul 21 2004, 01:46 PM cha914 backside with the clips...the are spring loaded an... Jul 21 2004, 01:47 PM cha914 mounted: Jul 21 2004, 01:48 PM cha914 With this mirror I can see the cars that are drivi... Jul 21 2004, 01:50 PM McMark I read something about the 944 belts upgrade recen... Jul 21 2004, 02:59 PM Demick One question. What is the orientation of the 944 ... Jul 21 2004, 03:37 PM thesey914 Would the original 914 belt have this pendulum des... Jul 21 2004, 03:51 PM itsa914 QUOTE
lapuwali The original 914s didn't have reel belts at al... Jul 21 2004, 04:08 PM Curvie Roadlover ... Jul 21 2004, 04:15 PM bondo I did the same thing but with 924 belts. The 924 b... Jul 21 2004, 04:17 PM cha914 As Garold said above, the lock-up mechanism seems ... Jul 21 2004, 04:21 PM cha914 Mark D,
I didn't even check to see if the pi... Jul 21 2004, 04:25 PM McMark If your backpad is still out you can unscrew the f... Jul 21 2004, 05:49 PM McMark Here's the stock pendulum trigger. You can se... Jul 21 2004, 09:21 PM itsa914 So this woud work in a 70 -72 teener with the NON ... Jul 22 2004, 07:42 AM tat2dphreak wow, thanks for the info! :trophy: :worship:... Jul 22 2004, 08:26 AM itsa914 I knew 70 & 71 had them but wasn't sure about ... Jul 22 2004, 08:30 AM Dave_Darling <... Jul 22 2004, 02:58 PM seanery Does anyone know if you can get 924/944 belts new ... Jul 22 2004, 03:15 PM MarkV I have a real clean set of used ones that I will s... Jul 22 2004, 03:37 PM Qarl You're welcome! ha ha!
I did this mo... Jul 22 2004, 03:59 PM MarkV You can get new ones here:
http://www.peparts.com... Jul 22 2004, 04:16 PM brant one question:
so is it the 944 fronts or 944 rear... Jul 22 2004, 04:18 PM Air_Cooled_Nut The 944 seat belt and the 914 buckle look exactly ... Jul 22 2004, 06:51 PM Joe Ricard On my 74 I found some new belts in the rear seats ... Jul 22 2004, 07:28 PM MarkV Andrew,
Here is a photo: Jul 22 2004, 09:49 PM MarkV back Jul 22 2004, 09:50 PM cha914 Brant,
You want the 944 front belts (reels) and t... Jul 23 2004, 10:35 AM Tobra http://www.914world.com/bbs2/ht... Mar 31 2006, 09:16 AM cha914 I remember this thread! lol ...
I am still ... Mar 31 2006, 10:33 AM lapuwali I'm not sure replacing 30 year old belts with ... Mar 31 2006, 12:44 PM cha914 I donno, trading 30yr old sun faded belts that wo... Mar 31 2006, 03:49 PM
Tobra Not as good as new, and if it is a wrecking yard, ... Apr 4 2006, 08:23 AM  |
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