[FC] Seat belt installation - where to drill?

[Steven]

Thanks Dave,

Exactly what I've been looking for!

- Steve


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Sanger" <dksanger at pentel.net>
To: <steven at sashimi.org>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [FC] Seat belt installation - where to drill?


> Steve,
>
> I am going through the same work on my '63 Rampside.
>
> I have the '63 Assembly Manual; believe I purchased from Clarks. It shows
> mounting locations for front belts. The page is in Section A37, sheet 
> 1.00.
>
> My '63 has nuts already inn place for the inboard belts (like yours with 
> the
> pre-drilled holes. I found "dimples" at the location for the outboard 
> anchor
> bolts.
>
> The Assembly sheet shows the outboard locations:
>
> Left: 2.50" towards the center (from the stop bolt that keeps the seat 
> back
> in place) and  2.38" to the rear of the seat (again measured from the stop
> bolt).
>
> Right: 3.00" to the rear (of the seat back bolt) and 2.62" inward.
>
> The most important fact: the measurements are from the rear of the seat 
> (not
> the floor mounted track); there is a "stop bolt" on the seat, where the 
> back
> rests against it -- measure from that point, not the track anchor bolt.
>
> Watch the gas tank line on the left side when drilling.
>
> I will send by separate file (it is big) a scanned copy of the Assembly 
> Manual page.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Dave Sanger
> '63 Rampside
> Traverse City, MI
> DACC and CORSA member
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <steven at sashimi.org>
> To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 11:39 PM
> Subject: [FC] Seat belt installation - where to drill?
>
>
> I've been looking high and low for a diagram or measurements to identify
> the exact locations to drill for the outside front seat belt mounting
> points.
> (The inside mounting points are predrilled, so I've got that covered).
> I've read a number of old posts and seen a few pictures but they're not
> specific enough as a precise drilling guide.  Help much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Brown
>
> '62 Rampside
>
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