I discussed with my mechanic the question of fitting shoulder belts to my
66B, and his recommendation was to forget it. He felt the geometry of the
rear deck belt mounting point was very poor, and likely to cause neck or
shoulder injury. He thought I'd be just as well off with the lap belt, and
that the best plan was just to avoid accidents altogether <g>.
I did take it that the later retractable style belt, combined with a more
modern seat design, was probably effective. But in my case I was talking
about the classic style seat, although if I went so far as to add shoulder
belts I would certainly have added headrests as well (68-69 type).
FWIW
on 2/5/01 6:17 AM, Phillips, Frank at fwp@ufl.edu wrote:
> List,
>
> With my 1968 MGB back on the road after my extended front-end and brake
> system rebuild I now need to make it safer. I currently have old lap belts
> which are obviously aged and in need of replacement. I would like to replace
> them with shoulder belts. The rear of the cockpit has the hole for the
> shoulder mounting but no hardware. I do not wish to fit retractable as it (I
> think) is not the proper vintage. Moss list two styles of belts ("Hook
> Mount" and Vintage) on page 24 of the "Accessory Catalog". Anyone have
> experience with either of these in an MGB? Is long or short needed? Any
> other suggestions? I like the idea of the hook mount so I can raise and
> lower the top. Thanks in advance...
>
> Frank Phillips
> 1968 MGB http://plaza.ufl.edu/fwp/mgb.htm <http://plaza.ufl.edu/fwp/mgb.htm>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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