Has anyone installed shoulder belts (for adults) in a '66 El Camino? Is there a good place to anchor it?
Tom Tomlinson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krister Meister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Baby on the Way > > > > > Steve, > > Infant car seats will use only a lap belt and will be rear facing until the > child is 1 year old. When used in a one piece lap / shoulder belt set up, > the seat will come with a clip that will take the shoulder part of the belt > and hold it in place with the lap portion. The now lap belt feeds through > the base of the infant seat. As your son or daughter grows out of the > infant seat and moves into a forward facing seat, I would recommend getting > a seat that comes with the 5 point harness. These seats still use the lap > belt only and are usually good up to 40lbs and still needing no > modifications to your Chevelle. After 40 ponds, child seats will only > come designed to use both lap and shoulder belt set ups. This forced me > into installing two shoulder belts for the rear seat of our '66 SS. I have > 6 year old twins and have been through the full gamut of providing safe car > seat installations in the Chevelle. > > > Krister Meister > Bloomingdale, IL > '66 SS #'s > > > > > Hello everyone, > I haven't contributed to the list for a while because my wife and I are > getting ready to have our first baby. I want to continue a family > tradition my dad inadvertently started. My first ride from the hospital > was in a red 66 Chevelle SS396. I want to continue this tradition by > bringing my wife and son home from the hospital in my red 70 Chevelle > SS454. I was wondering if anyone has ever installed the latch-lock system > in their cars for the new-style car seats. Does anyone know where I can > purchase a latch system that would fit without major modifications? I know > a welder who could make the hoods and bolt them to the body behind the seat > if necessary, but I would rather find a set that fits and bolt them in > without any permanent welding. > Does anyone have any experience in this arena? I doubt I'm the first guy > to try this endeavor. > Thanks, > Steve in AZ > > > > >
