Engine Sorted... Now... Seat Belts

Anyone tried fitting Inertia belts out of another type of car into a series
2?

I've took the rear inertia's out of a Ford Sierra from a breakers today I
have the middle bits fitted ok but the actual inertia bits are giving me a
head ache. I've had to go for seat belts like these with the fabric ends
instead of the Kits you can get from Haddocks etc because I have a huge
steel cubby box which has my Radio and CD auto-changer in it which
interferes with the steel cable sort.

I have the SIII hard top triangular pieces to bolt them onto in my station
wagon but I find I don't have enough secure anchorages to bolt the bits too.

Just inside the drivers door I have bolted the bottom of the Drivers
Lapstrap, the buckle then goes to the centre bulkhead, then the shoulder
strap goes up to the SIII bracket. This only leaves the actual inertia reel
itself but as it has to be kept so it spools vertically I cant find anywhere
to bolt it to safely. any suggestions?

Thanks

On or around Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:19:48 +0100, "evelyn snowling"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Anyone tried fitting Inertia belts out of another type of car into a series
>2?
>
>I've took the rear inertia's out of a Ford Sierra from a breakers today I
>have the middle bits fitted ok but the actual inertia bits are giving me a
>head ache. I've had to go for seat belts like these with the fabric ends
>instead of the Kits you can get from Haddocks etc because I have a huge
>steel cubby box which has my Radio and CD auto-changer in it which
>interferes with the steel cable sort.
>
>I have the SIII hard top triangular pieces to bolt them onto in my station
>wagon but I find I don't have enough secure anchorages to bolt the bits too.

there's a bit at the bottom of the door post/seat box which is where the
bottom of the belt goes. On the 110 CSW, the inertia reel is fitted at the
bottom of the door post behind the seat, where the passengers can kick it,
ISTR. The belt anchorages on the early SIII don't look as though you'd
easily fit inertia reels.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; and
therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee"
John Donne (1571? - 1631) Devotions, XVII

No and why, I have got used to the belts on my series and don't hanker after
anything else anymore though passengers might.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes




"evelyn snowling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone tried fitting Inertia belts out of another type of car into a
series
> 2?
>
> I've took the rear inertia's out of a Ford Sierra from a breakers today I
> have the middle bits fitted ok but the actual inertia bits are giving me a
> head ache. I've had to go for seat belts like these with the fabric ends
> instead of the Kits you can get from Haddocks etc because I have a huge
> steel cubby box which has my Radio and CD auto-changer in it which
> interferes with the steel cable sort.
>
> I have the SIII hard top triangular pieces to bolt them onto in my station
> wagon but I find I don't have enough secure anchorages to bolt the bits
too.
>
> Just inside the drivers door I have bolted the bottom of the Drivers
> Lapstrap, the buckle then goes to the centre bulkhead, then the shoulder
> strap goes up to the SIII bracket. This only leaves the actual inertia
reel
> itself but as it has to be kept so it spools vertically I cant find
anywhere
> to bolt it to safely. any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
>

"evelyn snowling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone tried fitting Inertia belts out of another type of car into a
series
> 2?
>
> I've took the rear inertia's out of a Ford Sierra from a breakers today I
> have the middle bits fitted ok but the actual inertia bits are giving me a
> head ache. I've had to go for seat belts like these with the fabric ends
> instead of the Kits you can get from Haddocks etc because I have a huge
> steel cubby box which has my Radio and CD auto-changer in it which
> interferes with the steel cable sort.
>
> I have the SIII hard top triangular pieces to bolt them onto in my station
> wagon but I find I don't have enough secure anchorages to bolt the bits
too.
>
> Just inside the drivers door I have bolted the bottom of the Drivers
> Lapstrap, the buckle then goes to the centre bulkhead, then the shoulder
> strap goes up to the SIII bracket. This only leaves the actual inertia
reel
> itself but as it has to be kept so it spools vertically I cant find
anywhere
> to bolt it to safely. any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
>
If the inertia reels can be mounted upside down (not all can be), mount
the reel on the "door post" and the fixed point down on the seat box.

Seat belts are compulsory in Australia (have been for 30 plus years) and
I've seen a few Series vehicles which have been involved in accidents -
any serious accidents just pull the seat belt mounts through the alloy.
Mind you with all the other safety features of a Series vehicle the
fact that the seat belt mount failed is probably the least of your
worries as the engine passes you and the steering column departs
through the back door (with you still attached to it).