[My64GTO]

Hey Folks,

I'm looking to install rear seat belts in my 64. Right now "The BOSS" won't let me take the kids anywhere because I don't have them installed.

Has anyone done this? I was thinking of getting a set of repo's, and when the kids arent with me, just burying them behind the seat, out of view.

Has anyone done this type of installation? How difficult is it? Do I have to drill and tap for the bolt holes?


Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[My64GTO]

Hey Folks,

I'm looking to install rear seat belts in my 64. Right now "The BOSS" won't let me take the kids anywhere because I don't have them installed.

Has anyone done this? I was thinking of getting a set of repo's, and when the kids arent with me, just burying them behind the seat, out of view.

Has anyone done this type of installation? How difficult is it? Do I have to drill and tap for the bolt holes?


Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[Goatracer1]

I've never done a 1964 but if there is no re-inforced area to use cut some steel re-inforcement plates and install them under the floor. Drill the floor and the plates and use hardened bolts to bolt the belts to them.

[64catdroptop]

I did what Bob W48 said, it works great and I don't worry about hiding the belts. They look stock and everyone will appreciate that you have saftey in mind.

-r-

[My64GTO]

Bob,

Did you weld the plates to the undercarriage, or just drill and bolt through?

Where did you buy the belts? Were they just lap belts?

Am I correct in assuming only front belts were available as an option that year?

[Droptop64]

I put seatbelts in my 64 GTO convertible. It had none in the back when I purchased it, and I decided to put belts in for three. I got mine from Julianos'. The lady on the phone knew the proper length, and almost walked me through everything I needed to tell her to make sure I had the right setups. I bought the reinforcing plates as well. They are threaded with a welded in nut, and i mamaged the install with only one person. I picked an area that would be a straight pull from the seat joint between the top and base, and put the holes there. If i remember, I put the outside holes about 4 inches inside the bottom of the side panel where the floorpan curves up, and spaced the other two holes accordingly. (CHECK FOR STUFF LIKE GAS AND BRAKE LINES) I used latemodel looking belts, but Juliano's has both. Hope this helped.

[Stuart]

When I put seat belts in my Bonneville, I did some research and found a factory memo sent out to the dealers that described how to install seat belts. It turned out the factory put small dimples in the floor pan to show where the holes for the seat belt mounts were supposed to go. The dimples were pretty small, like what you would make with a center punch, but when I knew what I was looking for they weren't too hard to find - I cleaned off the floor pan and looked behind the seats in the general areas where I thought the mounting points would be, and there they were. My car (a '61) had provisions for both front and rear belts, so I'd be pretty confident your '64 has them as well.

I used repro lap belts from Ssnake-Oyl, which were very good quality but not particularly cheap (then again, what price do you put on safety.) They came with hardened bolts and large round reinforcement plates (like big washers); I simply drilled the holes through the floor pan and bolted them in place, no welding.

http://www.ssnake-oyl.com/