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Started fabbing the floor panels. I'm using 16 gauge with 3/4" tubing on the perimeter
with a couple cross braces. This brings it up flush with the floor.
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Fabbing the next piece with my home made bead roller. (32" throat)
Rich
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This view shows the tubing, I haven't intalled the cross bracing yet.
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Looking better!
Rich
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This is probaly over kill, but I always over build. I want a solid body when I'm
done.
Rich
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This starts the seat belt installation. The 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3/16" tube are the
uprights for the 3 point belts. The 3/4" pieces get welded inside the tubing
which is than drilled, and tapped for the bolts holding the belts. I wanted
plenty of purchase area for the threads. The long pieces of 1/4" plate will be
welded to the sub rails, they run from the door jamb to the rear of the car.
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Welded, tapped, ready to install.
Rich
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Here most of the pieces have been installed. The body bolts go through the plates
welded to the sub rails. I had already shimmed body. The tubing is also stitch
welded to the body shell below the rear window.
I know there is a lot of opinions on seat belt install, this is my method. I'll
follow up later with belt pics when I install the seat.
Rich
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Found the pics, heres the upper mount.
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View from the rear.
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Heres the finished view. These are from Julianos, the GM style belts.
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Rich, in that last picture is your lower mount tied to the frame?
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Roger, all the frame work I installed is welded to the body. The belts, and seat are bolted to that frame work.
If the body was seperated from the frame in a crash the belts, and seat would still be attached to the body.
Rich
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Great work Rich, its never overkill. Its just not done until you feel its right!
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Thanks for the kind words Navy7797, Modela31 !
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I tacked the rear panel support after shaping it to fit the the correct curvature.
I sand blasted the original center support, and welded it in .
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This rear area was in bad shape, I replaced most of the supports. Everyone seems
to treat this area differently, and so will I. I extended the drain rails down, and
formed a box section that will hide the tail lite buckets. The bottom will be open for
drainage.
Rich
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This was an original rumble seat panel that curved in to the trunk area. I cut off
half of it, formed a flange on it with 1/4" 20 nuts welded behind the attatchment
holes I drilled for the next panel.
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Heres the matching panel I fabbed to finish the box. The open bottom is above the
gas tank.
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Another view.
Rich
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I meant to add in the last post that I relocated the off center latch hole, reshaped the inner trunk panel to accept the latch.
I fabbed my own adjustable catch for the latch on the tail lite panel.
Rich