Hey all, Can anyone give me a rough idea the best seat belt length for my '31 roadster. Seat will be bascially on the floor or maybe a slight rise and I'm average size. Struggling with going too long or even worse too short, What are y'all running? Thanks!
Set in the car with a section of rope or flexable tape measure and get a close idea of what it takes to go around the waist floor to floor. The seller should know how much extra you will need.
Get a tape measure and a friend. Put your **** (or the friend that is about your size) in the seat, and have the friend (or you) measure from one anchor plate, across the person's body where you want the belt to go, then to the other anchor point, buy the next longer belt the tape measure says you need (as long as its at least 6" longer then what the tape says). Then you will have the length of the belt you need with some adjustment. The belt should be adjustable, or I would recommend a belt with a locking retractable feature to take up the slack A belt that fits my seat, the belt anchor points in my ride, and fits my physical size may not be anywhere near what you need or want.
My problem is the '42 Plymouth I am building needs 44" shoulder/lab retracting belts but the longest aftermarket ones I can find are way too short.
Hello, When my wife and I got a 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery project car in a state of need, it was fun to drive, eventually. But, was awful for anything past 5 miles. We had to drive it home well past 40 miles and it was a difficult drive. Once we got it home, I went through the whole thing and checked what needed to get fixed first. The suspension and braking was the most important, so weeks later, my expert friend with a wheel, tire, alignment center shop took over and made it one of the nicest running/stopping, driving hot rod we ever drove. So, now, my wife was happy about that and took over the number 1 person driving it daily. If she got to the sedan delivery first, she was long gone… ha! But, she kept telling me it felt funny not having a seat belt. Shoulder harnesses at the time were not for hot rods and there was nowhere to put in the strengthening brackets to meet the safety standards. Well, what safety standards at the time? Lap belts for all cars versus some cars with shoulder harnesses that were terrible. Jnaki My only choice was to go to the local GM dealer and color match their selections with a click in lap belt pair for our tan upholstered bucket seats and sedan delivery interior. The installation was simple as they had the standard instructions that all GM cars would get upon installations at the factory. The length of the belts were fine for our bucket seats. Any longer belts were left alone. We knew if you cut one short, it frays, even with sewing the ends. Then the added adjustments for others is also difficult. The seats were not as high as a normal bench seat, but comfort was what we liked on our long road trips. The bench seats would give us backaches by the end of the block. Ha! No adjustments for the back support and therefore, it makes you tired after a short distance and now your back aches. Our bucket seats were adjustable and we fit like gloves. The belts were fitted perfectly for both of us in either seat. I did spend plenty of time in the p***enger seat as a smile was across my wife’s face while she was driving.. YRMV The installations for the seatbelts was a simple process. The latest web search provides what the company suggests and it seems right in line with what we did back when we were 20 somethings in our 327 powered 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery.
Drill the holes in the floor whey you want them then use a ratchet strap to mock up the length. The length of both half's depends on what buckle style you are using
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