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Old 12-02-2014, 10:48 AM   #25
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Default Re: Damned if you do and..............

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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg View Post
In the 60's I added seat belts to my Corvair Spyder. The aftermarket belt kits came with a grade 8 bolt and a 3" fender washer to go under the floor pan. The car was totalled when some guy hit me in the rear and sent it into a telephone pole. The seat belt held fine and I had sore ribs from the belt pulling on my body.
Back in the day, this is how we installed them in Stock cars and they held fine. They were tested often.....
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