Seat belts

 66M1NX came with a set of seat belts.
They were an optional fitting so the belts were effectively an aftermarket accessory.

I can understand why people found all sorts of lame excuses  not to use them.
They were awkward, uncomfortable  and difficult to adjust.
The ones fitted were also pretty worn out and looked disgusting.
Well what should I expect from a cheap, ex paddock basher parts car :-)
I had been it driving to and from work for 5 years with the original belts in place... they were awful BUT legal. The replacements were installed in 2019.
The rear ones remained in place until I started the tidy up a few years ago.

These are the rear seat items, lap only ...also note the "stylish" period correct seat cover 

I did not think to take pictures of the front belts before starting the upgrade.
They were lap-sash style with very awkward length adjustment. Looking at the caved in front seats and the belt length the previous driver must have been very large.

The lower centre mount.

The buckle was on a fairly long piece of belt that kept getting lost. 

 

The lower outer mount

 

The upper mount with "adjustment"

 

 

The proposed replacements came from a Mitsubishi that was loitering around the place.

As can be seen the stalk style buckle part was much shorter than the floppy original.

The upper part was a fairly standard design.

 

 

The original plan was to attach the reel and lower mount to the one original lower outer  bolt and to make a more suitable mount for the stalks for the two inner parts.

It was quickly apparent that the  bulky reel assembly would cause difficulty for rear seat passengers, so a different arrangement was devised.

 

As always pictures are worth a thousand words.

 The lack of precision in mounting the original parts becomes a little obvious.

 

The centre attachment replicated the original Mitsubishi location

and the part now sits at exactly the right height for comfort and effective operation. 

 

The original lower side mount is the rearmost bolt.

Moving the inertia reel in line with the B pillar got it out of the way 

and allowed it to function correctly.
A suitable mounting arrangement through  the entire B pillar with suitable anti crush tubes was constructed. Technically this installation should be "engineered" and a blue plate fitted.
As the seat belts were already in place I just repaired the installation, to extra cost involved.

A simulated slim driver :-)
The centre mount is adequate and fastens 

to the "original" mounting points.
The modified series V dash is apparent, replaced the ugly and non functional series VI speedo.

Assorted pictures showing some of the challenges I just ignored,

this was my rough daily driver and the rusty floor sections were not a safety hazard.
I later found out why it was so  
AND why the DPO could not stop the interior getting flooded every time it rained. 

 

 

Notice the high tech seat "repairs"
 to the caved in seat, for a better way visit 
https://electricvogue.blogspot.com/
look up seat repairs and save wasting money and time :-)

 I have front seats that need the treatment in 
66MINX and VOG*E66