[DeTomaso] Seat belt recepticals

Sun Mar 2 17:35:50 EST 2014

Good info--thanks!
To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seat belt recepticals
From: jderyke at aol.com
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 17:00:04 -0500

 That was a Newsletter article quite a few years ago. and I used cut-down plastic stiffening sleeves from the front seats of an '87 Ford crew-cab pickup. The buckle-half belts are 2X too long to work in a Pantera. Compatible stalk-type buckle supports were uncommon in my Pick N Pull. Sleeves from mid-'80s Buicks also work. Note also that the entire buckle half from the occasional back seats of same Ford pickup are the right length belt & will engage & lock onto Pantera male belt ends, but do not have stiffener sleeves. So you must mix-&-match. Most junkyard buckles will be shiny polished metal, not black leatherette. Do NOT try powder coating shiny buckles- the curing heat will weaken the belt fabric which is not removable.  

If you go to a wrecking yard for seat belts, take a large Torx socket & ratchet since the round-head Torx fastener bolt is VERY tight in the floor and you won't be able to loosen it with pliers or other such tools. Also note- the Torx screw will thread into your Pantera recepticle as they're the same metric thread as the stock hex-bolt. The only advantage of stiif buckle-end belt supports is, you can (with practice) simply poke the belt end(s) down toward the stiff part without looking or using two hands. Handy if you're in a hurry, or in LeMans starts.... J DeRyke

-----Original Message-----

From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>

To: Jerry Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com>; Pantera list serve <detomaso at poca.com>

Sent: Sat, Mar 1, 2014 11:04 pm

Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seat belt recepticals

   It looks like the male end is a lot thinner and smaller than mine (no
   anatomy jokes...!) so I don't think the female receptacle would work
   with my current belt.
   Chris
   > Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 23:03:52 -0600
   > From: knottsj at galstar.com
   > To: detomaso at poca.com
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seat belt recepticals
   >
   >
   > The Euro style that they list sure looks like these.
   >
   >
   http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNIVERSAL-3-POINT-SEATBELT-KIT-4X4-OFF-ROAD-BOA
   T-BUS-BRAND-NEW-UPGRADE-NOW-/221253233808?
   >
   > jerry
   >
   >
   > On 3/1/2014 4:13 PM, Brian wrote:
   > > Never used them before but you can visit
   http://www.retrobeltusa.com
   > >
   > > They have a Euro style setup.
   > >
   > > Sent from The Republic of Texas
   > >
   > > On Mar 1, 2014, at 2:40 PM, Christopher Kimball
   <chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:
   > >
   > > Hi folks,
   > > While my seats will be out of the car getting reupholstered, I'd
   like
   > > to replace the female sides of the seat belts with the kind mounted
   on
   > > stiff stalks so I don't have to dig around trying to find them
   every
   > > time I drive.
   > > I think in a past post someone said a Ford pickup part would work
   with
   > > the stock male belts I'm going to retain.
   > > Does anyone know the part I need?
   > > Thanks,
   > > Chris
   > > Sent from my Windows Phone
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   Good info--thanks!
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   To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; detomaso at poca.com
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seat belt recepticals
   From: jderyke at aol.com
   Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 17:00:04 -0500
   That was a Newsletter article quite a few years ago. and I used
   cut-down plastic stiffening sleeves from the front seats of an '87 Ford
   crew-cab pickup. The buckle-half belts are 2X too long to work in a
   Pantera. Compatible stalk-type buckle supports were uncommon in my Pick
   N Pull. Sleeves from mid-'80s Buicks also work. Note also that the
   entire buckle half from the occasional back seats of same Ford pickup
   are the right length belt & will engage & lock onto Pantera male belt
   ends, but do not have stiffener sleeves. So you must mix-&-match. Most
   junkyard buckles will be shiny polished metal, not black leatherette.
   Do NOT try powder coating shiny buckles- the curing heat will weaken
   the belt fabric which is not removable.
   If you go to a wrecking yard for seat belts, take a large Torx socket &
   ratchet since the round-head Torx fastener bolt is VERY tight in the
   floor and you won't be able to loosen it with pliers or other such
   tools. Also note- the Torx screw will thread into your Pantera
   recepticle as they're the same metric thread as the stock hex-bolt. The
   only advantage of stiif buckle-end belt supports is, you can (with
   practice) simply poke the belt end(s) down toward the stiff part
   without looking or using two hands. Handy if you're in a hurry, or in
   LeMans starts.... J DeRyke
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
   To: Jerry Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com>; Pantera list serve
   <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Sat, Mar 1, 2014 11:04 pm
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seat belt recepticals
   It looks like the male end is a lot thinner and smaller than mine (no
   anatomy jokes...!) so I don't think the female receptacle would work
   with my current belt.
   Chris
   > Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 23:03:52 -0600
   > From: [1]knottsj at galstar.com
   > To: [2]detomaso at poca.com
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seat belt recepticals
   >
   >
   > The Euro style that they list sure looks like these.
   >
   >
   [3]http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNIVERSAL-3-POINT-SEATBELT-KIT-4X4-OFF-ROAD-BOA
   T-BUS-BRAND-NEW-UPGRADE-NOW-/221253233808?
   >
   > jerry
   >
   >
   > On 3/1/2014 4:13 PM, Brian wrote:
   > > Never used them before but you can visit
   [4]http://www.retrobeltusa.com
   > >
   > > They have a Euro style setup.
   > >
   > > Sent from The Republic of Texas
   > >
   > > On Mar 1, 2014, at 2:40 PM, Christopher Kimball
   <[5]chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:
   > >
   > > Hi folks,
   > > While my seats will be out of the car getting reupholstered, I'd
   like
   > > to replace the female sides of the seat belts with the kind mounted
   on
   > > stiff stalks so I don't have to dig around trying to find them
   every
   > > time I drive.
   > > I think in a past post someone said a Ford pickup part would work
   with
   > > the stock male belts I'm going to retain.
   > > Does anyone know the part I need?
   > > Thanks,
   > > Chris
   > > Sent from my Windows Phone
   > >
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   1. mailto:knottsj at galstar.com
   2. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   3. http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNIVERSAL-3-POINT-SEATBELT-KIT-4X4-OFF-ROAD-BOA
   4. http://www.retrobeltusa.com/
   5. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
   6. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
   7. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
   8. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
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  10. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
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