[DeTomaso] Seat Belt Anchor Location

[Mike Drew]

Bill,

The stock seat belt mounts use captive nuts welded to the underside of the floor. Actually I believe they are welded to heavy duty reinforcements that are welded to the floor. I don’t think it would be safe to just punch a hole in the new floor pan and bolt them there. At a minimum you would want a fender washer to spread the load, but I would probably affix a small plate made of either very thick sheetmetal or preferably thin plate steel to the underside of the floor pan, then drill through both and bolt the belt in place.

Mike

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> On Nov 28, 2017, at 17:54, B. SEIB <oldwheel at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bill
> Here are a couple of pics that show the anchor points you are asking about.
> They are definitely in the floor.
> My car is April 72 build.
> Barry
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>   I am in the process of locating the seat belt (female receptacle side)
>   anchor bolts in my '72 pre-L Pantera.  My car has dropped floor pans
>   but there are no holes provided for the female side seat belt. My
>   question is this,  "Does the stock seat belt anchor to the floor or
>   does it anchor to the side of the console panel? Can anyone provide me
>   with location dimensions and/or photographs of this detail?
> 
>   Thanks!
> 
>   Bill Parmele
> <Seat belt mounts.jpg>
> <Seat belts.jpg>
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