Re: Rear belts in GT Junior?

["Mark Battley" <m.battley@domain.elided>]

James commented:
>Many thanks indeed to all those who have responded, on- and off-Digest, 
>to my seat belts query - I really am grateful.
>
>Looking under the rear seats of my car, I definitely have mounting 
>points on the wheelarches for the outboard half of a lap belt.  I also 
>have convenient holes in the rear shelf, but these will need 
>strengthening.  Nothing at all in the centre under the seat base, 
>though, so I guess I'll have to drill and strengthen there - and 
>rustproof, of course.

I would be surprised if your car has the wheel arch mounting points and not
the seat base ones or proper reinforced mounts on the rear shelf. I'd have
another look - the seat base ones may well be covered by the sound proofing
under the seat, but if you look under the car you will see the backing
plates and captive nuts if they are there. In my case I had to poke
something sharp up from underneath to locate the holes, then dig away the
soundproofing on the inside.  There were also reinforced regions with
captive nuts on the rear shelf - these should be able to be seen from inside
the boot. Does yours just have holes there? 

>Thanks again; I'll let you know how I get on.  I guess I get to keep the 
>car!

Kids are not an acceptable reason to sell a GT/V!  :-)) My two boys have
been carted around in mine since they were babies. I could even fit a
folding cot in the boot.  I did add an additional anchor point to the rear
shelf for a "tether" strap that came out from the back of one of their car
seats.

Regards,

Mark Battley
Auckland, New Zealand.

1973 Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce
1989 Fiat Uno Turbo 
1989 Fiat Croma

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