Fiero seat belts in a 2nd gen

I finally got around to installing the Fiero seat belts in my 67-90" today. Had to figure out some kind of mounting bracket that would hold the retract boxes in the proper position so they would work. Inside the box there's a lead pendulum on each or the rollers that if not hanging vertical it locks the roller stopping the belts from extending any further.
I used some pieces of scrap metal that I had to make the brackets. The narrower of the two pieces of angle iron is the only difference between the driver's side and the pass side. The pass side bolted through the flat sheet metal flange around the front and side doors where the driver's side had to bolt through the first wall brace.

This is the stock that I used.


Bolted the box to the flat bar with a 1/2" bolt then tacked the larger piece of angle in position to keep the box in the proper position.



The other piece of flat stock was used to mount the bottom belt guide in place. Then a test fit into the wall on the driver's side. The second piece of angle was used to bolt the bracket to the first wall brace behind the seat.


After the test fit got everything welded up then did the final bolting into the wall. The mounting position for the shoulder belt is already in the wall on the second gen.








All that's left to do on this project is to trim the paneling to allow the belt access into the cab. Hopefully I'll get that done tomorrow.

Mike your getting so much done quickly!!! Looks GREAT!!!

That is AWESOME!!! Great work!!! Upgrading seat belts in earlies is an interesting proposition, and this looks real solid!

knowing that theses vans arent the safest things around, i find this to be a very good and smart idea, i'm some kind of a purist, but security is number 1 in my book, these dashs are made of steel, it only takes a small hit to print the dash into your face, i think i'll do the same,

The seat belts in my 65 Sportvan fit so well that I thought they were somehow stock. But of course they never came with shoulder straps. A closer look shows the year 1985 on a label on the strap. Not sure what they are out of, but here are a couple of photos. The release button has a red sticker that says PRESS. Look how good it fits in that opening, with the little bent over part on the top and the lower bolt has a thick steel plate on the inside.

Any idea what kind of car these came out of? I need a plastic cover for the clip on one side.