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Originally Posted by jatepper I take it these are the mounting spots that 66 restomod is referring to??[/IMG] |
Yes, your circles are about where I would put them for the inner belt halves. Unless you find some other reason for those dimples I would think that is where Ford would have also put them. If that dimple is over something that makes drilling a hole difficult I would move the belts closer to the driveshaft instead of further away. Your picture isn't wide enough to show possible outer mounting spots and that is what I thought might differ for a fastback, or maybe not.
You are correct that exact location isn't all that important unless you are concerned about strict authenticity.
The pictures
66Sprint200 refers to shows the original style brackets in the underneath pictures. They were turned up on either end but not all the way around. The mounting shown in Veronica's '64 is perfectly fine although they are not mounted exactly like the ones in my '66 convertible. My outer belts attach low on the angled, convertible-only bracing gusset at either end of the seat. The length of those bolts are oriented almost transversely across the car instead of longitudinally front-to-rear like the ones on the inner halves. As long as the belts make it around the people in the seat they will work.