68 seat belts

[William Brown]

Gents,

I recently purchased a 1968 L-89 coupe and it is missing the original seat belts. At least I think it is. The car has new carpeting and I have not pulled it up yet to check. If they're missing, where and how do I attach new ones? I suspect that the lap belts may have originally been tied to the seat mounting brackets/bolts but I have been unable to locate any solid information on the subject. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

--Corey

[Tom B.]

Re: 68 seat belts

William,

Printed information for seat belt attachment and mounts can be found in the 1968 AIM (Assembly Instruction Manual). It would be very helpful in more than just your seat belt situation and a good recommendation to have.

The seat belts are bolted to the floor at four places, with their own seat belt anchor bolts. Two of the anchor bolts protrude at the rear base of the console, which by the use of a nut, hold the "clip-end" strap of the lap belt. The "buckle" strap of the lap belt and it's retractor are bolted separately, with their own bolts, under the seats. If equipped with shoulder harnesses, those anchor bolts mount at the interior side of the rear wheel wells. Just for information, for 1968, the bolts that hold the seat / seat rails, only do just that, and hold nothing else, unless you would want to consider the seat rails holding the carpet. TBarr #24014

[Tom B.]

Re: Clarification and add on

William,

Actually I was just going from memory, but the "buckle" strap of the lap belt bolts to the anchor at the console and the "clip-end" strap has the retractor that mounts under the seat. Also, congratulations with your recent purchase. TBarr #24014