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It was determined that a 7/16” bolt would work to retain the retractors. I wanted to reinforce the area so I used some square washers…
I cut some off the bottom to get the hole closer to the bottoms of the bracket.
MIG welder…
I added a small plate up above the bolt to reinforce where this tab comes through.
I welded the bolt to the back side so the front side sees it as a mounting stud. From there I just put a washer and a Nylock nut on it.
The retractors will come off next. The brackets will get welded in then the retractors can then be bolted in place. This will be the arrangement for the left side.
Upper left corner is the floor mount using the stock mounting point normally used with a small retractor. Now all the retracting is done in the trunk at bottom of picture. To the right hip will be a fixed section of belt with the receiver.
I cut some off the bottom to get the hole closer to the bottoms of the bracket.
MIG welder…
I added a small plate up above the bolt to reinforce where this tab comes through.
I welded the bolt to the back side so the front side sees it as a mounting stud. From there I just put a washer and a Nylock nut on it.
The retractors will come off next. The brackets will get welded in then the retractors can then be bolted in place. This will be the arrangement for the left side.
Upper left corner is the floor mount using the stock mounting point normally used with a small retractor. Now all the retracting is done in the trunk at bottom of picture. To the right hip will be a fixed section of belt with the receiver.
