Re: Removing rear seat belts from TJ
 

In article <vtd9n4qjdf1v79@corp.supernews.com>, "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com>
writes:

>news:fSuBb.10$UY6.2@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>> one other thing you can do, if you have 3 kids like I do, is ge ta third
>> seat belt from JC Whitney and attach it to the same bolt. Then you can
>take
>> all 3 kids safely in the back seat... :-)
>>
>
>I am having trouble visualizing the set up, but isn't there a single bolt in
>the center that has two buckles on it that get attached to the shoulder
>belts? If you attach both ends of a lap belt to the same bolt, the occupant
>of that belt can be squeezed, squozen, crushed to death by thier own weight.
>I am not sure this is a good plan at all.
>
>And, you don't need to go to JC Whitney, you can get seat belts right down
>the street at the auto parts store on the corner.

A friend of mine removed the rear seat and belts from his TJ permanently, and
he gave me the belts. I removed the buckle from the center position in my TJ
and repositioned it about 1/3 of the tub width from the left side. I installed
the buckle my friend gave me about 1/3 of the tub withd from the right side.
Fashioned a lap belt from one of the extra belts. Reinforced the new buckle
positions under the tub with steel bar. Now I have a 3-place rear seatbelt
setup for my 3 kids where no one gets squished.
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Re: Removing rear seat belts from TJ
 

In article <vtd9n4qjdf1v79@corp.supernews.com>, "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com>
writes:

>news:fSuBb.10$UY6.2@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>> one other thing you can do, if you have 3 kids like I do, is ge ta third
>> seat belt from JC Whitney and attach it to the same bolt. Then you can
>take
>> all 3 kids safely in the back seat... :-)
>>
>
>I am having trouble visualizing the set up, but isn't there a single bolt in
>the center that has two buckles on it that get attached to the shoulder
>belts? If you attach both ends of a lap belt to the same bolt, the occupant
>of that belt can be squeezed, squozen, crushed to death by thier own weight.
>I am not sure this is a good plan at all.
>
>And, you don't need to go to JC Whitney, you can get seat belts right down
>the street at the auto parts store on the corner.

A friend of mine removed the rear seat and belts from his TJ permanently, and
he gave me the belts. I removed the buckle from the center position in my TJ
and repositioned it about 1/3 of the tub width from the left side. I installed
the buckle my friend gave me about 1/3 of the tub withd from the right side.
Fashioned a lap belt from one of the extra belts. Reinforced the new buckle
positions under the tub with steel bar. Now I have a 3-place rear seatbelt
setup for my 3 kids where no one gets squished.
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Re: Removing rear seat belts from TJ
 

"Matt Macchiarolo" <mlmacchia@aol.comspambgon> wrote in message
news:20031211073443.29815.00002270@mb-m21.aol.com...
> In article <vtd9n4qjdf1v79@corp.supernews.com>, "CRWLR"
<beerman@yahoo.com>
> writes:
>
> >news:fSuBb.10$UY6.2@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> >> one other thing you can do, if you have 3 kids like I do, is ge ta
third
> >> seat belt from JC Whitney and attach it to the same bolt. Then you can
> >take
> >> all 3 kids safely in the back seat... :-)
> >>
> >
> >I am having trouble visualizing the set up, but isn't there a single bolt
in
> >the center that has two buckles on it that get attached to the shoulder
> >belts? If you attach both ends of a lap belt to the same bolt, the
occupant
> >of that belt can be squeezed, squozen, crushed to death by thier own
weight.
> >I am not sure this is a good plan at all.
> >
> >And, you don't need to go to JC Whitney, you can get seat belts right
down
> >the street at the auto parts store on the corner.
>
> A friend of mine removed the rear seat and belts from his TJ permanently,
and
> he gave me the belts. I removed the buckle from the center position in my
TJ
> and repositioned it about 1/3 of the tub width from the left side. I
installed
> the buckle my friend gave me about 1/3 of the tub withd from the right
side.
> Fashioned a lap belt from one of the extra belts. Reinforced the new
buckle
> positions under the tub with steel bar. Now I have a 3-place rear seatbelt
> setup for my 3 kids where no one gets squished.
> * * *

That seems like a lot of work, but it is the only way to have done it.



> Matt Macchiarolo
> www.townpeddler.com
> www.wolverine4wd.org
> http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html
>
>
>
>

Re: Removing rear seat belts from TJ
 

"Matt Macchiarolo" <mlmacchia@aol.comspambgon> wrote in message
news:20031211073443.29815.00002270@mb-m21.aol.com...
> In article <vtd9n4qjdf1v79@corp.supernews.com>, "CRWLR"
<beerman@yahoo.com>
> writes:
>
> >news:fSuBb.10$UY6.2@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> >> one other thing you can do, if you have 3 kids like I do, is ge ta
third
> >> seat belt from JC Whitney and attach it to the same bolt. Then you can
> >take
> >> all 3 kids safely in the back seat... :-)
> >>
> >
> >I am having trouble visualizing the set up, but isn't there a single bolt
in
> >the center that has two buckles on it that get attached to the shoulder
> >belts? If you attach both ends of a lap belt to the same bolt, the
occupant
> >of that belt can be squeezed, squozen, crushed to death by thier own
weight.
> >I am not sure this is a good plan at all.
> >
> >And, you don't need to go to JC Whitney, you can get seat belts right
down
> >the street at the auto parts store on the corner.
>
> A friend of mine removed the rear seat and belts from his TJ permanently,
and
> he gave me the belts. I removed the buckle from the center position in my
TJ
> and repositioned it about 1/3 of the tub width from the left side. I
installed
> the buckle my friend gave me about 1/3 of the tub withd from the right
side.
> Fashioned a lap belt from one of the extra belts. Reinforced the new
buckle
> positions under the tub with steel bar. Now I have a 3-place rear seatbelt
> setup for my 3 kids where no one gets squished.
> * * *

That seems like a lot of work, but it is the only way to have done it.



> Matt Macchiarolo
> www.townpeddler.com
> www.wolverine4wd.org
> http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html
>
>
>
>

Re: Removing rear seat belts from TJ
 

"Matt Macchiarolo" <mlmacchia@aol.comspambgon> wrote in message
news:20031211073443.29815.00002270@mb-m21.aol.com...
> In article <vtd9n4qjdf1v79@corp.supernews.com>, "CRWLR"
<beerman@yahoo.com>
> writes:
>
> >news:fSuBb.10$UY6.2@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> >> one other thing you can do, if you have 3 kids like I do, is ge ta
third
> >> seat belt from JC Whitney and attach it to the same bolt. Then you can
> >take
> >> all 3 kids safely in the back seat... :-)
> >>
> >
> >I am having trouble visualizing the set up, but isn't there a single bolt
in
> >the center that has two buckles on it that get attached to the shoulder
> >belts? If you attach both ends of a lap belt to the same bolt, the
occupant
> >of that belt can be squeezed, squozen, crushed to death by thier own
weight.
> >I am not sure this is a good plan at all.
> >
> >And, you don't need to go to JC Whitney, you can get seat belts right
down
> >the street at the auto parts store on the corner.
>
> A friend of mine removed the rear seat and belts from his TJ permanently,
and
> he gave me the belts. I removed the buckle from the center position in my
TJ
> and repositioned it about 1/3 of the tub width from the left side. I
installed
> the buckle my friend gave me about 1/3 of the tub withd from the right
side.
> Fashioned a lap belt from one of the extra belts. Reinforced the new
buckle
> positions under the tub with steel bar. Now I have a 3-place rear seatbelt
> setup for my 3 kids where no one gets squished.
> * * *

That seems like a lot of work, but it is the only way to have done it.



> Matt Macchiarolo
> www.townpeddler.com
> www.wolverine4wd.org
> http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html
>
>
>
>

Re: Removing rear seat belts from TJ
 

In article <vthqjm6aqlcu3f@corp.supernews.com>, "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com>
writes:

>That seems like a lot of work, but it is the only way to have done it.
>

It was, and it is. It was involved but not particulary difficult. Fuel tank had
to be dropped but that was no biggie.
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Re: Removing rear seat belts from TJ
 

In article <vthqjm6aqlcu3f@corp.supernews.com>, "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com>
writes:

>That seems like a lot of work, but it is the only way to have done it.
>

It was, and it is. It was involved but not particulary difficult. Fuel tank had
to be dropped but that was no biggie.
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Re: Removing rear seat belts from TJ
 

In article <vthqjm6aqlcu3f@corp.supernews.com>, "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com>
writes:

>That seems like a lot of work, but it is the only way to have done it.
>

It was, and it is. It was involved but not particulary difficult. Fuel tank had
to be dropped but that was no biggie.
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html