Guys,
The plate spreads out the force being applied to over a greater area, and unless your floor is almost rushed through, a 4"x4" plate will improve the holding power 10 fold, over the washer. And yes tunnel attachment is better, do to the angle of the force on the attachment point.
DJ
--- On Thu, 6/30/11, Scott Hinojos <lightsplicer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Scott Hinojos <lightsplicer@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: rear seat belt install (repost)
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 11:25 PM
That's exactly what I was thinking, especially with the center bolts, which would most likely be mounted to the tunnel, and which moves the angle at which the bolts interface with the floor pan. I suppose the biggest difference would be whether I tightened the bolts enough, as any looseness would dramatically reduce the effectiveness of the washer's ability to spread the stress across the sheetmetal. Hopefully, I'll never have to test it. :P Thanks, all! ~S~
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Dave64 <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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I installed the same hardware as Scott. I'm not sure a bigger plate welded to the sheet metal would make much of a difference. Seems to me that the weak link is the sheet metal tearing, and I don't know that a welded plate has too much of an advantage over those large washers (maybe some, though). But in any case, I feel better knowing there's at least something back there that's better than nothing.
Dave '64 Belvedere 2DHT 318 Poly, Push Button Auto Originally Florida A/C Car --- On Wed, 6/29/11, D J <djohn14296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: D J <djohn14296@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 11:30 AM
| Scott,
That will work, just afraid that the washers' are not big or strong enough to withstand the impact of an accident. Bigger and thicker (in this case) is better. Even if you do not weld them in, jm2cw
DJ
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