front seats with integrated seat belt

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81waggy
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front seats with integrated seat belt

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On to the next project.

I've been sitting on a complete parts jeep for a while now and decided its time to irritate the wife so I thought I would do something with it. Its an 83 Wagoneer with a 360 that I'm pretty sure is rusted solid. The body is in pretty good shape except for the front clip and the roof. So I'm thinking I'm gonna take a sawzaw to the rook and make a convertible out of it and i'll need new front seats with integrated seat belts. I know silverado seats have them but I was curious if anyone found something that was an easier swap. I was hoping to keep the center armrest flip seat, but wasn't sure what's been done before.
81 Wagoneer with a TBI 350 Vortec.
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69 Wagoneer - 350 Diesel trail rig
70 Wagoneer - 1414x

SJTD
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Re: front seats with integrated seat belt

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My usual comments about seats with integral belts: Are you qualified to design the mounts to take the load of the bodies plus the seats in a collision? Don't make you and your family into crash test dummies.
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'84 GW with Nissan SD33T, early Chev NV4500, 300, narrowed Ford reverse 44, narrowed Ford 60, SOA/reversed shackle in fornt, lowered mount/flipped shackle in rear.

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Re: front seats with integrated seat belt

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There was a 90s Chrysler convertible IIRC that is supposed to be the easiest wire hook up.

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Re: front seats with integrated seat belt

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SJTD wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 10:21 pm My usual comments about seats with integral belts: Are you qualified to design the mounts to take the load of the bodies plus the seats in a collision? Don't make you and your family into crash test dummies.
That'll be easier than finding an easy seat swap. Im kicking around the idea of a cj style roll cage. If I do then no need for a swap. Won't make that decision until the roof comes off.
81 Wagoneer with a TBI 350 Vortec.
83 Wagoneer - 360 Quadratrac
69 Wagoneer - 350 Diesel trail rig
70 Wagoneer - 1414x

Hunter82
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Re: front seats with integrated seat belt

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SJTD wrote:My usual comments about seats with integral belts: Are you qualified to design the mounts to take the load of the bodies plus the seats in a collision? Don't make you and your family into crash test dummies.
I have been thinking the same thing. I like the Silverado seats but was concerned about the mounts. I think I am going with an aftermarket seatbelt and find some Silverado seats without the belt built into it. One concern I had was the back seat and I would like to have shoulder belts for additional safety. Was thinking of building a roll cage and attaching the belts to that.


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