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tnord · 07-27-2002, 02:51 PM

ok ok....so i did this about a month and a half ago and am just now getting to it, call me lazy.

click here

so yeah, what you see is the Sparco/Sabelt 5pt 3'' snap in Camlock Competition belts, in blue of course. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

'> shoulder belts are of the 75'' H style variety, otherwise, the sub and lap belt are nothing out of the ordinary. the snap in belts are nice because as long as you leave the eye-bolts in, you can take out or put in the belts in under 2 min. also purchased is sparco's hardware, which includes an eye bolt, washer, and nut. the hardware from sparco takes care of the two lap and shoulder belts, but for the sub belt you have to get your own. i went with grade 8 hardened bolt, washer, and nut. without a roll bar, installing harnesses can be a bit of a trick. for those of you with the S14, or S13 coupe, you can do as i did. but for those with the hatchback (steve <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

'> ) i have no idea how to do it. as you can see i got the 75'' belts so i could go all the way back to the rear deck where the speakers are mounted. there are two indents just behind the speaker with small holes already there, this seemed like a good place to drill to me. the only problem is that the steel is so thin i was worried about passing tech inspection. so back to the hardware store i went for some 1/8'' grade 8 hardened steel, i think 9'' x 2.5,'' for reinforcement. i also picked up another washer of the same nature. so, it is layered like this; eyebolt, deck, washer, steel, washer, nut. seems to be a pretty solid setup to me. i didn't drill very accurate holes through the reinforcement steel as you can see (i was in a hurry cause it was 7pm and i still had a 5 hour drive ahead of me, with tech inspection at 630 the next morning), which caused me to have to bend the speaker bracket just a tad, no biggie. for the sub belt i just drilled a hole through the floorpan under the seat. you can see how i did the lapbelts. just cut the carpet on 3 sides so you can fold it back down and glue when you sell the car <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'> for all the holes (except deck) i drilled, rtv blue silicone was used on the bolts to assist in sealing off the hole to prevent rusting. took about 3 hrs total, not too bad for my first time doing this. this is definitely a 2 person job, and be sure to strap yourself in with the belts in close to the final position before you drill, personal fitiment will vary. the main drawback is that you can't use the deck cover to make everything pretty anymore. but who cares, you just want to go fast, right <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':sly:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> on the upside, the stock belts are retained, and can still be used on a dialy basis with no problems.

this will only be of use to about 5 people here, but i know i wish i would've had this info before i started. i'd say this should be FAQ'd.......but i don't know of how much use it is.

PS - i don't want to hear any comments about my dirty interior.

07-27-2002, 02:51 PM	#1
tnord Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ok ok....so i did this about a month and a half ago and am just now getting to it, call me lazy. click here so yeah, what you see is the Sparco/Sabelt 5pt 3'' snap in Camlock Competition belts, in blue of course. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> shoulder belts are of the 75'' H style variety, otherwise, the sub and lap belt are nothing out of the ordinary. the snap in belts are nice because as long as you leave the eye-bolts in, you can take out or put in the belts in under 2 min. also purchased is sparco's hardware, which includes an eye bolt, washer, and nut. the hardware from sparco takes care of the two lap and shoulder belts, but for the sub belt you have to get your own. i went with grade 8 hardened bolt, washer, and nut. without a roll bar, installing harnesses can be a bit of a trick. for those of you with the S14, or S13 coupe, you can do as i did. but for those with the hatchback (steve <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> ) i have no idea how to do it. as you can see i got the 75'' belts so i could go all the way back to the rear deck where the speakers are mounted. there are two indents just behind the speaker with small holes already there, this seemed like a good place to drill to me. the only problem is that the steel is so thin i was worried about passing tech inspection. so back to the hardware store i went for some 1/8'' grade 8 hardened steel, i think 9'' x 2.5,'' for reinforcement. i also picked up another washer of the same nature. so, it is layered like this; eyebolt, deck, washer, steel, washer, nut. seems to be a pretty solid setup to me. i didn't drill very accurate holes through the reinforcement steel as you can see (i was in a hurry cause it was 7pm and i still had a 5 hour drive ahead of me, with tech inspection at 630 the next morning), which caused me to have to bend the speaker bracket just a tad, no biggie. for the sub belt i just drilled a hole through the floorpan under the seat. you can see how i did the lapbelts. just cut the carpet on 3 sides so you can fold it back down and glue when you sell the car <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'> for all the holes (except deck) i drilled, rtv blue silicone was used on the bolts to assist in sealing off the hole to prevent rusting. took about 3 hrs total, not too bad for my first time doing this. this is definitely a 2 person job, and be sure to strap yourself in with the belts in close to the final position before you drill, personal fitiment will vary. the main drawback is that you can't use the deck cover to make everything pretty anymore. but who cares, you just want to go fast, right <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':sly:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> on the upside, the stock belts are retained, and can still be used on a dialy basis with no problems. this will only be of use to about 5 people here, but i know i wish i would've had this info before i started. i'd say this should be FAQ'd.......but i don't know of how much use it is. PS - i don't want to hear any comments about my dirty interior.