Ok next one guys... seatbelts, Front and rear, where and what sort of seatbelts fit in the '56 [remember I dont have the car yet so I cant see what they normally have].

 Is something like this ok, will they fit?

http://www.speedycarparts.com/sku/Ford_Mainline_Replacement_Seat-Belt_1952_1956_US-SBELT-2.html?srccode=cii_16079562&cpncode=17-46823418-2

Any suggestions??

 Rob.



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

They should work OK.I purchased mine on Ebay but they have the old style catch where you pass the end through the catch and it holds it in place like the old airplane ones.I used 60 inch front and rear.I purchased Gr8 nuts and bolts and used a large thick reinforcing washer under the floor.Not as good as the new cars but safer than no belts at all.

  

I got front and rear sets from andover restraints.  They show up on google.  They have the OE style aircraft buckles, and also the mounting eyes for the floor.  Make sure you get the right mounting location for the fron seat ones.  They do take up some foot space for back passengers.  Also, make sure you dont put them too close together, as you wont be able to use a rear floor mat if they are in the wrong places.

I *think* the ones I got wwere the 75" ones for front, 60" for rear....

http://www.andoauto.com/SBL5.htm

Also, make sure you get the backing plates for mounting.  Otherwise its just a big washer to keep them from pulling through the floor if you get in a wreck...

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

I got some real nice ones from J C Whitney. Lots of colors and a couple of different lengths.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Do these various different sets of belts have the "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards" tags on them? There are places in the world where this is something that gets checked by tech inspectors etc.

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

True, generally in Western Australia, to license an imported car [if the vehicle is originally fitted with seatbelts] they must be fitted with "Australian standard" belts.. ?? Why..? our standards higher, are we heavier, shaped different or is it that we are upside down..?

I wont license that car with them , I'll fit them after.



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

I havent seen any that have that tag, at least not with the "correct" aircraft buckles.  most likely because they have no control over where/how installed, Id guess.

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL