S-13 wrote:However If I could request pics of how you plan to put the belt through the hole on your rear body panel it would be much appreciated. I know others have mentioned what they did but I cant visualize how its done. good job
I plan on making a hole right where the loop is so the belt material doesn't hit the panel. It MAY not look as clean as Hitman's since I won't be using the filler piece from the front doors, but I think it's safer to do it this way since the top loop is higher. You can get into an accident at 5-10mph and that force will send you face first into the steering wheel. I want to make sure that belt will hold me in my place. I believe it will.
I was going to reinforce the upper area where the loop is, but I don't think it's necessary. I think an important part is to secure the retractor to the body really well.
I'd also like to mention that I really like how the lap part of the belt secures to the body of the car now. I feel so much more comfortable with it this way. One problem I noticed is that the end piece is bent slightly which makes it hard to affix to the body. I came up with a neat solution. I have a coupe parts car, and I used the bolts and spacers that hold in the rear belts on that car. This keeps the bend off the body. It seems to work great! See below: