new member with a new question regarding an old car

[9teen7t240z]

Greetings, fellow Earthlings,

I've been doing a painstakingly slow restoration on a 1970 240z (am in year number 4....so far:ermm:). My Z and I live in Arizona and we are members of Desert Z Association. I wish I had found this site years ago, as it appears as though there is a wealth of information from all of you that could have saved me alot of time and money.

Anyway, I am getting pretty close to finishing my project but have come up with snag that I can't seem to fix. I had removed the original 3-point seat belt harnesses in order to have the metal parts rechromed. Now I find myself, some 2 years later, with 8 different belts of various lengths and can't seem to figure out how to re-assemble them. Would anyone have any information/diagram/ instructions on how to re-assemble these? Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

z-ya soon,

Mike

[26th-Z]

Are these the type of belts you have? Early - lift buckle? Or do you have the push-button buckle?

[240260280z]

Here is a Feb 1970 240z (photos not great but they may help):

[ajmcforester]

Their is companies that will replace the belts for you, you might want to give one a call and send your parts to them. However you still need to know how long the straps are. I can't do it now, I got to work today, but I could go measure and snap some pictures for you. Mine are out of the car right now.

[240260280z]

Here is a set on ebay: Jan 1970: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-240z-Seat-Belts-Black-Complete-NICE-RARE-/220793096778?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item33684b4a4a#ht_500wt_1182

[9teen7t240z]

They are the early lift buckle type.

[9teen7t240z]

Judging by the photos from 26thz and blue, I can see that 4 of my pieces connect to form 2 belts....one for each side. That helps some. However, am still not clear on how these would be assembled to form a complete harness. Also, does anyone know if a complete harness will fit either side (driver/passenger), or are these "side-specific"? Finally, while on the subject, I also need to re-install my luggage straps.....any pics of the correct placement of these would be appreciated. Thanks everyone for your help.

[240260280z]

Here are mounting details:

[240260280z]

I am sorry I have the mounting point and clip point of the shoulder strap reversed.

[9teen7t240z]

Blue, thank you very much for the pics. I'll let you know if I'm successful after I have a go at it tomorrow. Thanks again.

[9teen7t240z]

What a chocolate mess! Finally figured out why I couldn't get these seat belts reassembled and installed. When I had sent the belts out to be rechromed (the connectors/clips...not the webbing..), it seems that the plating shop put ALL of the harware back onto the wrong belts! I even found that 2 of the connectors required for the seatbelts had been installed on the ends of the luggage straps. Now, I guess I'll have to find someone who has both a mechanical aptitude AND a commercial sewing machine! Sad thing is....they had actually done a nice job with the stitching when reassembling the belts......just didn't put the hardware where it belonged.

Anyone have any suggestions on where I might look to find a seamstress/mechanic with a high-performance, turbo-charged sewing machine?

[240260280z]

Bummer and sad. Can you take it back to the shop that dropped the ball? They should be responsible for their error