Do I Need

[delay_me]

on a 72 521 do you need three point seat belts or just two?

[delay_me]

sorry internet screwed up didnt show up =/ i was just asking no need to be harsh on a kid i mean just dont answer if you think its so lame :mellow:

[Pacific coast Datsun]

My 71 521 originally came with 3 point belts but were in bad shape. I switched over to just a lap belt & never had any issues. But ill say this a 3 point belt is the smarter way to go especially if you get pulled over. & yeah...i did'nt double post & i used black as my font color... hope THATS ok ! {mr. P }

[delay_me]

thanks my belts are pretty ruined.

[datzenmike]

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Safety restraints aren't lame. Could keep you from 'eating the wheel' in a minor bump up.

[zerow]

 

Is that a two point or three point seatbelt in his hand... :eek:

 

'72 521, I would guess 2 point belts. My '73 610 had just lap belts, but the optional belts up high to make them three point belts. PITA to adjust between drivers. I am upgrading to the three point belts, so I wouldn't 'eat the wheel' like Datzenmike had said. You'll learn to love your upper teeth, just keep them in your mouth and not in your steering wheel. :D <-----(The upper teeth)

[Pacific coast Datsun]

"temp hijack" glad i could help ! Id check the yards..seat belts are usually still in the trucks.

[ppeters914]

Yeah, 3-points prevent this!

 

[delay_me]

I'd expect nothing less from you, although you did BOLD everything. :lol:

 

Here are the titles/subjects of delay_me's original posts:

 

Do I Need

Do I

question

Bug Work

ka24?

Somebody Get It

just had to share this

if only

smog

in serious need

in need of

o yes

Good Deal?

why not?

5 speed Trani

 

...and thus my bustin' his chops.

 

well sir

you sure must love to be older and "wiser"

i should learn from you

sense your all knowing and all

sorry sir i apologize for my ignorance and postings with bad subject names

next time ill put my whole question int he subject hows that sound? good deal? it was just a question if you want to be a jerk about it go ahead but dont expect respect from me not like you expect anything from me.

 

...and thus my response to his bustin' my chops.:glare:

[mklotz70]

3 pt came out on the late '71 521's....so the '72 should have the holes in the B pillar.

[zerow]

3 pt came out on the late '71 521's....so the '72 should have the holes in the B pillar.

 

My 610 does, just in a slightly different spot than the '74 that I got my interior parts from. It was something like 10mm or so off, enough to be covered by the upper retractor.

[Steroid]

OK, simple answer. Is there a threaded insert in the upper cab sides about where Your left ear is when You are sitting behind the wheel? It would take a large 19mm bolt. If so, try to track some down. Now in early 620's there is a "slide-in" area on the lap belt where You can either connect the shoulder belt IF YOU DESIRE or forget about it. I don't know about 521's so I cann't accurately answer. I forget the cutoff year but I got pulled over in a 1981 Reliant K wagon and the first question out of the officer's mouth was "what year is this car?" It was OVER the cutoff year so I was issued a ticket. Check with Your state (easy to do) for the shoulder belt cutoff year. See how easy that was???? We're here to HELP others!!!

[mklotz70]

I'm pretty sure the cut off year was pre-521. The '64 NL was not equipped with anything. I'd have to check my daughter's '68 521 to be sure.

 

The bolt for the hole should be a 3/8" fine(24tpi) grade 8 or higher bolt.

[mklotz70]

.....as for the off topic...thanks for reminding me why I spend so little time on here these days!! :) j/k!

[ppeters914]

.....as for the off topic...thanks for reminding me why I spend so little time on here these days!! :) j/k!

 

Since I was the only one having fun, I've deleted all my comments.

 

[Icehouse]

I'm pretty sure the cut off year was pre-521. The '64 NL was not equipped with anything. I'd have to check my daughter's '68 521 to be sure.

 

The bolt for the hole should be a 3/8" fine(24tpi) grade 8 or higher bolt.

 

Mike, didn't you drill out a pre shoulder belt 521 B pillar and find a nut cert back there? I thought the first time I came down to your place you showed me what was left of the B pillar and the amazing hidden nut :D hehe I have had a few 521's, I always take out the shoulder belt, that way you don't even have to wear seat belts haha Not that its a good idea or anything. My 620 has really nice shoulder belts. The rest of my cars don't have much in the seat belt department...

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Jeff did you say hidden nut ? :lol: you are a wildman my friend :cool: No beltss..be carefull man we need you around & stuff!

[0.C.]

The PO of my 71 521 installed the 2 point seat belts over the shoulder, he drilled a nasty whole right under the rear window.I asked why he did that, and told me that once he got pulled over and asked to installed a 3 point belt.

 

I put them back on my lap, sometimes I even forget to wear it. haven't got pulled for it yet.

 

My dad has been pulled over twice in it, and they didn't even notice or made a comment about it, he doesn't like to wear them.

[Gensaiken]

wish my 521 has a three point. When I got it there were no seatbelts in it. :eek:

 

Wish we could change the topic to datsun seat belts so I can ask when 510 wagons suddenly had retractable lap belts for the front and rear instead of three point belts. :confused:

[mklotz70]

Jeff, the B pillars you saw were left over from a '72 521. I've always wondered if they are behind the stamping on Paula's early '70, but the position is too high anyway. When I put 3pt belts in hers, they will go in lower than the stock position.

 

The belts in a '78 LUV have a nice drop down for the shoulder belt. Should work nice in a 521.

[dat521gatherer]

seeing that the 620 came out in 72 also i dont see that many 72 521"s (not sure how many were made) more so i see the 71's. the 3 point seat belt's are kinda hard to find. problem is that they dont retract.:mad: there was a killer write up on a 3 point added to a non 3 point on the nwde forum. i'll try to find it and post it later. no hidden nuts behind the pillars.

 

mike i've never seen a late 71 with a 3 point belt. are we talking built in late 71 or titled in late 71?

[MikeRL411]

Shoulder belts in addition to lap belts were required on imported passenger cars starting in model year 1969. I don't know when this requirement was extended to trucks.

[dgi]

The '72 PL521 came with a non-retractable shoulder belt that fastened to the B pillar and clipped into the lapbelt insert. Not the most comfortable belt I ever used, but functional. Just hard to adjust. Not a problem for me since I was usually the only driver of the truck.

 

Bought it new in Feb 1972 and kept it until Dec 2006.

[datsunaholic]

The cutoff date based on FMVSS 208 (393.93(B)(2)) is all trucks manufactured on or after July 1, 1971 are required to have Type 2 seatbelts (lap and shoulder). Trucks manufactured between January 1, 1965-June 30, 1971 are required to have either type 1 or Type 2 seatbelts.

 

(Type 1 is lap belt only)

(Type 2 is a combination lap/shoulder belt)

[Eastcoast521]

Here's info from a prior post on my seatbelt conversion on my 72 521:

 

I was busy this weekend on the truck. It needed new seatbelts so my 10 year old daughter can ride in it. It is a late 1972 so it already had the mounting points for 3 point belts but it had a set of mismatched belts in it, a retractable on the driver side and a non-retractable on the passenger side. I used the retractable portion of the belts from a Dodge Caravan and the receivers from a Dodge car of some sort. Everything fit great and they work great too.