Enhancing Safety in Your Classic Ford Model A: Installing Seat Belts

[@Mr19thcenturyman]

I just installed seatbelts in my 1931Coupe. Rough roads can toss you around.

[@BarbaraAbeje]

GREAT!!! The front was pretty obvious with the frame cross-piece to work with. The back seat was another story. Great solution to have a reinforcing piece across the full distance to ensure that can bear load.

[@EpicRestorationz]

Glad it was helpful to you! Thanks for watching!

[@Bbbuddy]

Nice job. Just look at those door latches. Without seatbelts, you are going to fly in any kind of impact. Also, you should replace that OSB floor with actual plywood, and put cotter pins in the rear spring bolts.

[@EpicRestorationz]

Good catch on those cotter pins. We’ve had to do a few small things like that, but we hadn’t noticed those. Thanks for watching!

[@dalemettee1147]

That cross channel is called a hat section channel. From the end, the shape looks like a hat.

[@EpicRestorationz]

Thanks for sharing that. I learned something new today.

[@JimErvin-d2i]

I've driven my '30 A Coupe for years without seatbelts and no real problems, although one time my driver's door did pop open while making a right turn. That can be a little embarrasisng when you have passengers. But the one main reason why I would install them is to make the car appear safer for female passengers to ride in. They always ask about seat belts, I've found.

[@EpicRestorationz]

Thanks for sharing. They are a must have for the females in our lives as well. Also, a requirement for my two young kids who probably wouldn’t stay seated without them. Thanks for watching!