Re: [ihc] D series B pillar plugged holes

[Howard R Pletcher <n9ads@xxxxxxxx>]

I recall hearing the same.  They were put there in anticipation of
shoulder harnesses being required in MPPV's, which never happened while
IH was building them.

I also heard that tests were run on the Scout with a plate with a nut
welded to it being spot welded the the side panel of the Traveltop and
this was tested for a shoulder belt anchor.  It passed--the actual load
for the shoulder belt is much lower than that for the lap belt because it
is restraining only a small part of the occupant's weight.

Howard

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:38:38 EST DeepSouthScouts@domain.elided writes:
> There is a thread on the BB about using the threaded capped holes in 
> the B pillar on the D series for shoulder resraint seat belts.
> Behind the caps are threaded holes that seem suited for the task.
> 
> One of the posters is claiming that IH put the holes there for 
> shoulder belt use, though they never installed any AFAIK.