'70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!

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Offline ShelbyDogg

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'70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« on: April 17, 2006 - 09:47:27 AM »
$1780.55 For Challenger seat belts.
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4629644861&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEDW%3AIT&rd=1

Are my 3 cars worth more if I just part them out?   WOW!
Rob

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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2006 - 09:51:30 AM »
Someone was SERIOUSLY desperate. I've seen them go fro $600 or so... but that's just plain nuts.  :eek7:  :22yikes:

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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2006 - 09:52:49 AM »
I was watching that auction. I hope I don't have to buy any. Are the 70's year specific, or will seat belts from other years/cars work. The rear seat belts are what i'm wondering about in particular.

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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2006 - 10:11:50 AM »
Sorry Chryco, I didn't know if this belonged in EBAY STUFF FOR SALE, since it wasn't for sale anymore. Please move it if it doesn't belong here.
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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2006 - 10:17:26 AM »
I was watching that auction. I hope I don't have to buy any. Are the 70's year specific, or will seat belts from other years/cars work. The rear seat belts are what i'm wondering about in particular.

Thanks
 

Been there, done that. 70-71 rear seat belts are what you need. 72 and up have retractors that won't fit under the seat of a 70 no matter how many swear words you use. I bought a generic set of belts from the Paddock that look pretty darn close to the original rear seat belts.

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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2006 - 10:20:43 AM »
1970 seat belts are are 1 year specific. The 71-74 styles are basically the same. You can use buckle assemblies from other Mopar models as well when building a set. The problem is that few know which are correct for what and the proper length and design to sew the new belts to.

The real cost in belts is restoration costs, Snake Oyl charges allot (500-900 or so) to restore complete sets of belts. The guy on ebay has apparenlty found an original set of 70 E-body belts, copied the style/design replated the buckles, painted the latches, and replaced all the old belts with new, and added new new tags. Snake Oyl will not supply part#/date coded tags as they are a Chrysler copyright infringed part to manufacture, the current seller/restorer must know this and is ignoring it?

At any rate, with that in hand, I'm sure some buyers would rather not hunt the belts down, spend the money (and especially the time) to get some done themselves, it would likely save some money, yes, but many doing high end E-body cars find money to be less important than time.

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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2006 - 10:38:20 AM »
Barrett Jackson shows that with all of the high priced sales. Who really has time to enjoy their cars when you're stuck in the garage repairing RUST or searching for stuff. People like NZ never saw as many e-bodies as I did in junk yards to pick through. I'm in St. Louis, so I saw quite a few. All gone now.....

Like they say "When I had time, I had no money- Now with money, I have no time".

In my case, now that I'm older, I have no money or time.
Rob

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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2006 - 10:41:04 AM »
 :eek2:

I need seat belts too, but not that bad.  I can use 71's for now

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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2006 - 10:42:12 AM »
So just to clarify, if I need rear seat belts do I need belts out of a 70 cuda/challenger? what about the shoulder belt, is that year specific too?

Dave
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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2006 - 10:51:13 AM »
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So just to clarify, if I need rear seat belts do I need belts out of a 70 cuda/challenger? what about the shoulder belt, is that year specific too?

Yes, & Yes.........If you want them to look correct anyway, 71-74 styles will work but the 70 style buckle/latch assembly was unique. You could also get most of the correct buckle/latch assemblies from a 1970 A,B, or C-body car and have new belts made in the E-body lengths (Snake Oyl) but it won't be cheap.

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« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2006 - 11:03:51 AM »
Thanks!

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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2006 - 12:53:44 PM »
what about the shoulder belt, is that year specific too?

Shoulder belts are the same part number and label number as the Challenger and Barracuda on '70 Dart and Valiant 4 doors.  In addition all car models in '70 have the same label number on the shoulder belts but has a different part number.

In '71 Dart, Valiant, Challenger and Barracuda have the same label number on the shoulder belts but the Dart and Valiant have a different part number.

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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2006 - 02:27:43 PM »
$1780.55 For Challenger seat belts.
 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4629644861&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEDW%3AIT&rd=1

Are my 3 cars worth more if I just part them out?   WOW!


I sure hope the person that bought them has a L.A. built car.

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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2006 - 02:46:35 PM »
Do the LA cars have different belts or are you looking at the part number.   :dunno:

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Re: '70 Challenger seat belts, $1780.55.....WOW!
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2006 - 10:59:55 PM »
L.A. belts used American Safety belts.  After looking at that set it looks like a mixture of belts, the the labels are different between the two plants also, so the labels are also incorrect on the non AS belts.
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