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I'd been troubled by a passenger side seat belt nut. The nut inside the frame rail had come un-welded and would only spin when I tried to take the seat belt bolt out. Since I was taking the floor pans out I needed to get if off not to mention it's a black belt and I'd like to use another color.
So I finally bit the bullet and used a cutoff wheel to open a square access in the frame rail from above. Once I pryed it up I could stick my mig tip in and give it a couple of spot welds. After I welded it I finally got the bolt out and felt great putting the seatbelt on the shelf with the others. I knocked the access flap back down, cleaned all the paint from the gaps and welded the section back.
A kid from across the road was over in my basement and I was explaining to him why I had to make the repair. I picked up a screw driver to show him where the nut inside the frame rail was. As I stuck the screwdriver into the hole I heard a loud "clunk" as the nut plate fell off again inside the rail.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1575122&a=11977248&p=43129084.jpg
66 C-code convertible
66 C-code coupe
65 GTO hardtop
76 Nova hatchback
So I finally bit the bullet and used a cutoff wheel to open a square access in the frame rail from above. Once I pryed it up I could stick my mig tip in and give it a couple of spot welds. After I welded it I finally got the bolt out and felt great putting the seatbelt on the shelf with the others. I knocked the access flap back down, cleaned all the paint from the gaps and welded the section back.
A kid from across the road was over in my basement and I was explaining to him why I had to make the repair. I picked up a screw driver to show him where the nut inside the frame rail was. As I stuck the screwdriver into the hole I heard a loud "clunk" as the nut plate fell off again inside the rail.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1575122&a=11977248&p=43129084.jpg
66 C-code convertible
66 C-code coupe
65 GTO hardtop
76 Nova hatchback