[alfa] '73 GT Veloce belts

["John Burrows" <jnburrows@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In AD V10 #458 Biba guesses:

Bruce Giller's description in the form of a question is as follows:
"Does your '73 have those three-part front seat belts where you need to
link the shoulder strap to the lap belt before buckling everything
together?? And the lap belt has a retractor but the shoulder belt does not?"

I'm guessing the seat belt retractors are merely winders to keep the
belt out of the way when not in use. If correct, not everyone realizes
these retractors are strictly just that and the only way the belt is
functional is when the belt is pulled until the retractor is no longer
retracting. Meaning, the belt (and the shoulder portion) must be
readjusted any time a different driver / passenger is sitting in the
seat - unless they happen to have identical body structures.

Nope, not correct at all.  They were inertia reels on the lap belts.  The
clip on static shoulder belt was the way Alfa met the letter of the law in
'73 that mandated 3 points for closed cars.  In '74 they went full inertia
on all 3 points.  For some reason Spiders had an exemption from 3 points
until '78 or '79 or so.

Cheers,
John
Seattle, WA

'73 2000 GT Veloce with stock belts
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