[Jerry Cowing]

Keith,

Here's what I did to attach my safety belts:

Outside attachment: I believe the belt bracket came with a 90 degree bend in it. For the outside installation, I straightened the bracket. Then I measured and re-measured to determine where to drill the hole through the floor so that it is just aft of the driver and outside of the frame (close to the door sill). From under the car, I drilled a reference hole up along side the frame into the Cobra's floor. Then I cut a 1 -1.5 inch slot in the fiberglass floor the size of the smaller part of the belt bracket with the bolt hole so that it is a little aft of where you will be sitting (so the belt is a little behind you and not directly beside you). The part of the bracket the belt slides through is above the fiberglass (inside the car) and the part with the bolt hole is below the fiberglass. I then drilled a hole from the outside side of the frame lined up with the bolt hole in the bracket and in the center of the square frame. The fiberglass body is just barely above the frame so there is barely enough room to get a drill bit past the fiberglass and into the frame/bracket hole. I then taped the hole (threaded it) with fine threads. I then put a strong bolt in it with fine threads that has a high shear value with a lock washer.

Inside attachment: I again straightened the belt bracket. Next, I purchased an "eye" bolt (not the one with the opening, but one where the entire circle of the "eye" is welded together). Don't remember the size, but the bolt is about the thickness of your little finger. I then went under the car and lined up a spot above the bracket that holds the driveshaft loop with the floor next to the tunnel. I cut a 1-1.5 inch slot in the fiberglass floor very close to the tunnel directly above this drive shaft bracket. I then lined up the belt bracket protruding through the floor with the eye bolt and drilled a hole in the drive shaft safety loop bracket so it is directly below the belt bracket. I then put a high shear bolt with 2 washers through the belt bracket, then through the eye on the bolt, another 2 (large & small) washers, a lock washer and the nut. Then I tightened the eye bolt down against the safety bracket with a lock washer and nut. It's a tight fit, but works real well. I then cut the excess eye bolt off leaving a few threads past the nut.

Hope this was clear. If not, give me a call. Sorry, I don't have a digital camera to take some pictures of my install. Maybe Jerry Rowley will come by and take some for you.