Scorpion seat belt pictures?

[Pete Whitstone]

Hi All, it's been a decade since I took the seat belts out of my project, and now I'm not sure how they go back in. Outside of the short receiver on the central tunnel, the system appears to have 3 attachment points. 2 reels and one metal loop. Not sure what goes where, anybody have some pictures? Thanks!

 

[Pete Whitstone]

OK I looked around on the web and found this:

https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/dbclassics/1/245/10306/1920x1440/1977-lancia-scorpion-super-scorpion

Which shows how one of the reels and the metal loop mount. Now I just need to see what the top reel mounting looks like. As I recall it is behind a cover that has a 90 degree fold in it. Can anybody get a shot of how the other reel is situated back there?

 

[davidb]

The shoulder harness belt goes thru a “slot” w/a surround on the rear window
deck. If you wish to call it that. Above the upholstered firewall panel. Beneath
that is where the spring loaded reel resides. In order to do a through job you
must must remove/unleavened the belt from the buckle. Apply light weight
gun oil on the reel mechanism/spring then re-thread the belt on the buckle.
Its a thankless task. Particularly getting the belt back into the buckle.

 

[Pete Whitstone]

The shoulder harness belt goes thru a “slot” w/a surround on the rear window
deck. If you wish to call it that. Above the upholstered firewall panel. Beneath
that is where the spring loaded reel resides. In order to do a through job you
must must remove/unleavened the belt from the buckle. Apply light weight
gun oil on the reel mechanism/spring then re-thread the belt on the buckle.
Its a thankless task. Particularly getting the belt back into the buckle.

Thanks for the response, David. You're talking about the exact area I need to know about - what's behind that slot in the upholstered panel.

Anybody have a picture of what's behind there? Specifically how that reel is mounted?

 

[davidb]

Thanks for the response, David. You're talking about the exact area I need to know about - what's behind that slot in the upholstered panel.

Anybody have a picture of what's behind there? Specifically how that reel is mounted?

To get at the reels you carefully remove the interior rear quarter window plastic
surrounds w/courtesy lights. Expect the plastic to be brittle. Then remove the
upholstered rear window deck/parcel shelf/panel. You might have to remove the
“firewall” panel too. I forget. Now you’ll see the spring loaded belt reel housings.
They’re obviously SECURELY bolted in place. Oil the reel mechanism to assist,
restore the spring’s retraction action/function. Before you replace the panels
dousche, spray the outside of the rear window forcefully w/a garden hose.
Check for interior water leaks. Scorp/Monte rear window seals are famous for
leaking. This whole process takes a lot of time. And patience . . .

 

[NigelProdrive]

Plan B.

Harness webbing expires from competition use at usually 5 years. Original 47 year old webbing and mechanisms there is only one way to test.

 

[davidb]

I’d try to get the factory belts back in place were I you. But that’s just me.

 

[Pete Whitstone]

I’d try to get the factory belts back in place were I you. But that’s just me.

I will definitely be running the factory belts. If only I could get a solid picture of their mounting arrangement behind the shoulder....

 

[scott h]

Hi Pete,

Here you go. Let me know if you need any different views.

-Scott

 

[Pete Whitstone]

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Hi Pete,

Here you go. Let me know if you need any different views.

-Scott

Exactly what I needed, thanks Scott! The piece under the top bolt - is it a separate square of metal? Or is it integral to the reel? I think that might be most of my confusion - my reels only have one bolt hole. If that is a separate piece, that explains that. But I need to find them.