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#134592 - 01/13/09 04:29 PM Modernizing a classic chevy (?)
Lee Prairie Backyard Mechanic Registered: 08/06/07 Posts: 241 Loc: Cherokee Co. Oklahoma	Is it possible to modernize classic cars and trucks? By that I mean - are airbag kits available and appropriate seat belts / shoulder belts? I know some kind of seat belt is available, but what about a full modernization complete with airbags, shoulder belts, et cetera ... Harrell Lee Sellers Brookings, SD _________________________ "It ain't what a man don't know that bothers me, it's what he knows that just aint so", Will Rogers
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#134605 - 01/13/09 07:15 PM Re: Modernizing a classic chevy (?) [Re: Lee Prairie]
Junkyard Dog Registered: 11/23/01 Posts: 20033 Loc: Eagle Point, Oregon	Seat belts are no problem, but where would you put an air bag in a 1930 Chevrolet? _________________________ The Mangy Old Mutt "If It's Not Junk.....It's Not Treasure!"
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#134606 - 01/13/09 07:30 PM Re: Modernizing a classic chevy (?) [Re: Junkyard Dog]
Chev Nut Registered: 01/08/02 Posts: 14893 Loc: West Allis,Wi.	You could nail it to the floor along with the seat belts. There really is no way much can be done on the older models. Even just lap belts are of little help. _________________________ Chevgene
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#134608 - 01/13/09 07:59 PM Re: Modernizing a classic chevy (?) [Re: Chev Nut]
MrMack Registered: 12/14/01 Posts: 11879 Loc: Central Texas	If you belong to a VCCA region, you may want to elect the proper person to serve as "the desiginated Air Bag" for any upcoming tour and invite him/her to ride with you. Then you would be fixed up! I am waiting to be nominated, however there should be quite a number of qualified candidates in the Lone Star Region. _________________________ Lone Star Region Chat Group Chapter member http://www.lsrclub.org Life's a long winding trail, ride a good horse!
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#134611 - 01/13/09 08:34 PM Re: Modernizing a classic chevy (?) [Re: MrMack]
n2chev Registered: 02/08/07 Posts: 767 Loc: missouri	Hey Mack!!! If I nominated you, that would mean you would have to sit in my lap and I ain`t gettin a very good mental image of that!!!! hoppy _________________________ "Four-Doors-Forever"
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#134628 - 01/14/09 06:37 AM Re: Modernizing a classic chevy (?) [Re: n2chev]
Lee Prairie Backyard Mechanic Registered: 08/06/07 Posts: 241 Loc: Cherokee Co. Oklahoma	OK... lashing babies to the steering wheel won't fly... and then, man, all that crying all the way there and back makes you wish for a crash... _________________________ "It ain't what a man don't know that bothers me, it's what he knows that just aint so", Will Rogers
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#134629 - 01/14/09 06:44 AM Re: Modernizing a classic chevy (?) [Re: n2chev]
MrMack Registered: 12/14/01 Posts: 11879 Loc: Central Texas	Hey Hoppy, I could drive and you can sit in the back seat! then someone would say look at Hoppy! He has airbags in the front and the back seat! _________________________ Lone Star Region Chat Group Chapter member http://www.lsrclub.org Life's a long winding trail, ride a good horse!
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#134665 - 01/14/09 06:43 PM Re: Modernizing a classic chevy (?) [Re: MrMack]
brownie Shade Tree Mechanic Registered: 12/26/01 Posts: 47 Loc: Willard, Utah 84340	The seat belt thing is not too hard. I am building a 39 and have reenforced a section of the undercarriage and welded support into the door piller and will be placing a retractable three point seat belt in the car. Two in the front and two in the back. _________________________ Brownie Petersen Chat Group Member
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