HQ Sandman found!!

[mauser]

seat belt buckles are metal clasp not plastic...show me a pic of what you have now please..

In the pictures that were posted it had the stalks. I have stalks from a HZ wagon but the std non-retractable seatbelts dont fit it. Were the stalks from the late HQ's like the Statesman different from the HZ and fit the buckle end of the std seatbelts?


Mauser

[GNW1974]

THe HQ Sandman ute I had was floppy all round for the belts.

[Absinth]

There were three manufacturers for HQ seatbelts.....
Britax
Cooldrive
Rainsford

[wbute]

You cant forget arguably the biggest and best Holden one..... A9X!

[HK1837]

Sean already said it!

The biggest and best was always L34 though. It was used twice, once for the HK GTS327 and again in LH Torana. L34 only ever made it into 1 or 2 HK's before GMH decided to create a separate model for the GTS327. Before that it was always going to simply be a GTS (0737) with L34 option. The V8 HK GTS (307) is option L30 on an 0737 GTS. With L30 on GTS you got 307, Saginaw, 10 bolt, 6" rims, radius rods etc. Option L34 got you the 327, twin exhaust and the big tank plus the L30 bits (but as before this got changed prior to release to a separate model). We all know what L34 was on the LH.

[AN5590]

Also what did the original seatbelts in a HQ look like?

Don't know for sure that the belts in my ute are original but have included a pic below - note I reckon the black plastic part used go all the way around the clasp but has long since broken up - only the bit at the base of the clasp remains... Looks similar to the ones from the Monaro LS brochure pic that Absinth posted but without the stalks and no plastic surounds?



Also had another belt lying around I think also from an HQ based on the pic's that Absinth has put up - have also included a pic.

[will.co]

Wow, thats why this site is so successful, cause of the helpful people on here!

AN5590 - Thanks heaps for the pics that made it so much easier to understand, i did notice thought that the pics have different belt type's as in the type of weving the straps are mad of, am i assuming right that the bottom photo with the Horizontal style of stitching is the older and more correct??

ABSINTH - Great pics buddy, many thanks and explained nice and simple too, can you help with the question on stitching pls?

GNW1974 - Exacttly what i neede to know, thanks for the help champ!

MAUSER - Were the stalks from the late HQ's like the Statesman different from the HZ and fit the buckle end of the std seatbelts? If you find out pls let me know, cheers for the help though!

Byron - Once again your just a wealth of helpful info! Thank you!

OZBOX - Thanks as well, if you want pics pls check my Gallery photos of the beast.

KIWIVAN - Cheers Bro!! Lovin it, cant stop drivin it!

JENNIE - Mum's the word, your awesome thanks for the help.

In short, good on the lotta ya, if anyone knows someone with a good set of Black Button GM seatbelts with the old school type of straps for sale let me know!

Cheers,

WILL.Co

[Absinth]

ABSINTH - Great pics buddy, many thanks and explained nice and simple too, can you help with the question on stitching pls?
WILL.Co

Top pic is HJ style onwards webbing, the buckles pictured are for commercial vehicles and should be TRW brand.

Bottom pic is HQ and earlier style webbing.

Going on memory here but Greg will be able to confirm or deny..... :Chin:

[ozbox]

Top pic is HJ style onwards webbing, the buckles pictured are for commercial vehicles and should be TRW brand.

Bottom pic is HQ and earlier style webbing.

Going on memory here but Greg will be able to confirm or deny..... :Chin:

yeh thats about right and to throw another into the game...there was 2 types of silver metal buckles..1 was a flat buckle and 1 was a wedged buckle...these i believe were plant specific...the wedged buckle as pictured was for brisbane built cars i believe and the flats were all others...or was it brisbane and adelaide that got wedged and all others were flat...or is all im waffling with only torana related?

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ok..things like this bug me when i cant remember but should so i went for a walk in the paddock and found a sydney built hq which had wedged buckles..so its the flat buckle for brisbane.

quite happy to have someone put there 2 bobs worth in if im still mixed up..

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now i remember..lj torana had flat buckles in the front and wedged in the rear if it was brisbane built and somethin else if it was adelaide..
my head hurts...

[will.co]

yeh thats about right and to throw another into the game...there was 2 types of silver metal buckles..1 was a flat buckle and 1 was a wedged buckle...these i believe were plant specific...the wedged buckle as pictured was for brisbane built cars i believe and the flats were all others...or was it brisbane and adelaide that got wedged and all others were flat...or is all im waffling with only torana related?

--- Updated ---

ok..things like this bug me when i cant remember but should so i went for a walk in the paddock and found a sydney built hq which had wedged buckles..so its the flat buckle for brisbane.

quite happy to have someone put there 2 bobs worth in if im still mixed up..

--- Updated ---

now i remember..lj torana had flat buckles in the front and wedged in the rear if it was brisbane built and somethin else if it was adelaide..
my head hurts...

So would these be correct??

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/RESTORED-BLAC...item3cb6782fdf

Thanks for trolling out into the paddock
I would imagine its my shout next time im on the mainland

Legends!!