@cppilot- it was a pleasure to see the fire truck in action both on and off-road. You are correct that the truck is a magnet for strangers starting conversations with you.
FYI- BelMetric does stock JIS B1180 hardware. The link below is showing bolts in both zinc and Stainless. Notice on the left lower part of the page that I filtered the selection to only show JIS B1180 hardware. I have ordered from BelMetric many times....no issues and fast shipping...
Awesome assist by @KT40. Ken helped another LV restoration out of a serious jam with ultra rare LV pieces.
A lot of good LV karma and incredible generosity!
Link below is to FJ Company.... Serious resto-mod 45LV with what I think are Scheel Mann Buckets. Scroll down to the gallery
FJ Company Green 45LV Gallery
This is very old video on YouTube, but it highlights a pretty nice bucket seat/center console solution on an LV. Start watching around minute 4:30 of the video. I think these are manual 80 series buckets that don't look out of place in a resto-mod truck.
TLC4x4 45LV with Bucket seats