Build 69 fj55 rebuild

[scrapdaddy]

Yep, that's in the older ones, too.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

who knows what this hole is for all the way to the left? i think it might be for a rear seat belt

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Not sure which direction is front in that photo but if that is near the rear of the rear driver's door then I don't think so. If that's just above the hinges on the passenger side rear door then possibly. Of course you could always check the threads; 7/16-20 UNF. Here's every combination over the years for NA 55s. There was never a shoulder belt option for the rear; at least not according to this information.

 

[scrapdaddy]

They are all the same, all the way back. For some reason they were never used and they were covered up with the headliner, if I remember right.

 

[Ol Yeller]

Imperial threads?
Really

 

[Pighead]

Imperial threads?
Really

Wasn't that due to DOT regs for seatbelt hardware?

 

[dcarpenter]

the seat belts i removed were lap belts so that makes sense but when i removed the head liner i saw them

 

[dcarpenter]

moving along. finally got it back from the upholster I decided to go with a green headliner since it would be hard to match the sun visors with the cream headliner I bought. I think they did a wonderful job of matching the rear bench with the front seats and the color looks killer with the black.

now back to the electrical not my fav!!!

 

[dcarpenter]

i also got some new tires and the grey oem wheels. they look awesome not sure if im going to put the hub caps on or not. i put an extra light in the back similar to the front. not sure how they could see anything with no light back there. put the tuffy center console in and that seems to work well with everything.

 

[Lifelong40Fan]

That looks nice!

 

[scrapdaddy]

Yeah, that does look good.

 

[Lifelong40Fan]

Nice euro mounted mulie in the background too. Here’s one I took about 5 years ago in Gunnison, CO.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Looks great! I vote yes on the hub caps. If yours aren't in good shape they are still available new, and cheap.

 

[PabloCruise]

i also got some new tires and the grey oem wheels. they look awesome not sure if im going to put the hub caps on or not. i put an extra light in the back similar to the front. not sure how they could see anything with no light back there. put the tuffy center console in and that seems to work well with everything.

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That is really looking good!

 

[DTC72]

Yes on the hubcaps and man I wish my pig had a light in the cargo area. Good idea.

 

[greenbeast]

Yes on the hubcaps and man I wish my pig had a light in the cargo area. Good idea.

Agree that is something that never crossed my mind, would’ve been great addition.

 

[PabloCruise]

Yes on the hubcaps and man I wish my pig had a light in the cargo area. Good idea.

It’s a classic Pig mod.

Anyone replacing the headliner should consider it:

Build Post in thread 'POTM - March, 2014 - Javelina By Pablo Cruise'

Mar 15, 2014

I ran out of room to show the interior shot, so here it is. The inside looks very nice with a shot of fresh paint in the cargo area that was previously all scratched up.

About this time I had been thinking about an idea I read about in here, the Pig section of MUD. Someone was saying you could add a dome light in the rear by just chopping off a front mount and inserting it into the spine of the roof. I think it was Todd Slater who got me a dome light mount. My Pig came with infamous "broken light switch" mod, so I found a light that had an intact switch. While I was checking out the light...

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