Can I Use these Bolts to Attached My Toolbox? (1 Viewer)

[greytandy]

I want to put this toolbox behind the passenger as it fits so nicely. Can I (re)use these bolts (circled in blue) to attach my toolbox? I figure they're probably only used to hold the body together. Thanks.

 

[Degnol]

Sure, those are the original seat belt attachment points.

 

[Coolerman]

Those bolts look like the ones used to hold a rear heater in place. Well DUH! just realized that is a long passenger seat... Don't see why you could not use them for a tool box though...

OT but what kind of seat belt anchor bracket is that?

 

[greytandy]

Thanks Degnol! Why are they so far back?

 

[greytandy]

OT but what kind of seat belt anchor bracket is that?

I got them on-line a while back. Not sure where. With the seatbelts being anchored to the floor (not the seat) and me being a big boy, I needed a bit of extension.

EDIT: CCOT has them but that's not where I got them. http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/coolfj40_1971_9136846

 

[Degnol]

Those bolts look like the ones used to hold a rear heater in place. Well DUH! just realized that is a long passenger seat... Don't see why you could not use them for a tool box though...

OT but what kind of seat belt anchor bracket is that?

Coolerman, I think these were originally there. PO probably removed them and replaced with bolts to keep from sitting on them

 

[Coolerman]

You serious? Those are OEM seat belt bolts? Learn something new every day on Mud...

Wonder if those are still in the system?

Could you verify they are 11mm x 1.25 thread?

 

[Degnol]

You serious? Those are OEM seat belt bolts? Learn something new every day on Mud...

Wonder if those are still in the system?

I don't know if they are still in the system, but you can have these if you want. I may have one more.

Ed


Wait.....................you're futzing wit me

I now realize you were axeing about HIS seatbelt attachment.

 

[Coolerman]

I don't know if they are still in the system, but you can have these if you want. I may have one more.

Ed


Wait.....................you're futzing wit me

I now realize you were axeing about HIS seatbelt attachment.

Wasn't messing with you at all! ;p

I will take those bolts if you have them. I like the weirdness of some of the OEM stuff. Maybe I can trade you something for them? What do you need?

I need to know if they are 11mm to verify the entry I made in the nuts and bolts thread

 

[Degnol]

Sorry, I went home for lunch and did not check the thread size, but I will. I'll also look for the third one if I have it I'll send it, too.
PM me your address again and I'll mail them out on Wednesday.

Oh, and trade? Do you have any extra functioning brain cells? I need a couple.


Ed

 

[shelfboy1]

hey degnol checked several trucks going by the ribs thats where the rear heater is bolted. seatbelts on older rigs at least in this area were installed at the dealer. but on a truck without the heater those would work good for seat belts .both my factory ragtops 69 and 70 dont even have those holes never had rear heaters, not trying to start a fight just adding some info good luck

 

[Degnol]

Well, they are offset to the left(diver's side) so I doubt the heater bolted there. And the holes are factory as they have captured nuts and reinforcing there

Ed

 

[shelfboy1]

Well, they are offset to the left(diver's side) so I doubt the heater bolted there. And the holes are factory as they have captured nuts and reinforcing there

Ed

they are basicly in center of truck check the tranny hump in both my trucks that is where the rear heater is and the heater bolts down using factory holes and captured nuts .no way to really know but i bet they measure 9and 1/2 " center for the heater .im going by the ribs in the floor also plus those bolts are to small for seatbelts. also in the 61 fj40s ive owned ive never seen the belts bolted there but that doesnt mean that it couldnt be done good luck

 

[CruisinMT]

i'd say those would be for a heater looks like my 67' you should be able to use those to bolt in your toolkit.

 

[Coolerman]

Well here is a pic of where a 1969 heater sits.
I know on my 2/71 there were holes in the mid bed section right behind both driver and passenger and ONE hole just about in the center of the mid bed that had 11mm x 1.25 bolts going into a HEAVY re-enforcement underneath.

Pic one shows location of a 1969 heater.

Pic two shows the re-enforcement for the seat belt bolt. The smaller hole is for the seat mount. (Pic is a new mid bed piece I had made up. re-enforcement is original piece.)

 

[Degnol]

We must be talking about two different things here. The first pic in the thread confused me. I thought it was directly behind the driver's seat That's where the bolts are on my 65-66. They are 11x1.25 and do have reinforcement underneath. I have never used them for seat belt attachment points, but that's what was screwed in the holes and that's what was attached to them

Ed


Mark, your thingies are on the way..................whatever they are

 

[CruisinMT]

coolerman your pics shows it clearly

 

[greytandy]

Cool. My rig had a rear heater at one time.

 

[shelfboy1]

my 65 has those same holes for the seat belts ed , dont know when they moved em. probably when they added the rear heater keep your info coming its helped alot of people on here good luck

 

[Degnol]

my 65 has those same holes for the seat belts ed , dont know when they moved em. probably when they added the rear heater keep your info coming its helped alot of people on here good luck

It's all good I just didn't want to be putting out bad info here as I have done before. I only have one cruiser and probably should not extrapolate so much from that. Thanks for the props Also, my rig was PO'd in a big way, interior-wise. I've said this before, but the original seats were gone and the "front" seat was out of a Mont Carlo.......a faux bucket/bench seat held in with sheetmetal screws.............DAMN, I wish I had taken pics.


Ed