RHD BJ70 Rear Shoulder Belts (1 Viewer)

[PinkLemon]

I have an Australian spec 1985 RHD BJ70 and - as many of your know for this year and variant - it didn't come with a factory rear seat. I found a rear seat from a BJ71 in Japan and managed to get it over here to the US along with all its mounting hardware. So I'm all set with installing the actual seat... Unfortunately - as has been discussed as part of a few threads on IH8MUD - the 1985 BJ70/71 rigs that did not come with a factory rear seat do not have the reinforced mounting points for shoulder belts on the rear pillars.

Anyone have any novel ways of installing shoulder belts in a BJ70/71 that doesn't involve installing a roll bar? Lap belts are relatively straightforward, but I want to put my kids back there so would prefer shoulder belts. I know there are a few threads on this already, just wanted to see if there's been any updates to ideas re this concept...

 

[Josh NZ]

Do you have have the vertical bars that run across the window? I can take some photos of my truck. It's a factory BJ71 with rear seats ect

 

[lumpy70]

What I was going to do with mine before I changed to an 80 was install Tahoe/Suburban Seats, they have integral shoulder belts
http://chevroletforum.com/forum/att...burban-3rd-row-seats-fit-into-tahoe-tahoe.jpg

You'd have to fabricate some seat mounts but then you ar egood to go.

They can be found on Kijiji / Ebay starting at $150 or so. Just search for "third row Tahoe"

Craig.

 

[roscoFJ73]

I have an Australian spec 1985 RHD BJ70 and - as many of your know for this year and variant - it didn't come with a factory rear seat.

I have not heard of this before. Are you sure it hasn't been removed? If it doesn't have seat belt attachment points , I would say it is most likely a JDM import to Australia.
The only way to license the imports with no seatbelts in Australia was to remove the rear seat and lic it as a 2 seater.
The information on the aluminium tag would confirm its original intended market

 

[PinkLemon]

What I was going to do with mine before I changed to an 80 was install Tahoe/Suburban Seats, they have integral shoulder belts
http://chevroletforum.com/forum/att...burban-3rd-row-seats-fit-into-tahoe-tahoe.jpg

You'd have to fabricate some seat mounts but then you ar egood to go.

They can be found on Kijiji / Ebay starting at $150 or so. Just search for "third row Tahoe"

Craig.

Thanks Craig. That's a good idea re the Suburban seats... But I already have a rear seat out of a BJ71, all I need is belts.

 

[PinkLemon]

I have not heard of this before. Are you sure it hasn't been removed? If it doesn't have seat belt attachment points , I would say it is most likely a JDM import to Australia.
The only way to license the imports with no seatbelts in Australia was to remove the rear seat and lic it as a 2 seater.
The information on the aluminium tag would confirm its original intended market

Don't think they've been removed, if you pull up the rear floor covering there's definitely no sign of a rear seat ever being installed. It's not a JDM import either, I don't think: it has all the "manufactured to Australian standards" plates under the bonnet that you usually find on the non-JDM Cruisers.

 

[PinkLemon]

Do you have have the vertical bars that run across the window? I can take some photos of my truck. It's a factory BJ71 with rear seats ect

No vertical bars across the rear windows...

 

[clintnz]

My LJ71 has some vertical bars there that would have been a retrofit to get it legal when it first arrived in NZ as a used jap import. You can see them in the pics below although the seats & belts have been removed:

Not sure if they are picking up some factory bolt holes there or if there's just a big washer behind the sheet metal.

Cheers
Clint

 

[PinkLemon]

My LJ71 has some vertical bars there that would have been a retrofit to get it legal when it first arrived in NZ as a used jap import. You can see them in the pics below although the seats & belts have been removed:

Not sure if they are picking up some factory bolt holes there or if there's just a big washer behind the sheet metal.

Cheers
Clint

Thanks for the photos Clint, but I don't have those bars on mine. In fact, my rear side windows are solid, so quite different. Thanks anyway!

 

[roscoFJ73]

There are alphabetical codes that define which market it was intended for . Maybe some were imported for a special customer or use.
Doe's it have vinyl flooring or carpet?

 

[PinkLemon]

There are alphabetical codes that define which market it was intended for . Maybe some were imported for a special customer or use.
Doe's it have vinyl flooring or carpet?

Vinyl...