Oyaji_Jon
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Reged: 11/01/01
Posts: 3269
Loc: Pebble Beach, CA
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Re: Oyaji's '87 FJ60
08/27/11 03:30 AM
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I made a run to Stockton to see Don and Georg for some work.
First, let me just say that Georg@Valley Hybrids is a stand up guy and did follow up work on the t-case and diff work he previously did with no questions asked. It took him a day to get it all done with my dumb-ass looking on, and once again, I learned a lot. Thanks again for the hospitality, bro!
Don@FC Fab, on the other hand, worked more metal magic on the Wag. When he build my seat pan, he integrated a tab on the pan behind the seat for the shoulder harnesses to temporarily bolt to. He said he didn't like the angle of the belts pulling on my shoulders, so I asked about the possibility of making a removable harness bar that I can use while off-road with my kid, but that we can still use the rear seat for passenger duty on the road. He gave me exactly that.
As you can see, the bar bolts into the location of the brackets that lock the rear seat back into place. Don welded a scab plate in and added a third threaded hole for the bar. To use the bar, I just fold down the rear seat, remove the factory brackets and bolt in the harness bar. With the bar removed, I can put the factory brackets back in and use the rear seat as normal. When the bar is in place, it really stiffens up the body, and I like it A LOT.
The other thing Don did for me was weld in a plate with a welded nut for the Toyota optional shoulder belts that I ordered a while ago. Now when the rear seat is in use, I have shoulder belts for the precious cargo that rides back there. Thanks again, Don!
The last thing we talked about at length during my visit was topping and caging this thing. Damn, I'm on the edge and slipping...:D
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73
-Jon
KJ6GVM
As seen on Expedition with TX plates: VEGETARIAN - An old Indian word for poor hunter
Grampa's Trooper
1974 FJ40
1987 FJ60
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