3 inch - very cool, can't wait to hear that sound! Very nice welding!

 

yes i´m excited to hear it also

 

....since any of the P/O´s haven´t work with the required special tools it wasn´t easy to remove the wiper switch, but today i had the idea ...
the beat-up nut



i drilled two 2mm holes (do you know what 2mm are? i have no clue what fraction of an inch it is )


...to turn it with that i don´t know the english word for "Sicherungsringzange"

 

other than that above, i started with the seat belts,
Fabricated the upper mounts to weld in the pillar:









but i did not have the perfect idea for the latch mounts behind the seat.
Do you have ideas where and how to mount it?

 

upper mounts look good.

 

Sicherungsringzange: I don't know if this a correct word for word translation but we call that a needle nose pliers. Smart thinking, not a dum kopf!

 

Looks like lock ring pliers abe..▾
Dictionary German-English

Sicherungsringzange noun, feminine (technology)

circlip pliers pl (almost always used)

less common:
snap ring pliers pl

 

I thought they looked like snap ring pliers.

I did the math and 2mm works out to be real close to 5/64", then I found this handy conversion chart.

http://www.general-steel.com/pdf/fractions.pdf

 

Hi Ingo, As I told you a few days back it's really a pleasure to see such fine work. As to the question abut seat belts. I anchored mine in the same place you now show yours. When I do this front end switch, I was "thinking" about moving them to the floor and putting 4 in. wide piece of aluminum under the cab for strength. I'm a little iffy where they are anchored now but passengers have said they feel solid. Hate to have an accident to test it out.. The only real complaint I have is the belt binding on stock armrests and upholstery on bench seat as you put them on.. Before I knew it, belt had rubbed a spot on bench seat. Live and learn. Great work !!

 

thank you all!
Snap ring pliers sounds good to me.
Wayne that fractions / mm conversion chart is good, i saved it on my Computer, nobody knows...

Capnrik thank you for your suggestions, for sure i will put a reinforcement underneath. M y problem is i wanted the latches not with the belt than with that stiffer cable, but this is too short to reach from the bench to the floor, so i have to raise it. But raising makes it less stout, so i'm not sure how to reinforce it.

almost like that:

 

Abe, thank you for the compliment ;-)

 

to the rear mounts for the seat belt latches i decided weld that reinforcement in :

 

Hey Ingo, You're welcome but I'd be really surprised if you hadn't considered this problem/issue yourself from about a 100 different angles. The main reason I put my 2 cents worth in was the fact before I knew it, the seat belts on both sides rubbed the bead raw on my new upholstery, having a bench seat. I'll try and send a picture tomorrow. We'll see about the "old dog" n new tricks thing. My apologies for not getting back to you sooner but we are in a rush to get out of town for a month before I get started on the IFS replacement. Being such a tech idiot/dinosaur, I've been trying to learn how to send/receive my email on my phone.so I can keep viewing you and others' great work/ideas (and learn a few things, hopefully) while on the road. Eight states and maybe 5k miles. Hopefully I'll get things figured pretty good so I can do a decent job with pictures and stuff. Soooo----- in the meantime, take care, keep up the great work---and have fun. Later

 

Hey Capnrik of course i considered the problem / issue my self, but i just wanted 'the best' solution and i was curious to know what the comunity did :-)

 

Judging from the pictures, there's no doubt in my mind. I took a picture of the issue I have/had with seat/seat belt and arm rest and will try and figure out how to send it from my phone on the road. Good practice till I can start on front end. We are leaving in about 5 min and will return in about a month and 5k miles. Take care.