Jump Seats

Today's job is to install the jump seats. These jump seats are a signature item for FJ40's, so I wanted to put them back.
To make room for the roll bar, a previous owner removed the factory jump seats. The roll bar uses some of the same mount points as the roll bar, so you can't have both a roll bar and the jump seats without some ingenuity.
I ended up making mounting brackets and attached the seats to the roll bar. The only issue is that the seats are now about 3 inches inboard from their original position.

[@BurrCustomRods]

Awesome idea. My dad just gave me his completely restored 1977. Just need to do this and a headliner and it’s 100%. Thanks for adding this video. 🤙🏻

[@mikerestoresanfj4069]

Appreciate it

[@joesixpack7551]

Looks great~ You need to add a big 8 foot whip antenna to it and do a console over the top of the windshield for a couple radios, etc.

[@mikerestoresanfj4069]

That's a pretty good idea.

[@craigbrowning9448]

So I take it these seats were part of an 'Off-Road" Vehicle built by Toyota? I am planning a Vanbuild probably using a Ford Econoline or something similar. Wanting a Security Wall between the Cab and the actual Van Space, I was planning to replace the Passenger Seat with a Flip-Down Jump Seat to open up storage space in the area in front of the Passenger Seat. Your video way the closest thing I could find.

[@mikerestoresanfj4069]

These seats were an option on FJ40's when they were new. A previous owner must have removed the seats to make room for a roll bar. I wanted to have both, so I built some adapters that push the seats an inch or so toward the middle. Good luck with your van build.