The FJ40 Interior Is From The Future!

[@jacquesD4D]

Use normal 3 point safety belt clips at the ends of the harness. Quick and safe. They were made for safety belts. Mount the female part to the floor and the male part to the harness end. Quick and safe.

[@Niko-iw1sr]

Was gonna say something similar, using the seat belt clips as quick disconnects

[@doyourbest7655]

Austin, I think you have done everything a person could do to trick out an fj-40! I want to see what you do for wheel well splash control into the engine compartment. Some versions of pickup have a stiff fabric wheel wheel liner for sound deadening in the rear wheel well housing. Like you my front wheel allows wheel water pickup to soak the unprotected firewall area and wiring as well as into the engine compartment. My intent is to make a shaped mold then lay some fabric like sheet felt over the mold and soak with epoxy resin for the flexible liner. If is gets hit by the tires it would not cut the tires like a sheet metal wheel well liner would. Thanks for reviewing the comments and making your special custom parts available. Number one site to find out what you are doing. Well done!

[@jacobomo265]

Cobra buckles for seat belts at cage. They’re rated for riggers belts and fall protection harnesses

[@mike158193]

Good idea

[@TeachART12345]

Love this series dude!

[@ZuluComander]

You beat me to it

[@richardvargas9224]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@GrizzlyPath]

Installing the interior really speaks to all the hard work you’ve put in custom building all the interior panels. Seriously great work. Ignore the haters, everyone has a different style, I’m sure if we looked at their vehicles there’d be stuff we didn’t like. If I were to chime in my 2¢ on aesthetics I’d say it’d be nice to add a bit of color in tastefully. Looks good blacked out, but some OG Toyota stripes or something might kick it off a bit. I’d also maybe paint the interior hardware heads to tone down the chrome. But again, that’s my aesthetic not yours. Keep it up dude!

[@TheMisterWest]

Yep get a standard seat belt buckle on the end of your harness strap and clip that into a buckle secured to your crossbar. you could even tie the two straps together coming off the seat so its one buckle onto the crossbar

[@kennethmiller6158]

Are you taking fj40 to sema personally I think it's fantastic build I have enjoy the build keep the good work

[@lyalholder871]

You should see if they make a retracting thing like the 3 point system that you can attach to the roll bar for the tops. That way you can pull them out and then they'd lock like a normal seatbelt 🤷‍♂️

[@marceldekker4386]

Yes, I had a car with 4 point belts and it had a similar retracting thing on the rollbar.

[@jamesolivier3192]

3pt retractable harnesses are my suggestion. They are awesome for wheeling and street driving as you can still lean forward to see things. People generally only use the lap portion of standard harnesses while wheeling, because you just cant move around enough to see, nor change the radio station and what not.

[@ronthompson2366]

Really looks great 👍... it's the little attention to detail items now. Which is cool, because it sets it apart from the crowd. I think you could get away with a nice set of retractable lap / shoulder belts for normal everyday use. Then if you are going to do something outside of that. Install the harnesses that can be stowed in a bag /cargo net behind the seats. I don't know if a quick connect buckle would be strong enough. Or pass any kind of inspection if you are in some form of competition. However, for everyday use and wheeling. The standard lap and shoulder belt is plenty and more comfortable for traveling.

[@stronglikemonkey]

Man, I love watching your craftsmanship on this build, Brother! Could you tie a bar across the seat base or pedestal for the seat belt? If the seat belt straps reach, that is. Awesome build! Getting there quickly!

[@claudeseide9209]

Install rings on the cross bar and use 3 point harnesses with a clip on the rear band

[@plus790]

Put a 30 degree bend in that shift lever so the end is more perpendicular at the linkage.

[@abpsd73]

That style of flasher unit work really well, I used the same ones in my OBS Ford after going all LED.

[@binhamda]

Add seat belt buckle for your harness in safety bar and that will resolve your problem

[@nssomedude]

Eye bolt in roll bar and a climbing carabiner for the belts.

[@Ryuu0u]

Replace the side windows with lockable gull wings and just climb in through there off the rear tire.

[@steviefresh88]

Cut out a third door!!!!! I would love to see how you would tackle that.

[@gregoriocapeles7146]

Use the suzuki samurai seat idea

[@AdilAdil-y2t]

The greatest build on the internet 👏 only thing missing is a supercharger 😂

[@rogerlloyd7880]

Put a lower cross bar below the one you’re anchoring it to now. Anchor it to that.

[@muasboy]

Every time I think my builds are clean af. I come here and get humbled haha. Your builds are amazing! Keep it up

[@NATHANBROWN80]

Can the kids get to the back seat by going over the console and passing between the driver and passenger seats? Looks like there was more room there then if you were to lean the driver seat forward.

[@travisholmes05]

This is the most underrated KZbin channel, love the content.

[@STAUNCH-nf6ud]

Hi There Austin, Wish i had your skills and knowledge. Not to mention equipment. Huge fan here.

[@tomsloger4073]

The FJ interior looks terrific Austin. The seats look very comfortable and the console seems to take a space age vibe. Great video and work as usual.

[@Iceman-wd1jk]

Love it... These builds that you do are awesome.. keep the brain working your fine.

[@Halfwheelhell]

turn signals are required to be amber. Having rear red turn signals may be dangerous, when on the roads.

[@austinniemela]

@@Halfwheelhell that’s the least of my legal concerns 🤣

[@moneysaversilver]

Is there a way you can put some seat belt retractable ratchets like the kind on regular seat belts that stop you during the car accident that would probably let you move the seatbelt slowly when moving it forward

[@andygraham600]

looks like a million bucks; very nice work

[@derekbain9578]

Corbeau Double Release Retractable 3-Point Harnesses Double Release, Retractable, 3-Point, Pull Down, Nylon, black, 2 in. Width, OEM Style Latch, Bolt-in, Each

[@GiuseppeManzi-l4j]

You outdo yourself every time. Greetings from Italy.

[@pacificnorthwest9416]

Excellent work bro, don’t mind the haters.

[@Kingsize24]

Ive always used buckles

[@IAMSatisfied]

Beautiful work, Austin… thanks for sharing!

[@justincmw]

Don't run the belt through the seat. Just run them around the head and shoulder rest. I have always done that on my sxs because I wanted to be able to remove the seats easily to wash. It's also a lot more comfortable because the belts don't rub on your neck so bad

[@WisdomInTheWoods]

The king of Toyota! So sick!!!

[@v8felon]

Use stock seat belt disconnects on the roll cage. That or kids hope over anything don't let it get to you😂

[@vettepicking]

***A big thing i do now on builds and repairs is to lightly grease bolts and threads . Nothing worse then a seized ss bolt....

[@4015_]

rear facing back seats

[@mahdialsenussi3066]

Amazing WORK ❤️ 👍🏼

[@taurota1554]

Awesome.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

[@andrerosa5719]

This car is amazing! Congratulations!

[@senorspiegel]

This truck looks so good! Pumped for you to get that shake down done!

[@CarlosRivera-bg5nh]

Can someone tell me where I can find the interior carpet that he used I will appreciate the help

[@johncourtneyscott2757]

Holy shit Austin!! You have made something to be very proud of

[@lachinga93]

Can you maybe attach the seatbelts however in your front seat so you can slide the seat and the seatbelts moves too and also you have more room to get inside the car

[@sajidtipu5333]

So nice monster.

[@voltairegoethe]

those cupholders need gimbals and shock absorbers jussayin

[@Jaws677]

Wow looks amazing

[@austinniemela]

@@Jaws677 thanks!

[@joesobaski1966]

Good lord Austin! So nice, as if I would have turned out otherwise.

[@danielvaher]

I would go like normal car seat belt

[@gregh7457]

the future is now

[@RaymondTowner]

aniti sezies all those bolts you install..

[@joshuamorris1955]

looking sick

[@cbdreamer1709]

Sickest thing I’ve ever seen!

[@johnpyle8027]

Make them crawl in the back!

[@danielblizzard701]

That interior is schaweeeeeet! 😍😍😍

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!!

[@travismerrix4391]

Just let the kids crawl across the center console it’s an off-road rig it’s going to be dirty anyways

[@douggrunberg]

Thanks!!!

[@llondoskyllondosky8565]

Manstaaaaabs Brooo !..

[@StormbornJKU]

Looking good!

[@leog9524]

COBRA BUCKLES

[@davefury66]

😎👍🏻😲🔥💯🤘🏻🍻

[@FredieFarmer60]

👍🏽🇺🇸👍🏽

[@Max-ik9qb]

Even knowing this rig is serious under the hood and with the rest of the drivetrain the delivery just screams MALL CRAWLER. The dull paint color, bland black interior, pep-boys steering wheel, cartoonish dash, modern electronics etc.... You basically ripped all the classy right outta of a legendary classic Toyota. 👎

[@pacificnorthwest9416]

You mad?

[@austinniemela]

@@Max-ik9qb omg sorry you ain’t got no taste 🤣

[@Z-Bart]

SEMA 2025!

[@puchitopuchito6531]

Easy seat fix ! Get rid of the kids

[@eastcoaster89]

Dude, I feel like you ruined that thing you started down the right road but you don’t need three or four point harnesses. Get rid of those fuckers and I can’t stand matte black. I’m so over Matte Black on anything should’ve kept the original red or red patina.

[@austinniemela]

@@eastcoaster89 lap belts then? Haha and it’s not matte black 🙄