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    Body work cj7

    Working on the body for my CJ7. I replaced the corners and they came out good!. Now I am moving to the side panels and the seatbelt and rollbar areas. Anybody have pics of what they did in that area. I am concerned that the roll bar bolts are smaller than the seatbelt bolts. I was going to replace the seatbelt mounting and build it up. I also looked at the frame tie in kits for the roll bar. Looking for ideas and such.

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    Making your own repair panels, or buying weld-in replacements? I think MC can get panels thru Omix-Ada.

    For a roll cage-frame tie-in kit, check out M.O.R.E. www.mountainoffroad.com

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    I ditched the original seatbelts, put in a 5 point simpson harness, welded a bar across the back rollbar for the top harness, as its suppose to be at the height of your shoulders, its pretty easy, makes you toy safe, and looks good
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    Re: Body work cj7

    Quote Originally Posted by grignac48
    Working on the body for my CJ7. I replaced the corners and they came out good!. Now I am moving to the side panels and the seatbelt and rollbar areas. Anybody have pics of what they did in that area. I am concerned that the roll bar bolts are smaller than the seatbelt bolts. I was going to replace the seatbelt mounting and build it up. I also looked at the frame tie in kits for the roll bar. Looking for ideas and such.

    Thanks
    Well if I remember right the roll bars and seatbelts are both 3/8's grade 8. When I rebuilt my B-pillers (85 CJ), I had the skin off the outside and welded in 7/16 nuts after fixing the pillar its self. Then I welded in the new sheet metal panels.

    After doing all that, I too went with a 4-point harness, but still have the stock belts just in case VDOT doesn't think the 4-point is safe (wouldn't surprise me)
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