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Originally Posted by BIGglaSS
... Dan in Pasadena recently had it done, but I don't have the page saved...
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Thanks BIGglass for remembering my thread.
To the OP, Inside the B pillar is just several layers of folded sheet metal. Nothing truly substantial so we cut a large but neat hole through the sheet metal, then TIG welded a lug nut to some 1/8" bar stock and that to the sheet metal we cut out. Then the whole assembly was welded back into the B pillar and ground flush and it looks as though it was factory installed.
In a REALLY substantial accident or a rollover the B pillar will probably bend or distort - and obviously that would be bad. But you've got to remember you're choosing to drive a 60+ year old vehicle and this crashworthiness comes along with it. But in a fender bender or even something quite a bit worse the shoulder belt will keep your face from impacting the steering wheel, metal dash & hardass chrome knobs.
Here's the pics, sorry they came out sideways. I have no idea how to change that.