the old boy is right, ya shoulda been, missed a lotta fun and these ol trucks stock can teach a lot about paying attention to driving and the machine, not like the magic carpets nowadays that don't allow
any real sensory feedback until there's some catastrophic failure [think Toyota
]
search "seat belts" in general truck or interiors, there's been some threads about them in the TF series, or start a thread there and someone who's done it will chime in, that'll take care of the squirt .... for brakes, the stock brakes are fine if you drive sanely and keep them up to snuff, and the lights are not dim like 6V might be, but if you do much night driving there are simple ways to improve a bit, like halogens up front
Billt
