1950 Chevy truck- types of Bench seats
 

I have a 1950 chevy truck.. I want a full Bench seat.... anyone have replaced their old seat with a newer one from a current vehicle?

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there alot of threads on the board about seats for our truck.
its not a full bench but i use a 2nd row astro van seat
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...25_778x581.jpg

i see your in texas i have this on for sale $40.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...astroseat1.JPG

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LazyPineApple,
thanks But I am looking for a full bench seat...

thanks

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I have the original seat springs from my 52 also, for sale too. from my left overs
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Mid 90s fullsize gm

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1991 Astro mini van. Cheap and plentiful.

I got this one and plan on installing it once it warms up. I like it bacause it was cheap, close to the right width, and no head rests so when reupolstered is should look good.

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1991 Astro mini van. Cheap and plentiful.

I got this one and plan on installing it once it warms up outside. I like it because it was cheap, close to the right width, and no head rests so when reupolstered is should look good. I paid $20 for it.
http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/a...Chevy/seat.jpg

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That should fit pretty nicely but unless the truck is chopped I'd vote for having the stock redone by someone who knows what he is doing. Over the past 40 years I've probably had ten different seats in my 48 since I chopped it an nothing was as comfortable as the stock seat that Bobby Russel in Waco redid for me the week before the Street Rod Nationals in Tulsa in 1973. With that seat I could jump in the truck an make a 400 mile road trip and feel ready for more. The seat I have in it now looks nice in the truck and fits great but is more uncomfortable than sitting on a sheet of plywood.

Note: Any seat you use in these trucks has to have a very thin and upright lean back unless you are very short and thin yourself. The problem with most late model seats is that they leave no room in the cab of AD trucks when they are in the truck. The mini van seats usually have rather thin and upright backs and have bases that are fairly easy to modify to fit our trucks.

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Here's a picture of my early 90s Chevy full size truck bench seat. It fits perfect. It's pretty comfortable. I just threw a Mexican blanket over it for now. But my bud Cato Custom Upholstery is recovering it for me.

I wanted to keep the factory seat surround. So I cut 2"-3" out of the horizontal pieces and welded them back together. That was it fit down inside perfect. You sit lower down in the cab than the stock seat but its so much better. More leg room etc.

[IMG]http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/...k/3ee92180.jpg[/IMG]
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Here's a pic of the seat down in the stock seat surround.
[IMG]http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/...k/708979f9.jpg[/IMG]
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Ok, Cool thanks for a response....

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Thanks for sharing Root2812

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D-Man 313, it's not to wide for this truck is it?

thanks!

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No, have one in my 49, its close to the doors, but doesnt hit. More comfort, more leg room, its adjustable back and forth for different sized drivers. Cheap from the junkyard to.

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Root 2812,
when you prepare to install seat, i would like to see how you create the brackets..

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even though this seat is in a '55 i'm showing it so you'll see the style.. It's a Wiseguys seat and fit a mounted nice... i'm sure they make one for an early '50's truck

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Sure thing. I just picked up a welder so once I get some time to get the metal for the brackets I'll get started. This endless winter has slowed me down a bit.

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Here is my stock '50 seat that was professionally rebuilt and covered.

Original seats can look good and fit right in without any mods.

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...1/DSCN2865.jpg

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The stock seats look nice when recovered.. but man do they take up the space! I'm 5'11" tall and pretty small at 170lbs and with a stock seat and stock steering wheel these trucks feel tiny inside.

My vote is for a early 90's chevy full size seat. The mounting brackets sit nice and flat on the floor (factory seat riser removed) they have a nice skinny back so it can be slid back for lots of leg room. Even with a 2" chop top its comfortable to sit height wise, if ya want more space the side mounts are extremely easy to shorten up to 3-4"
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I am 6'1" and I am jammed in their pretty tight right now! So a low Bench seat that
can be reupholstered is what I am looking for... I have many suggestions which is good! I am looking into them all....

thanks!

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98 layinframe,
do you have any pics of what yours look like with the brackets

thanks!

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I love the look of this seat and I really want one that has a fold down armrest in the middle but the price of this seat is over $2000. Anyone know of a standard seat that is similar that a guy could buy to put in a 1950 Chevy 3100? Thanks

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Do you know measurements of the astro seat? wondering how much difference in it and a full size bench.

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It is 54" wide
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I like the idea of the "no sag" springs. I have been toying with the idea of building a seat frame out of tubing and using that type of spring.
The idea is with the foam instead of coil springs the shape of the finished seat would only be limited by imagination! and on an AD truck it would just drop into the original mount.
:lol:Never mind me I get these ideas from time to time:lol:

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I'm using an astrovan 2nd row bench as well. VERY comfortable on the 740 mile road trip last weekend. The flip down arm rests are a nice bonus too.

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What year was the astro van u got the bench seat from Skymangs?

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I think they are all pretty much the same on the Astro van Seats Ramzbusa. The wrecking yards around here are full of them so a guy can pick and choose. Just take your tape measure and look until you find one you like the looks of. Depending on the level of factory trim in the van the seat might be different too.

I know on the 88 mid 90's Chevy full size seats you don't want the bottom base level seat but one grade up as there is a big difference in comfort level. A buddy gave me a base level 88 seat that was hard as a brick with no back support and later I found a 60/40 out of an extended cab that is super comfortable. I ended up giving the base level seat to another guy just to pass it on the way I got it.

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Thanks for the info!

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I also run the 1990 Silverado 60/40 seat. In my case I use the 60 on the drivers side. I found that with the 40 on the drivers side it felt like I was off center to the drivers side. The seat measures 57 inches at the cushion and 53 inches at the top of the back installed. I have run this seat for over 35K miles now.
Rob
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...E/DSCI0983.jpg

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I am for rebuilding the stock seat

remove the springs from the back and make a plywood/foam back and use the stock frame
There is plenty of room in these old trucks!

Use everything for the bottom stock seat, save time and money use what you have

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I used a 90 chevy bench also. fits great . I tried the astro van seat. it looked to narrow for me . you could see a lot of the back of the cab on both sides the 90
chevy truck seat fills in that gap nicely and you have about a 1/2 in on each side to the doors. 49 chevy

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I've been watching and researching the bench seat issue for some time now, as my '53 3100 needs a seat. I bought a mid-90s Chevy bench from the local pick yard, it fits well and will need recovered. The only problem with these seats is that the covers are glued onto the foam and removing the covers will tear up the foam sometimes drastically, though when you recover it, its not a big deal adding foam, which you would probably do anyhow. I found that most all of the van seats that are not the front seat can be quite thin and could be uncomfortable, and if you wanted to add foam for extra support, the leather will not stretch enough, and the front comfy seats are too wide. Quite the conundrum.

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Not sure if you have em over the pond but I fitted an Alpha 147 rear seat in mine, fits straight in with just putting a little bend in 1 of the wires under the seat base, has an armrest too. Loads of room for me at 6ft

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I tried several mid-90's Chevy pickup seats, an Astro van seat, and finally a '72 Chevelle bench seat.

The Chevelle seat sits on the mid-90's pickup risers with modified sliders. Very comfortable seat, backs tip forward to allow access behind the seat, and it's adjustable.

You can see the width difference of the Chevelle seat vs the 90's truck seat by looking at the floor where the risers were bolted down.

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lazypineapple are you still have the seat for sale
for your 1950 chevy truck?

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Nope
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I chose to keep the original bench seat. The bottom required some spring replacement and frame repairs. The frame was broken in two places and i "sistered" steel channel along bottom to reinforce. I did consider buckets but removing the original seat base (that is attached to the floor of the cab) might weaken it. The original seat coupled with a tilt column may limit my beer consumption.


The original cab floor seems a weak point anyway especially on my frame swap with a k10. I added a full 2x4 steel channel under/across the front and square tubing at the rear between chassis and cab. The latter doubles as a seat belt anchor,