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jasonroman 07-12-2010 09:14 AM

seats...what did you put in your truck
 
well im just wondering what you fellas might have put in?
i have bench in mine now. 82 had buckets, maybe out of a camaro. looked good. but gone now.
please post pics and what they came out of.
looking for ideas.
thanks

not a great pic. but one i found of my 82's inside
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...o/DSC02526.jpg

N2TRUX 07-12-2010 09:52 AM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
What's your preference........High Back or Low Back buckets

Need advice on some seat options.


Seat cover and carpet

jasonroman 07-12-2010 09:54 AM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
sorry man
i was just looking to see some interior set ups.
thought i could end up with alot of pics and info or ideas for me and others.

Low87 07-12-2010 10:13 AM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
Mine are mid-90s Dodge Caravan buckets. Those buckets you had look good in there.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v698/gmccourt/135.jpg

jasonroman 07-12-2010 10:15 AM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
yea, i wish i still had that truck man!

Low87 07-12-2010 10:21 AM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
BTW, I don't think Ken was calling your post a bad idea, just linking some similar threads. Could be wrong, but that's my take on it.

jasonroman 07-12-2010 10:24 AM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
yea, i dont mean to post stupid stuff.
and i didnt search. i actually saw 2 of the 3 links he posted.
i was looking for more images, so i threw it out there.

C10Silverado79 07-12-2010 10:52 AM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
just recently put a 60/40 bench from a 92 ext cab in mine.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/k...y/DSCN0700.jpg

jasonroman 07-12-2010 10:54 AM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
how much modifying is involved to swap seats?

mitch1965 07-12-2010 03:44 PM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
I installed the 60/40 bench from a '96 into my '85. Wasn't too bad, just had to make a frame for the seat, then weld it into place on the '85 slide mechanism. The pain was setting the front/back placement to provide legroom for me, while having adjustability for my wife. I love it, my wife loves it.
I'll add pictures when I get home.

KQQL IT 07-12-2010 03:46 PM

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The straight bench is pretty easy. The split bench i havnt done one of them. http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/o...15pile0001.jpg http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/o...15pile0002.jpg http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/o...15pile0006.jpg I used the stock bench track and didnt use the 91 seat track.

C10Silverado79 07-12-2010 05:51 PM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonroman (Post 4085084)
how much modifying is involved to swap seats?


Here
is a link to the mods that I did to mount the seat.

N2TRUX 07-12-2010 10:20 PM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Low87 (Post 4085051)
BTW, I don't think Ken was calling your post a bad idea, just linking some similar threads. Could be wrong, but that's my take on it.

You are correct sir. I looked it up because there was a similar thread that had several links in it. I couldn't find that one so I posted those. The phone rang so I didn't have to to post anything other than the links.

glock35ipsc 07-13-2010 11:25 AM

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Back seat out of a 90 crew cab. Hardly ever been sat in, so the foam feels like new. And the price was right!

tucsonjwt 07-13-2010 01:26 PM

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I had my stock seat rebuilt and recovered for about $225, but if I had it to do over again I would get some late model 60/40 GM truck seat with integral fold down armrest. I saw a nice seat set up from a 2003 GMC for $250 at a junkyard recently, plus it had integral seat belts which I like. Those seats are much more comfortable than our stock seats, and when the driver's seat wears out you just have to rebuild/replace that one seat, not the whole bench.

Low87 07-13-2010 01:57 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc (Post 4086915)
Back seat out of a 90 crew cab. Hardly ever been sat in, so the foam feels like new. And the price was right!

Now there's a good idea I never thought of.

engineco713 07-19-2010 07:17 PM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonroman (Post 4084990)
well im just wondering what you fellas might have put in?
i have bench in mine now. 82 had buckets, maybe out of a camaro. looked good. but gone now.
please post pics and what they came out of.
looking for ideas.
thanks

not a great pic. but one i found of my 82's inside
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...o/DSC02526.jpg

How much problem is involved to put Camaro seats in there? A lot of welding? I am trying to find a replacement that would mount up easily with the least modification.

glock35ipsc 07-19-2010 07:23 PM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Low87 (Post 4087147)
Now there's a good idea I never thought of.

They are the same exact seat. Just remove the brackets from the rear seat, and bolt down the sliders from the front.

That being said, I picked these up on Friday:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...5ipsc/Seat.jpg

and got these today:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...seattracks.jpg

Plans are to remove all the OEM hardware off of the seats and install the above slide tracks. Then I will build a rectangular frame from thick wall 1" square tubing and attach mounting tabs to bolt into the stock location on the floor. Then I can make mounting tabs to fit the new slide tracks. This way I can set the seat height right where I want it, as well as the angle front to back.

Blake_H 07-19-2010 11:26 PM

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I got mine out of a '91 Suburban, and have been very happy with them.

http://s787.photobucket.com/albums/y...=1279596343068

flamingbig10 07-20-2010 12:21 AM

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mine are after market seats, I have no idea who makes them, I got them at a swap meat and had them recovered
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...0/IMAG1556.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...0/IMAG1557.jpg

engineco713 07-25-2010 11:06 AM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc (Post 4096972)
They are the same exact seat. Just remove the brackets from the rear seat, and bolt down the sliders from the front.

That being said, I picked these up on Friday:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...5ipsc/Seat.jpg

and got these today:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...seattracks.jpg

Plans are to remove all the OEM hardware off of the seats and install the above slide tracks. Then I will build a rectangular frame from thick wall 1" square tubing and attach mounting tabs to bolt into the stock location on the floor. Then I can make mounting tabs to fit the new slide tracks. This way I can set the seat height right where I want it, as well as the angle front to back.


So you use the rear seat from a crew cab or suburban and mount the seats to the floor brackets? I'm just trying to get clarification.

glock35ipsc 07-25-2010 11:24 AM

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Not Suburbans, just crew cabs. They are the same seat, so you just swap out the slide tracks from your seat to the replacement seat.

80stepsideguy 07-25-2010 12:59 PM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
Once i get done w/ my truck i`m gonna Get these recovered, i`m using seats out of a 87 corvette.There comfortable, adjustable as i used the bucket seat floor mounts from a truck and modified the seat tracks on the corvette to mount to the factory floor holes rather then drilling new ones and using aftermarket bolts.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...y/IMGP0721.jpg

S10Fan 07-25-2010 01:10 PM

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Chevy Cavalier with headrests removed, console from a 2005 Cadillac DeVille.

ECU PIRATE 07-25-2010 01:31 PM

Re: seats...what did you put in your truck
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonroman (Post 4084990)
well im just wondering what you fellas might have put in?
i have bench in mine now. 82 had buckets, maybe out of a camaro. looked good. but gone now.
please post pics and what they came out of.
looking for ideas.
thanks

not a great pic. but one i found of my 82's inside
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...o/DSC02526.jpg

What kind of tranny are you running in there bro?


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