Low Back Bucket Seats
 

I just acquired a 1977 Chevy K30 SRW standard cab from Arizona a few months ago. I am super excited to finally find this and very eager to start working on it.
My question is weather or not it came with low backs or high backs? This is the first truck I have dealt with bucket seats. I am aware that this was a transition year to the high backs. There are some rub marks on the back of the cab below the window from the original seats. I suppose either high or low back seat could have made them.
Does anybody know when they transitioned from low to high? I know that’s asking a lot but I have faith in you guys/gals. I’ll post some pictures of what I know on the truck. The documents in the truck say it was delivered on 4/77. Would that be early enough to have the low backs.
Thanks for any and all help with this. I want to restore this as correctly as possible. I do have a want ad in classifieds for the low backs.
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I'm going to say that Keith Seymore would be the man to ask. Maybe he will chime in here. That being the transition year, it would be hard to say without having been there.

Thanks xs-style for your reply. I suppose either seat would work but l’m thinking it was the low backs.
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I don't recall ever seeing high back buckets from the factory in a square.

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I had a 78 k10 that had factory high back buckets with a counsel back in the 80s

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1980 12k gvw k30 i purchased from orignal owner

Now that’s a nice interior! High backs with four speed. You don’t see that color to often. It even has the speakers in the door panels.

Did it have power windows and locks?
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I'm working on a 73 with factory buckets, and the rub marks were identical, so I would say low back.

Thanks for sharing Jaysonb. I appreciate it.
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nope was man windows and locks .

350/465/205/4.10 gear gov-loc rear. had 12k trailer towing package also .

she was pin hole rusted out 100% so she got stripped for the parts .

she even had the factory tach in the dash . :metal:

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Well that’s to bad. It sounds like it was optioned out about the same as my ‘80 except for the interior.

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Right/Left high-back buckets rubbings on back of cab, 1979. Mike

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I would say definitely low-backs.

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Interesting, thanks for the pictures. I agree.