Buddy Bucket Seat Frame Bolt Locations
 

I'm putting '68 buddy buckets in my '72 (originally bench seat). What is the consensus on the red circled center mount? Should I try to drill a hole in the cab floor and install a bolt there?

Or are the two bolts on each outer edge of the seat frame adequate?

Re: Buddy Bucket Seat Frame Bolt Locations
 

I did with mine, along with a left over gas tank metal plate underneath as a washer

Re: Buddy Bucket Seat Frame Bolt Locations
 

You will probably find this thread Interesting.

Link: https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...+braces&page=2


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Re: Buddy Bucket Seat Frame Bolt Locations
 

I'm not sure if that '69-'72 bucket cab floor brace will be in the correct location for my '68 buddy buckets since the seat mounting is so different?

I do have an original '72 bucket cab floor brace I salvaged from a Blazer tub I scrapped years ago. I'll have to do some measuring.

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You would be correct on that, the lower center OE buddy bucket frame bracket circled in red will not line up with a 69-72 style bucket seat cab floor support brace, they are in different areas of the floor pan. Here are a few of our saved folder pics showing a 67-68 style buddy bucket seat frame and a couple of OE RPO A50 69-72 pickup bucket seat floor pans with the cross brace in place. Mel :chevy:
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Re: Buddy Bucket Seat Frame Bolt Locations
 

I have had 2 1967 cst trucks 1 gmc and 1 chevy with factory buddies and both did not have that hole drilled . I did drill it in my restoration and I removed a piece from another floor so it looked stock and used it as a washer but I guess the factory did not think it was needed.