Bucket seat primer
There were 2 styles of buckets available 67-72. One style, used from 67-68 are essentially a 40/20/40 combo bolted to a metal tubular frame. The center seat is a flipup/flipdown console/armrest affair. These are the hardest to locate but the easiest to install as they use the existing bench seat bracket mounting holes. They are on the left in the attached pic.
The other style, intoduced in 69, used 2 buckets and a center console. The correct center console has rectangular holes to stow the seat belt buckle where you normally would find cup holders. The driver side seat is adjustable, the passenger side seat is fixed in pickups. These same seats are used in Blazers but the passenger side bracket is designed to allow the seat to flip forward for access to rear seat. You need to drill holes in the floor for these brackets as there are not the same design as bench brackets and are not interchangeable. 2 vinyl patterns were used. In 69/70, a single scroll pattern was used. In 71/72 a double scroll was used. They could also be had with hounstooth inserts. These are the center and right buckets pictured.
Brackets:
The second pic shows the correct truck brackets. You should buy seatrs with brackets intact if at all possible as tracking down a correct set of brackets is a pain.
The low back buckets were used in trucks and blazers 73 to mid 70's or so. These are nearly identical to 69-72 and when covered with period seat covers look almost indistiguishable from them. The brackets on 73-up seats are not compatible with 67-72 cabs however. The consoles used 73-up had cup holders in place of the rectangular holes. Otherwise the consoles are the same shape and size. A board member (Tom Hand) used 73-up seats and fashoned a system of brackets out of bench brackets to mount them. You can PM him for some more details, I'm sure.
Have fun, try the parts board as a starter for locating some but they are pricey. expect to pay $300+ and then expect to have to completely recondition them.
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Currently on or near the homestead:
67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's)
67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction)
67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler)
67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC)
68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC)
70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC)
71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor)
72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor)
72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor)
72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC)
81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler)
82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy)
93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car)
02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk)
2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter
Maybe I need to sell some of this crap
Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all
Last edited by CPNE; 04-30-2003 at 05:01 PM.
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