buckets on a Custom deluxe

[66+81]

Did they ever put buckets on a 1981 Chevy Custom Deluxe C10?

[sameyrasmea72]

I am not positive, but I would think that you could get the optional buckets on any trim level of a truck.

[bigarmzz]

yep....they made em in that year

[66+81]

alright. Buckets for mine, then.

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by 66+81

Did they ever put buckets on a 1981 Chevy Custom Deluxe C10?

Yes according to my 1981 Chevrolet sales brochure and the 1981 Chevrolet "Consumer Information" guide they were available on all trim levels. They would have been high buckets ....

[bigblock73]

I think 81 (maybe 82) was the last year for buckets in a regular cab truck too. Anyone know for sure? Ken, have any 82 or 83 info?

[bigarmzz]

i got these factory buckets from a 78 c-10 reg cab....i actually got them in the truck (finally) today

i had them re-upholestered

i think these are the low buckets

the pass side doesnt adjust forward and backward..where you put it is where it will stay in other words

[86swb]

Originally Posted by bigarmzz

the pass side doesnt adjust forward and backward..where you put it is where it will stay in other words

I never could understand this. This is the same on my '70.

[bigarmzz]

i'm wanting to spend the big $$$ and get some from here:

http://www.atthemart.com/acb/showpro...ectGroup_ID=29

i went to pennsylvania last week to pick up a tonneau cover i won on ebay, and he had a set of these in his truck....he said they bolted right up...

man, were these things nice....made the inside of his truck look like a caddilac

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by bigblock73

I think 81 (maybe 82) was the last year for buckets in a regular cab truck too. Anyone know for sure? Ken, have any 82 or 83 info?

Jeff, I don't have any "truck" info past 81. Everything I have for 82 is Blazer related...

[bigblock73]

bigarmzz, yes, those are "low" backs. Low backs were used up till 77, although some 77's did get low backs, most I believe got high backs (as indicated by the advertisements I have seen).

Ken, bummer... (but I understand)

[bigarmzz]

Originally Posted by bigblock73

bigarmzz, yes, those are "low" backs. Low backs were used up till 77, although some 77's did get low backs, most I believe got high backs (as indicated by the advertisements I have seen).

Ken, bummer... (but I understand)

hmmm...interesting....

man Jeff, between you and Ken, you guys know just about everything about these damn things

[N2TRUX]

Here is a pic of the 77 low backs. Sorry for the poor quality, I cleaned it up as best as I could.......

[bodydropped]

i like both but i wanted to be different so i went with honda seats which r low back with a 1 peice headrest that will be gettin a screen soon installed but dads truck came factory with high back headrest

[bigblock73]

In regards to the passenger seat, why would you need to move it forward? There is nothing the passenger needs to reach (pedals or steering wheel).

Now if it were a drivers ed truck, that would be a different story.

Ken, it is weird your brochure shows low backs in '77...my '77 Blazer had high backs. Wonder of the trucks got low backs till 78, and the blazers got the high backs one year earlier? BTW - both sets of truck high back seats I purchased were from '78 models.

[84 PUMPKIN]

The passenger side seat being non-adjustable is an easy fix.

Just get an additional driver's side track assembly and install it on the passenger seat. The adjusting lever will be on the inside of the seat but there's plenty of room between the console and the seat. Both seats are the same so it's a plug and play operation.

I just installed '77 low back buckets in my '84 stepper so I know this will work. If you want the adjuster on the outside of the seat you can do a little fab work and make it happen. Getting that extra track assembly might take a little doing but it's worth it if you want an adjustable passenger seat.

[bigarmzz]

Originally Posted by 84 PUMPKIN

The passenger side seat being non-adjustable is an easy fix.

Just get an additional driver's side track assembly and install it on the passenger seat. The adjusting lever will be on the inside of the seat but there's plenty of room between the console and the seat. Both seats are the same so it's a plug and play operation.

I just installed '77 low back buckets in my '84 stepper so I know this will work. If you want the adjuster on the outside of the seat you can do a little fab work and make it happen. Getting that extra track assembly might take a little doing but it's worth it if you want an adjustable passenger seat.

well thats a good idea in theory....theres only one problem though......

these factory buckets and brakets are nearly impossible to find

[84 PUMPKIN]

I realize you can't go down to Wal-mart and buy 'em but they pop up from time to time. I've gone months without seeing any for sale and then I've bought several sets at one time. You never know. You can install the passenger seat in the fixed positon and look for an additional driver's side seat track while you're riddin'. If/when you find the track it will use the same holes as the fixed seat brackets so it's not a big deal to do the swap.

[66+81]

are the ones for the 70s the same as the 81? cause I kinda want mine to look slightly orig..

[Captkaos]

1977 was the transition year, so you are going to see both offered.

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by bigblock73

.....Ken, it is weird your brochure shows low backs in '77...my '77 Blazer had high backs. Wonder of the trucks got low backs till 78, and the blazers got the high backs one year earlier? BTW - both sets of truck high back seats I purchased were from '78 models.

Originally Posted by Captkaos

1977 was the transition year, so you are going to see both offered.

Correct, and correct! 77 was very much a transition year for many things. There were things that ran 73 to 77, 77 to 80 and 77 only on these trucks. Just so you know, that brochure is for GMC trucks. If you look at the 77 Chevy truck brochure it doesn't show buckets at all...