The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1967 - 1972 Chevy/GMC Suburbans & Panels Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-05-2014, 06:52 AM   #1
Cumminpwr11
Southern Nevada Coal Roller
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Las Vegas NV
Posts: 191
I need mounting ideas for newer 3rd row seat

Well I officially out grown my suburban. I need more seats. The wood in the back seems a bit worn to my liking and if I am mounting a seat for my kids to sit I need peace of mind that they are safe.

What have other people done that you know about?

I am thinking about replacing the wood and then attaching metal plants running the whole length side to side and attach to the frame and body.

I also thought about having someone graft in a newer rear area from a 2000+ chevy suburban. I want safe, but I can't afford crazy custom work.

Thanks

Chris
__________________
Chris

72 Suburban, 1 ton dodge chassis 4wd cummins, DTT 47rh 89%, PDR VE 3200 spring, PODS, Piers Turbo.

36 Chevy P/U rat rod project. 4bta cummins
Cumminpwr11 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-05-2014, 08:31 AM   #2
Bigdav160
Registered User
 
Bigdav160's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Klein Texas
Posts: 3,852
Re: I need mounting ideas for newer 3rd row seat

I seen that floor change on this forum before. Looked like a lot of work. There is a cross member where the original third seat rear feet attached. I'm not sure about securing the front.

On a side note, my '65 Town Wagon was originally a three seat SUV. It used some type of hook and pin to attach the seats to the floor. The rear two seats are missing but the pieces are still in the floor. I don't think they are attached to a cross member at all, just the plywood.
__________________
My Classics:
'72 K20 Suburban + '65 Dodge Town Wagon
'72 Corvette Roadster +'67 Corvette Roadster
'73 Z-28 Camaro
'63 Ford SWB Uni Pickup
'50 Ford Coupe
Bigdav160 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-06-2014, 09:54 PM   #3
Cumminpwr11
Southern Nevada Coal Roller
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Las Vegas NV
Posts: 191
Re: I need mounting ideas for newer 3rd row seat

I have a buddy that works for Curtis Motorsports(trophy trucks) and he said we can try and fab something up in the "shop" lol

I might go to the local pick a part and cut up the rear floor on a few suburbans, see if we can graft in a rear floor at least get the pocket cups for third row seats.

Fun times

Chris
__________________
Chris

72 Suburban, 1 ton dodge chassis 4wd cummins, DTT 47rh 89%, PDR VE 3200 spring, PODS, Piers Turbo.

36 Chevy P/U rat rod project. 4bta cummins
Cumminpwr11 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2014, 09:51 PM   #4
ThreeQtr
Registered User
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Port St Lucie,FL
Posts: 203
Re: I need mounting ideas for newer 3rd row seat

Whodaman did what I believe is what you are looking to do. All late model seats and metal floorpan in rear.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=574056&page=2
ThreeQtr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2014, 07:34 PM   #5
68 TT
Still plays with trucks
 
68 TT's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Spokane, WA
Posts: 3,556
Re: I need mounting ideas for newer 3rd row seat

Quote:
Originally Posted by ThreeQtr View Post
Whodaman did what I believe is what you are looking to do. All late model seats and metal floorpan in rear.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=574056&page=2
I was thinking of the same thing but with a much more common square body Suburban as the donor. The frames are the same width apart as the 67-72 so it should make things easier to fit up.

I want to use the second and third row floor pan sections in my swap possibly the front floor section too. I considered a body swap onto an altered wheel base square body Suburban chassis & floor pan assembly.
__________________
miSSed opportunity - ground up creation of an AWD 1994 454 SS that never was http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=795577
69 C10 shortbed stepside 400 small block - built like what a super sport truck could have been
69 K20 lwb TBI 350 4L60E NP208 14-bolt Dana-44 w/disc
68 Camaro SS / RS 500hp 439 inch roller cam big block 4L80E
79 Malibu TPI 350 4L60 w/ Z28 steering & sway bars
68 TT is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:39 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com