Bucket Seat Mounting '84 3+3 CC

[SS From the "Wood"]

I'm in full on research mode for a project I hope kicks off 1st of the year. Fortunately for me, someone already started it, but I plan to finish it, although it's still going to be a full frame off build.

I'm looking at swapping the front bench in favor of a set of late model chevy buckets (integrated seat belts) into the cab, and was wondering if anyone has done it or knows what mounting options work best? Even if I had to fab something up to mate to the cab floor, I don't think it would be too difficult. My preference would be to find a kit to retrofit however. I see that Corbeau makes a seat bracket kit, but don't know if it bolts to the seat frames I'll be getting. Any insight would be appreciated!

-shannon

[notyo_cheez]

For buckets you'll have to tack weld a riser with a nut on it so the inner seat rail can have something to bolt to, if not you'll put stress on the cab floor and the sheet metal will crack.

[SS From the "Wood"]

I will probably just have to keep my patience in check, and make adjustments "on the fly" when I actually have the truck in my possesion.

[SCOTI]

Many Suburbans came w/front buckets & a console. They have the brackets required for the trans tunnel side. They're spot welded to the floor though & will take some persuasion to remove if you have to do it manually.

[yousesteers]

I put seats from an 05 in my 84 CC they were the 40/20/40 bench seat but I would guess the seat mounts very much the same way. I lowered the floor boards 3 inchs basically took the hump off both sides Wish I had went lower Then I put a pitce of 1/4 by 4 flat iron bolted to the bottom of the seat and then bolted that through the floor board and put some big square washers i made on the botttom side of the cab worked pretty well I used all the rails and power stuff off of the 05

[motornut]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Many Suburbans came w/front buckets & a console. They have the brackets required for the trans tunnel side. They're spot welded to the floor though & will take some persuasion to remove if you have to do it manually.

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look for these...worth weight in gold!

[my4by2]

One word of advise - if you get the Corbeau brackets - they'll need to be modified for the crew cab floor. I bought them & their Moab seats & they had to be modified in my 77 crew cab. Other than that though, they were high quality & worked out great!

[kwin]

Originally Posted by yousesteers

I put seats from an 05 in my 84 CC they were the 40/20/40 bench seat but I would guess the seat mounts very much the same way. I lowered the floor boards 3 inchs basically took the hump off both sides Wish I had went lower Then I put a pitce of 1/4 by 4 flat iron bolted to the bottom of the seat and then bolted that through the floor board and put some big square washers i made on the botttom side of the cab worked pretty well I used all the rails and power stuff off of the 05

That is what I did, essentially. I cut the floor down so that the floor behind the front seat runs straight to the ribbing that is between the bumps in the floor.
I cut them down built flanges to support the new top, built a top with beading for strength and ran 1/8 plate from the rear floor under the seat mounts up to the bump and on to the original front floor.
I plug welded the 1/8 plate to the floor and stitched it from the bottom.
Probably overkill but better that than too weak.

I used 2000 GMC seats and took off the 1" risers and like the way they sit.

Good luck.

Keith

[SS From the "Wood"]

Originally Posted by kwin

That is what I did, essentially. I cut the floor down so that the floor behind the front seat runs straight to the ribbing that is between the bumps in the floor.
I cut them down built flanges to support the new top, built a top with beading for strength and ran 1/8 plate from the rear floor under the seat mounts up to the bump and on to the original front floor.
I plug welded the 1/8 plate to the floor and stitched it from the bottom.
Probably overkill but better that than too weak.

I used 2000 GMC seats and took off the 1" risers and like the way they sit.

Good luck.

Keith

Keith, do you have pics of your mod? Feel free to be a post whore here my friend!

-shannon

[kwin]

I haven't taken any, I was going to this afternoon, but I have never had any success posting photos to this site.

Ill try again.

Keith

[SS From the "Wood"]

Just save em to ur desktop and attach to post (paperclip icon when posting new comment) like u would in an email. It won't show in ur post preview until after u submit post. Hope this helps.
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[kwin]

Originally Posted by SS From the "Wood"

Just save em to ur desktop and attach to post (paperclip icon when posting new comment) like u would in an email. It won't show in ur post preview until after u submit post. Hope this helps.
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I have no idea why it always causes me problems , I'm on several forums and it rarely works, maybe its a mac issue , maybe im just dense....
Kind of embarrassing for a photographer...

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[motornut]

don't make them any bigger then 1024 wide or tall
I forget all the time,comes up "missing token".....I missed what lol?
mine are huge (4416x2480),i always have to resize, and crop for a closeup
i have a file ,say like (78 truck) inside it has all my pics,but also a file folder (78 truck(s)
for the smaller pics
after editing a pic, go, file, save as,
and the second smaller pic file is right there...to save it in
and post with those

[pig rig]

I put bucket seats out of something in my crew cab and what I did was lay 1" squar tube across the floor, so it spanned from driver to passangers front and rear. and once I had the tub setting squar I made tabs that I bolted into the stock seat mounting locations then welded them to the 1" tube then I mounted the seats to the tube and I found a center councel I liked and I was able to mount it to the tubing also. THE nice part is I could unbolt the brakets and pull both seats and councel out as a whole

[SS From the "Wood"]

I hope these show up correctly...

This is what I'm hoping to end up with. Front buckets (integrated belts) w/ fold down center console, and with a little luck, I'll be able to use the 2nd row too in the rear so pattern matches.

Anyone able to shed more light?

-Shannon

[yousesteers]

Originally Posted by SS From the "Wood"

I hope these show up correctly...

This is what I'm hoping to end up with. Front buckets (integrated belts) w/ fold down center console, and with a little luck, I'll be able to use the 2nd row too in the rear so pattern matches.

Anyone able to shed more light?

-Shannon

Exactly what I have in my 84 CC out of an 05 silverado watch my build thread as I will try to get pictures of them up there tonight or tomorrow