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Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
So I'm looking at bucket seat replacement foam and it's coming in around 400-500 for a set, ouch! Then I started thinking, modern day seats are very supportive and comfortable and there are millions of them at my local pull-part. What about getting cushions from a similar sized seat and shaping them in the same shape as my original cushions? Seems easy enough and will be very cheep to buy.
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
My first thought is "You know that funky smell that every car in every wrecking yard has"? Can't help but wonder if you'd be bringing home two great big dispensers of it.
Modern day seats are going to be a lot taller back, by and large. I think a lot of the current safety standards make today's seats quite a bit different than the old ones. Foam is indeed expensive. Heck, you might be better looking at trying to make Camaro foam work (presuming its cheaper). Are you sure your old foam is wasted? Mine had 170K of a sweaty dude that discolored the leather, but the foam could have likely been cleaned up and augmented. But if its all hard and crumbly...
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
Before you ask: I meant vinyl. The custom leather interiors were only available when you ordered the Corvette engine.
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
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This is the second seat out of a 97 GMC Denali in a 67 Stepside. It's leather, it fits and oh yes, there's a nice fold down center console with cupholders and they don't smell! |
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
Hey cole. Its a good idea. Hope you get to the bottom of this. It would save a lot of cash if you could find a donor.
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
Hi Fitz,
I'm currently running the late model seats, but I picked up some buddy buckets I want to restore. I know an upholstry shop can make the foam cushions but I plan to order the covers from a member like Truckseats instead of a shop making them. I didn't think a shop would be interested in just making foam and not the covers. Besides, I think it would be a fun challenge to see how good I can do making them. As far as the smell, a lot of junkyard cars have it if the windows/doors have been left open and rain has gotten in but they bring in new cars everyday, you just have to get them quick, before they get trashed. The foam would be cheap so if I screw it up, I'm not out much. If it works, I saved a ton of cash that I can use for other projects, or a divorce attorney if this truck doesn't get finished soon! haha ![]() |
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By "bolt right in" you mean after you drill holes through the floor right? Do they line up with the factory holes? That would be outstanding. |
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
Not a bucket seat but just wanted to share
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
From the other side 88 to 98 bench had to drill a few holes but the truck is 44 yrs old
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
I'm debating whether to recover and re-foam the original seats I've got, put in a square-body seat I have that is very nice, or go the late-model route. I have three trucks now, to work on, so, maybe one of each. As far as a divorce, just buy her a Mercedes-Benz sedan- that's what I'm doing, to avoid any unfortunate outcomes. That would be a cheaper alternative to divorce, based on my last one.
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
Wouldn't you have to buy the pair of seats from the junkyard? I can't imagine them selling only the foam you need. May be cheaper than new foam but how much for seats...then the labor/experimenting? We know the new cushions are made to fit the covers properly
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
When somebody else says"bolt right in" you'll probably have to rebuild the cab. When I say, "bolt right in" I mean it fits the factory holes for the seat mounts, the belts do not have to be moved and it used the same hardware to mount that the stock seat does. That's why it is the second seat out of the Yukon...it is narrower than the front seat.
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
Thanks Fitz, good to know. Your truck looks great with that seat. I will keep my eye out for one.
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
Ok let me rephrase then since I thought the suburban front seat/bolt location and inner body width is the same as the pickup. Why did you choose the second row seat over the front seat of the Yukon? Was it the bolt location or the actual seat width? Paul
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
The problem with the '67-72 cabs is that they are too short to put seriously comfy seats in. This is especially true if you are over about 5'10" tall. I am 6'1". I put some chevy van highbacks in my old (now deceased) '68 with custom fabricated brackets, and I had to bend the seat backs forward (at the base of the back cushion to get the seat rearward enough for pedal and knee clearance. It worked ok. If you were to remove (relocate) the gas tank you might have enough room for some nice lowback (Cadillac?) seats and some xtra cab room behind.
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
I drive a 97 astro van for work and the bottom foams are very very similar to 71 -72 trucks.
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
Both width and bolt location. The front seat is too wide to fit in a 67 cab, the second seat which is narrower to allow access for the third seat does fit.
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Re: Surely SOMEBODY has done this before!!!
Thanks!
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