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Mom's '72 burb · 11-06-2007, 04:38 AM

Ok, ok, so I picked up my sweet burb minus the rear seat (2nd row). I searched & searched AZ for one to throw in there & ended up finding a seat with brackets & belts from another site member who happens to live like 10 minutes from me.....the "L" shaped bars fit into the grooves & bolt up on the floor, but the brackets don't bolt up on the backside (up on the lip)...there hasn't been a rear seat in there for at least the last 18 years, so I'm wondering if the owner before me had modified the bolt holes for some reason....or if a seat from a '72 has to go into a '72?...I crawled underneath and there are actual holes in the crossmember, with brackets going through them to bolt the seat to...am I chevy retarded or was this burb modified long before I got it? Any suggestions, help, anything? Please and thank you....

72GMCburban · 11-06-2007, 08:06 AM

Got pics? So we can see what you are working with there?

**oldiron** · 11-06-2007, 01:46 PM

Are you installing a short seat so you can access the rear cargo area or the long seat that goes from side to side. Here is a picture of the short seat.

bad_turbo · 11-06-2007, 05:01 PM

yah, I was under the impression that there were different holes for the different size rear seats.

Mom's '72 burb · 11-07-2007, 10:23 AM

It's the short seat, but even then, the bolt holes don't line up...looking at the picture of the burb below, I think the brackets are toward the center of the seat more so than both sides on the seat I have.....I'll get some pictures up tonight so you can see what I mean....thanks guys

jfalesi · 11-07-2007, 04:55 PM

Check if there are holes in the floor of your cargo area for a 3rd row seat. You might have to look from underneath if the PO carpeted over them. If they're not there then you need the wider middle seat (or make some new holes). The offset middle seat only came on Burbs with 3rd row seating.

Frizzle Fry · 11-07-2007, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jfalesi

The offset middle seat only came on Burbs with 3rd row seating.

That's true, but the bolt hole for the short 2nd row seat is there on all of them.

Mom's '72 burb · 11-08-2007, 12:29 AM

Ok, so after looking better at it, I think the 'burb originally had the longer 2nd row and was not set up for the 3rd row, not needing the opening to get to the cargo area. It has 3 bolt holes on the floor for either the short or long 2nd row seat, but it still doesn't line up with the top brackets. It looks like they may have done that because the original bed or the one that has been in there for 20 years, is made out of plywood and can easily be altered....but that still doesn't explain the brackets coming up through the crossmember (note the arrows showing all 4 bolt holes)...oh well, I just went ahead & drilled through and made new bolt holes....now, on to putting in a 3rd row for the kiddies!.....thanks guys!

jfalesi · 11-08-2007, 03:41 PM

Actually they all came with plywood beds... must be a model-year incompatibility. Anyway, congratulations on your first cusom mod

11-06-2007, 04:38 AM	#1
Mom's '72 burb Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 13	69-70 rear seat in 72 burb? Ok, ok, so I picked up my sweet burb minus the rear seat (2nd row). I searched & searched AZ for one to throw in there & ended up finding a seat with brackets & belts from another site member who happens to live like 10 minutes from me.....the "L" shaped bars fit into the grooves & bolt up on the floor, but the brackets don't bolt up on the backside (up on the lip)...there hasn't been a rear seat in there for at least the last 18 years, so I'm wondering if the owner before me had modified the bolt holes for some reason....or if a seat from a '72 has to go into a '72?...I crawled underneath and there are actual holes in the crossmember, with brackets going through them to bolt the seat to...am I chevy retarded or was this burb modified long before I got it? Any suggestions, help, anything? Please and thank you.... __________________ Charity....'72 Suburban 3-door (Mom's G-ride) 2001 F350 4-door (hubby's truck...traitor) 1997 Honda Accord (selling to fix up my 'burb) Friendship means never having to say, "Sorry I peppered your ass with birdshot." Last edited by Mom's '72 burb; 11-06-2007 at 04:38 AM.

11-06-2007, 08:06 AM	#2
72GMCburban Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 306	Re: 69-70 rear seat in 72 burb? Got pics? So we can see what you are working with there? __________________ --Mike http://rides.webshots.com/album/551997543JkYiXF

11-06-2007, 01:46 PM	#3
oldiron Designated Grumpy Old Man Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: arlington, washington usa Posts: 3,094	Re: 69-70 rear seat in 72 burb? Are you installing a short seat so you can access the rear cargo area or the long seat that goes from side to side. Here is a picture of the short seat. Attached Images __________________ Never let the truth get in the way of a good story 71 Chev 1/2 ton 4X4 LWB Fleetside SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=361222 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LgREwtDfaA 68 Chev 1 ton flat bed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bO8szzlD4A 56 Chev Handyman Wagon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y-6ddpBTkM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbLzZ7zY8wA 56 Chev Belair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=410667 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoW0Ei7ZNIg

11-06-2007, 05:01 PM	#4
bad_turbo turbo enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: carmichael, ca. Posts: 1,826	Re: 69-70 rear seat in 72 burb? yah, I was under the impression that there were different holes for the different size rear seats. __________________ "But daddy, I didn't hit them all with a stick"...what my 6 year old tells me when I pick him up from school early for fighting "

11-07-2007, 10:23 AM	#5
Mom's '72 burb Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 13	Re: 69-70 rear seat in 72 burb? It's the short seat, but even then, the bolt holes don't line up...looking at the picture of the burb below, I think the brackets are toward the center of the seat more so than both sides on the seat I have.....I'll get some pictures up tonight so you can see what I mean....thanks guys __________________ Charity....'72 Suburban 3-door (Mom's G-ride) 2001 F350 4-door (hubby's truck...traitor) 1997 Honda Accord (selling to fix up my 'burb) Friendship means never having to say, "Sorry I peppered your ass with birdshot." Last edited by Mom's '72 burb; 11-07-2007 at 10:29 AM.

11-07-2007, 04:55 PM	#6
jfalesi Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Delran, NJ Posts: 458	Re: 69-70 rear seat in 72 burb? Check if there are holes in the floor of your cargo area for a 3rd row seat. You might have to look from underneath if the PO carpeted over them. If they're not there then you need the wider middle seat (or make some new holes). The offset middle seat only came on Burbs with 3rd row seating.

11-08-2007, 12:29 AM	#8
Mom's '72 burb Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 13	Re: 69-70 rear seat in 72 burb? Ok, so after looking better at it, I think the 'burb originally had the longer 2nd row and was not set up for the 3rd row, not needing the opening to get to the cargo area. It has 3 bolt holes on the floor for either the short or long 2nd row seat, but it still doesn't line up with the top brackets. It looks like they may have done that because the original bed or the one that has been in there for 20 years, is made out of plywood and can easily be altered....but that still doesn't explain the brackets coming up through the crossmember (note the arrows showing all 4 bolt holes)...oh well, I just went ahead & drilled through and made new bolt holes....now, on to putting in a 3rd row for the kiddies!.....thanks guys! Attached Images __________________ Charity....'72 Suburban 3-door (Mom's G-ride) 2001 F350 4-door (hubby's truck...traitor) 1997 Honda Accord (selling to fix up my 'burb) Friendship means never having to say, "Sorry I peppered your ass with birdshot."

11-08-2007, 03:41 PM	#9
jfalesi Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Delran, NJ Posts: 458	Re: 69-70 rear seat in 72 burb? Actually they all came with plywood beds... must be a model-year incompatibility. Anyway, congratulations on your first cusom mod



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