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sgtjed · 07-16-2003, 05:30 PM

scored this for my 70

only paid 50 bucks for it,needs a little cleaning but it is leather and cloth with the bow ties embroidered in the seat backs.

now only problem is getting it to fit in the truck,it sits way too high.
i can hardly get my legs under the steering wheel.

oh yeah this is the rear seat out of a 2002 Avalanche
cool part is the seat bottom lifts up and the back folds,might become a fixed seat cause i might have to make a diffrent frame for it.

NSANE68!!! · 07-16-2003, 05:53 PM

$50, BIG TIME SCORE

Congrats

**Yukon Jack** · 07-16-2003, 06:02 PM

They look pretty comfy!

Iron-Butt · 07-16-2003, 06:11 PM

Looks Great.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 07-16-2003, 06:34 PM

Sweet seat. Let us know how it turn's out .....

teeitup · 07-16-2003, 08:41 PM

Nice deal Don!!!!!!

sgtjed · 07-16-2003, 08:59 PM

i got em from a guy who,s avalanche went through one of our tornados. the truck was a complete loss. he is keeping everything else for his 63 that he is building or so he say's.
more like the rest of the truck will get buried out in his acreage and forgot about untill some one comes along someday and digs it out of the weeds.

sgtjed · 07-16-2003, 09:11 PM

oh yeah here they are cleaned and just sitting in the cab,havent bolted em down yet.

krue · 07-16-2003, 09:18 PM

Those seats are SWEET!

Capitol68 · 07-16-2003, 09:20 PM

very sweet,,,,looks sharp in there !

sgtjed · 07-16-2003, 10:53 PM

the picture looks like they fit but they sit way to high. i got to figure somthing out on how to bring them down about 3-4 inches and take out the center braces so it will sit down,but i gonna like them the center has cup holders in it. see

of course all the trash in the floor boards came from under the old seat,so i got to clean it up some and i think i gonna have to find some maching leather for the door panels.

oh! and they are very comfy

71 fun · 07-16-2003, 10:56 PM

They could not have matched any better,GREAT SCORE!!!

ChrisK10 · 07-16-2003, 11:15 PM

Very nice look!

onetoncrewcab · 07-16-2003, 11:23 PM

Shwing!
I suppose a brand new one from the factory is a thousand or better??? $50? Yeah. I think you did OK. Big time score!
Mike

sgtjed · 07-16-2003, 11:55 PM

yeah i know they are very expensive. my jaw dropped when the guy told me he wanted 50 for it. of course i paid him the cash and took it out my self and drove off. i almost felt a bit guilty but of course not that bad

considering dogs were using the inside of the avalanche as a dog house. i got the smell out and cleaned it up real good,it even smells like leather again

rigo · 07-17-2003, 12:54 AM

great score!!!!........i just wish i had the kind of money to afford an avalanche dog house....lol..........

rigo

VTKidder · 07-17-2003, 06:31 AM

You should be ashamed to score that seat for $50. Did you give the seller a complimentary can o Vaseline with the $50? Great score....cripes! Post some pics of the frame mod when you get it done as well, I'd like to see how it went.

72c10step · 07-17-2003, 09:55 AM

That's a great deal you got there! When I get into rebuilding my truck in a few years, I'll be searching for a set of Camaro buckets out of a late model, but that seat allows three. Post some pics when its all bolted down.

sgtjed · 07-17-2003, 01:51 PM

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Originally posted by VTKidder
You should be ashamed to score that seat for $50. Did you give the seller a complimentary can o Vaseline with the $50? Great score....cripes! Post some pics of the frame mod when you get it done as well, I'd like to see how it went.

well i asked over and over if he was sure. he said thats all he wanted so i also gave him the rest of my carton of smokes,about 6 packs.

i sat outside untill dark coming up with ideas on how to shorten the mounts. i think i will just shorten them about 2 inches on the outside mounst and cut the center ones out. also am considering on making a bar to go across to the other seat to tie them together. these are actually 2 seats that are bolted together from the factory.

or cut the mounts and weld in the factory mounts and make it a non folding seat. dunno yet just thinking things through.

dubie · 07-17-2003, 02:08 PM

I have to do the same thing with my Dodge Seats. They sit 5 " higher than factory and you can hardly get your legs under the steering wheel. I am gonna try and use the sliding frames from my original bench seat and make a frame to mount them. This way, there are no more holes to be drilled in the floor. If that doesn't work, then I will have to cut down the center and front outer mounts and make up a new mount for the rears

NSANE68!!! · 07-17-2003, 03:19 PM

Idea.
Just look at a stock chevy seat in a truck and duplicate the mounts. Like mine is out of a pre 91 before headrests were required. I have a similar steering wheel for now and have no clearance issues. Just a thought.

Project1970 · 07-17-2003, 08:06 PM

Just start cutting on the frames; I used the ones from the second row of a '99 Sub (mine was $150...$50 is a STEAL!!! If he wanted that little for the seat, I'd have looked into the engine and tranny as well...one of those 6.0L's with a 4L60E would be nice in these trucks) and I made it work no problem in an afternoon, and I can still flip the seatbottoms forward (the driver's side not as far, of course, because of the wheel).

sgtjed · 07-17-2003, 08:30 PM

project 70 you have any pictures? i have a 2002 burb and i looked at both. my seat and the one in the burb,they look exaclty the same. i would love to see how ya bolted it in,i dont care if its pretty or not just if it works

i drove it with it just sitting in there today and love the feel of the seat,just felt like i was in a semi and not a truck for how high it sits.

the avalanche i got this out of has the 5.3 vortech but he wouldnt let it go,said he was gonna us it in his 63 chevy truck.

Class of 69 · 07-17-2003, 10:26 PM

Nice looking seat!! You got the best looking part of the whole vehicle!

Project1970 · 07-17-2003, 11:02 PM

I have some, I'll post them in a bit.

07-16-2003, 05:30 PM	#1
sgtjed What if? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Choctaw,Oklahoma Posts: 649	scored a cool seat scored this for my 70 only paid 50 bucks for it,needs a little cleaning but it is leather and cloth with the bow ties embroidered in the seat backs. now only problem is getting it to fit in the truck,it sits way too high. i can hardly get my legs under the steering wheel. oh yeah this is the rear seat out of a 2002 Avalanche cool part is the seat bottom lifts up and the back folds,might become a fixed seat cause i might have to make a diffrent frame for it. Attached Images __________________ 2002 red extended cab Silverado 2002 Wheatland yellow Suburban Last edited by sgtjed; 07-16-2003 at 05:35 PM.

07-16-2003, 05:53 PM	#2
NSANE68!!! SLICER AND DICIER Join Date: May 2001 Location: Quuen Creek Posts: 1,383	$50, BIG TIME SCORE Congrats __________________ 01 Tahoe 22's 2/4 drop and tv's 68 chevy money pit 51 chevy belair 95 Honda 900RR 05 GMC Siearra (company truck)

07-16-2003, 06:02 PM	#3
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,689	They look pretty comfy! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

07-16-2003, 06:11 PM	#4
Iron-Butt 454 club Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,348	Looks Great. __________________ David 1965 Chevrolet c-10 454 automatic Custom bbw swb. 1965 Chevrolet C-10 swb (Sold) 1963 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl automatic with dual exhaust, pb, ps and 17's. R.I.P "I will miss you. 1967 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl Custom lwb 1939 Chevrolet Coupe, 350 v8 automatic. 1935 Chevrolet 2 Dr Standard in the works. 2015 Harley Davidson Street Glide. 2023 Chevrolet Stingray Z51 Convertible. I never want to grow up.

07-16-2003, 06:34 PM	#5
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Sweet seat. Let us know how it turn's out ..... __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

07-16-2003, 08:41 PM	#6
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07-16-2003, 08:59 PM	#7
sgtjed What if? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Choctaw,Oklahoma Posts: 649	i got em from a guy who,s avalanche went through one of our tornados. the truck was a complete loss. he is keeping everything else for his 63 that he is building or so he say's. more like the rest of the truck will get buried out in his acreage and forgot about untill some one comes along someday and digs it out of the weeds. __________________ 2002 red extended cab Silverado 2002 Wheatland yellow Suburban

07-16-2003, 09:11 PM	#8
sgtjed What if? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Choctaw,Oklahoma Posts: 649	oh yeah here they are cleaned and just sitting in the cab,havent bolted em down yet. Attached Images __________________ 2002 red extended cab Silverado 2002 Wheatland yellow Suburban

07-16-2003, 09:18 PM	#9
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Those seats are SWEET! __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

07-16-2003, 09:20 PM	#10
Capitol68 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austin,Tx Posts: 327	very sweet,,,,looks sharp in there ! __________________ '68 Fleet LWB orig 307 .030 over GM Hei/w Accel Super coil orig. stock TH 400. _______________________ “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Albert Pine English author d.1851

07-16-2003, 10:53 PM	#11
sgtjed What if? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Choctaw,Oklahoma Posts: 649	the picture looks like they fit but they sit way to high. i got to figure somthing out on how to bring them down about 3-4 inches and take out the center braces so it will sit down,but i gonna like them the center has cup holders in it. see of course all the trash in the floor boards came from under the old seat,so i got to clean it up some and i think i gonna have to find some maching leather for the door panels. oh! and they are very comfy Attached Images __________________ 2002 red extended cab Silverado 2002 Wheatland yellow Suburban Last edited by sgtjed; 07-16-2003 at 10:59 PM.

07-16-2003, 10:56 PM	#12
71 fun Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Elko,Nv. Posts: 65	nice seats They could not have matched any better,GREAT SCORE!!!

07-16-2003, 11:15 PM	#13
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07-16-2003, 11:23 PM	#14
onetoncrewcab One of my kids. Cute eh? Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Mitchell, SD Posts: 1,286	Shwing! I suppose a brand new one from the factory is a thousand or better??? $50? Yeah. I think you did OK. Big time score! Mike __________________ If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is “God is crying.” And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is “Probably because of something you did. John 3:16 2006 Chevy HHR 2000 Dodge Durango 1985 Jeep CJ-7 1970 Chevy Pickup

07-16-2003, 11:55 PM	#15
sgtjed What if? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Choctaw,Oklahoma Posts: 649	yeah i know they are very expensive. my jaw dropped when the guy told me he wanted 50 for it. of course i paid him the cash and took it out my self and drove off. i almost felt a bit guilty but of course not that bad considering dogs were using the inside of the avalanche as a dog house. i got the smell out and cleaned it up real good,it even smells like leather again __________________ 2002 red extended cab Silverado 2002 Wheatland yellow Suburban



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07-17-2003, 12:54 AM	#16
rigo Flake Daddy Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainview TEXAS Posts: 456	great score!!!!........i just wish i had the kind of money to afford an avalanche dog house....lol.......... rigo __________________ 1968 SWB Fleet Daily Driver 350/TH400 shaved driprail,emblems,tailgate,air ride suspension 1964 Pontiac Catalina 2dr. hardtop shaved everything, air ride suspension 1998 Range Rover 1960 El Camino....in the works.....

07-17-2003, 06:31 AM	#17
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	You should be ashamed to score that seat for $50. Did you give the seller a complimentary can o Vaseline with the $50? Great score....cripes! Post some pics of the frame mod when you get it done as well, I'd like to see how it went.

07-17-2003, 09:55 AM	#18
72c10step WHYBYNU when old will do? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Loudon, NH Posts: 876	That's a great deal you got there! When I get into rebuilding my truck in a few years, I'll be searching for a set of Camaro buckets out of a late model, but that seat allows three. Post some pics when its all bolted down. __________________ -72 Chevy C10 Stepside -2002 Chevy Silverado 2500HD 4x4 -1984 Jeep CJ7 -1995 Polaris XCR600 Custom -2003 Honda 300ex

07-17-2003, 02:08 PM	#20
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,853	I have to do the same thing with my Dodge Seats. They sit 5 " higher than factory and you can hardly get your legs under the steering wheel. I am gonna try and use the sliding frames from my original bench seat and make a frame to mount them. This way, there are no more holes to be drilled in the floor. If that doesn't work, then I will have to cut down the center and front outer mounts and make up a new mount for the rears __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

07-17-2003, 03:19 PM	#21
NSANE68!!! SLICER AND DICIER Join Date: May 2001 Location: Quuen Creek Posts: 1,383	Idea. Just look at a stock chevy seat in a truck and duplicate the mounts. Like mine is out of a pre 91 before headrests were required. I have a similar steering wheel for now and have no clearance issues. Just a thought. Attached Images __________________ 01 Tahoe 22's 2/4 drop and tv's 68 chevy money pit 51 chevy belair 95 Honda 900RR 05 GMC Siearra (company truck)

07-17-2003, 08:06 PM	#22
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	Just start cutting on the frames; I used the ones from the second row of a '99 Sub (mine was $150...$50 is a STEAL!!! If he wanted that little for the seat, I'd have looked into the engine and tranny as well...one of those 6.0L's with a 4L60E would be nice in these trucks) and I made it work no problem in an afternoon, and I can still flip the seatbottoms forward (the driver's side not as far, of course, because of the wheel). __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

07-17-2003, 08:30 PM	#23
sgtjed What if? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Choctaw,Oklahoma Posts: 649	project 70 you have any pictures? i have a 2002 burb and i looked at both. my seat and the one in the burb,they look exaclty the same. i would love to see how ya bolted it in,i dont care if its pretty or not just if it works i drove it with it just sitting in there today and love the feel of the seat,just felt like i was in a semi and not a truck for how high it sits. the avalanche i got this out of has the 5.3 vortech but he wouldnt let it go,said he was gonna us it in his 63 chevy truck. __________________ 2002 red extended cab Silverado 2002 Wheatland yellow Suburban

07-17-2003, 10:26 PM	#24
Class of 69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stillwater MN Posts: 1,166	Nice looking seat!! You got the best looking part of the whole vehicle! __________________ 69 GMC K10 ..some restoration required....still..

07-17-2003, 11:02 PM	#25
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	I have some, I'll post them in a bit. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

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