Folding Bench Latch Location?

[El Dorado Jim]

you can modify your seat to fold forward by using a piece of angle iron like I did...this is in my 72, but will work on newer seats as well

[Gmc.guy]

^^ are the bolts shouldered so they can stay tight but let the back pivot ? I was just curious if they stay tight or you have to tighten them once in awhile

[TKCR]

[QUOTE=Gmc.guy;7861903]^^ are the bolts shouldered so they can stay tight but let the back pivot ? I was just curious if they stay tight or you have to tighten them once in awhile[/QUOTE

Yeh it needs to be shouldered. Here's the bolt that goes in the tilt seats

[midnight rambler]

whats the thread and bolt size are those or if you have a part number ? I like this mod makes it simple

[Gmc.guy]

Yes, I have taken the tilt ones apart before. I was just wondering if using the original in a non tilt seat was shouldered and could be used. Never took the non tilt apart before. I assume it doesn't have a shouldered bolt

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Gmc.guy

Yes, I have taken the tilt ones apart before. I was just wondering if using the original in a non tilt seat was shouldered and could be used. Never took the non tilt apart before. I assume it doesn't have a shouldered bolt

The non tilt doesn't use shouldered bolts, it just has 2 bolts that mount the seat back to the seat bottom frame. That is why it doesn't tilt. Now if you took the top bolt out and put a shouldered bolt in the bottom hole, and then put a bolt or a stop of some sort in the hole next to the orginal hole, then it would tilt. The seat bottom frame has two weld nuts, side by side. I'll have to get pics of what I mean, because I just took apart a non tilt seat last weekend. I saw how it's put together vs. the tilt seat.
Pictures explain a whole lot better than words do.

[Gmc.guy]

Cool I appreciate it. I can picture what you mean. That's my problem, I explain things in a rough way haha

[El Dorado Jim]

Originally Posted by Gmc.guy

^^ are the bolts shouldered so they can stay tight but let the back pivot ? I was just curious if they stay tight or you have to tighten them once in awhile

just re-use the tapered screws that are on the seat already,you don't need any other bolts, look at the pics I posted, use a piece of angle iron, drill a hole in it and countersink the hole, mine never loosen up.if they were to I would just use a little bit of blue loctite....I can post a close up if you guys need a better pic..