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blacktruck · 12-16-2006, 10:49 PM

i think i found a set of buddy buckets in a junkyard a few miles from me. they are in a pre 5 lug GMC short step. this truck also has an external spare tire option thing. i didn't take my camera with me this time. i'm gonna go back tomorrow to take pics. what do these normally go for? and the fender? i think it would be nice for my '72. i went looking for a 3 speed column shifter. alas they were all gone. so i'll see about these other parts, too.

bad_turbo · 12-16-2006, 10:53 PM

but you already know that

blacktruck · 12-16-2006, 10:56 PM

what do these things normally go for like this? oh yeah random question can the later van sidemarker lights be used on a 67-72. i saw a set on a "beauville" chevy van that were in decent shape. they look like the "deluxe" sidemarker lights

sameyrasmea72 · 12-16-2006, 11:08 PM

The side markers on the van are the same part # as the trucks. I would grab the seats for sure.

sameyrasmea72 · 12-16-2006, 11:09 PM

Check the van for a tilt and an AM/FM too!

jacobs · 12-16-2006, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blacktruck

what do these things normally go for like this?

I just saw what looks like a nice set on eBay. Maybe this will give you a vague idea.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/67-68...spagenameZWDVW

blacktruck · 12-16-2006, 11:20 PM

holy crap. i hope the guy that runs this place doesn't know what he's got. if i can get them cheap enough. they're mine. hope nobody else local spots them. they were in nowhere near that good of shape like the ebay ones posted above. rips, tears, etc.

72armyswbtruck · 12-17-2006, 05:08 PM

I hope that you can get them for a nice litte steal....

blacktruck · 12-19-2006, 10:31 PM

sorry for the lack of updates. they were closed sunday. i've been at work all week, and probably won't get to them before this weekend.. sorry fellas

blacktruck · 12-23-2006, 02:08 PM

ok, went back there today, just got back. i need to get my '72 out of the garage without reverse. tried to crank it, and the battery was dead. it's on the charger now. i'll go back and get those seats. is $60 a fair price for a set? pics to follow later today.

Longhorn Man · 12-23-2006, 02:44 PM

is 60 bucks fair?
Dude, trashed, we've seen them go for 300 and up

1969k10stepside · 12-23-2006, 02:47 PM

blacktruck · 12-23-2006, 03:21 PM

if there is a mod, please delete this one post.

blacktruck · 12-23-2006, 03:23 PM

hold on a bit and i'll get some pics up. i had to drive my '72 with only 2nd and 3rd. sadly, i have yet to come across a single shift lever for a 3 speed. go figure.

ok, here are a few.

the back side

the "console"?

there are a few 'oddities' on the truck i got these out of. like a sunroof.

and this

i've never come across this before, can someone tell me what RPO that is? i know it's for a spare tire. and does it have anything to do with the fact it's a leaf spring truck? and thanks for letting me post. merry christmas everybody.

Bob Moore · 12-23-2006, 05:51 PM

You scored big time for $60. I didn't notice if it was there but make sure you get the piece on the rear cab wall that protects the sending unit.

Didn't we just see a set of these seats with a very similar upholstry pattern? I think somebody posted pictures in the last couple of weeks.

blacktruck · 12-23-2006, 05:53 PM

i didn't find anything but just the seats themselves. i know almost nothing about these things. i did find a quarter in them when i got them off the truck though. i thought that was kinda cool. what keeps the middle seat back, off the gas tank sending unit?

68shortstep · 12-23-2006, 06:06 PM

On the spare tire cutout fender: about half the stepside owners like 'em, & about half don't. Sort of a love/hate thing, usually.

Guess which group I vote with.

Be sure & get the tire mounting bracket piecess if they're laying in the bed or on the ground nearby. Those are harder to find than the fenders are. Fender & bracketry will be good trading material, if nothing else.

Nice score (steal of the Century) on the buddy-bucket set. The chrome trim
pieces on the seatbacks on those make me think: "Dodge van," rather than original GM. Kissin-cousins, seat-wise, and they can easily be made into GM clones that are hard to tell the difference-in.

PanelDeland · 12-23-2006, 06:20 PM

I saw a set of Buddy Buckets for a 67-72 at a swap meet two years ago.They were in worse shape than those,the padding was gone but the springs were mostly there.It was (I think) at Moultrie Ga. swapmeet.They had a asking price of $700.00.I'm not saying they were worth that but if someone wanted them badly enough.....

1969k10stepside · 12-23-2006, 06:27 PM

Those dont look original to me

blacktruck · 12-23-2006, 07:02 PM

see that's why i was asking you guys about them. the seat mounting brackets are not like the ones on my '72 bench seats. i got them sitting outside right now.

\

if they aren't GM .. crap.

shifty · 12-23-2006, 07:10 PM

I have a 3spd column with rubber dash boot, intermediate shaft and all that other crap, original steering wheel also. 3-on-tree. I just replaced mine with an aftermarket column and steering wheel.

72armyswbtruck · 12-23-2006, 07:18 PM

I tend to agree with others that these are most likely Dodge seats, however they are pretty much identical to the original b uddy buckets.. Great score

blacktruck · 12-23-2006, 07:26 PM

so they are worth something after all? i dunno if i'm gonna use 'em or not. how do i find cushions and upholstery for these things? you can tell i don't know a whole lot about these seats.

**jerry moss** · 12-23-2006, 08:51 PM

those are dodge seats, buy new foam and upholstry for chevy seats and modify the mounting brackets and use them, dodge and chevy buddy buckets were both made by bostrom. the dodge version is not worth near as much as oem chevy ones but you did ok at 60 bucks, around here they run as much as 100 bucks for decent ones out of dodges. pick-n-pull charged me 75 for the last set i bought but they were in nearly perfect condition.

blacktruck · 12-23-2006, 09:04 PM

i'm not even sure i'm gonna use them. they may end up as a chair or shelf in the garage. my bench seat is perfect in condition. these require much work. i just wanted an arm rest for the right side, and maybe get a little more sporty while i was at it. thanks guys, sorry for the let down.

12-16-2006, 10:49 PM	#1
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	buddy buckets in a j/y i think i found a set of buddy buckets in a junkyard a few miles from me. they are in a pre 5 lug GMC short step. this truck also has an external spare tire option thing. i didn't take my camera with me this time. i'm gonna go back tomorrow to take pics. what do these normally go for? and the fender? i think it would be nice for my '72. i went looking for a 3 speed column shifter. alas they were all gone. so i'll see about these other parts, too. __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die

12-16-2006, 10:53 PM	#2
bad_turbo turbo enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: carmichael, ca. Posts: 1,826	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y but you already know that __________________ "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 "

12-16-2006, 10:56 PM	#3
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y what do these things normally go for like this? oh yeah random question can the later van sidemarker lights be used on a 67-72. i saw a set on a "beauville" chevy van that were in decent shape. they look like the "deluxe" sidemarker lights __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die Last edited by blacktruck; 12-16-2006 at 10:58 PM.

12-16-2006, 11:08 PM	#4
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y The side markers on the van are the same part # as the trucks. I would grab the seats for sure. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

12-16-2006, 11:09 PM	#5
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y Check the van for a tilt and an AM/FM too! __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

12-16-2006, 11:20 PM	#7
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y holy crap. i hope the guy that runs this place doesn't know what he's got. if i can get them cheap enough. they're mine. hope nobody else local spots them. they were in nowhere near that good of shape like the ebay ones posted above. rips, tears, etc. __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die Last edited by blacktruck; 12-16-2006 at 11:22 PM.

12-17-2006, 05:08 PM	#8
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,034	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y I hope that you can get them for a nice litte steal.... __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

12-19-2006, 10:31 PM	#9
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y sorry for the lack of updates. they were closed sunday. i've been at work all week, and probably won't get to them before this weekend.. sorry fellas __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die

12-23-2006, 02:08 PM	#10
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y ok, went back there today, just got back. i need to get my '72 out of the garage without reverse. tried to crank it, and the battery was dead. it's on the charger now. i'll go back and get those seats. is $60 a fair price for a set? pics to follow later today. __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die

12-23-2006, 02:44 PM	#11
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y is 60 bucks fair? Dude, trashed, we've seen them go for 300 and up

12-23-2006, 02:47 PM	#12
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,020	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y

12-23-2006, 03:21 PM	#13
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y if there is a mod, please delete this one post. __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die Last edited by blacktruck; 12-23-2006 at 03:23 PM. Reason: double posted. on accident.

12-23-2006, 03:23 PM	#14
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y hold on a bit and i'll get some pics up. i had to drive my '72 with only 2nd and 3rd. sadly, i have yet to come across a single shift lever for a 3 speed. go figure. ok, here are a few. the back side the "console"? there are a few 'oddities' on the truck i got these out of. like a sunroof. and this i've never come across this before, can someone tell me what RPO that is? i know it's for a spare tire. and does it have anything to do with the fact it's a leaf spring truck? and thanks for letting me post. merry christmas everybody. __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die Last edited by blacktruck; 12-23-2006 at 03:49 PM.

12-23-2006, 05:51 PM	#15
Bob Moore Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tacoma WA Posts: 1,365	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y You scored big time for $60. I didn't notice if it was there but make sure you get the piece on the rear cab wall that protects the sending unit. Didn't we just see a set of these seats with a very similar upholstry pattern? I think somebody posted pictures in the last couple of weeks. __________________ 67 C-20 LWB, tilt, speed alert, vac, 454, T400 67 C-10 SWB, factory air with more to follow

12-23-2006, 05:53 PM	#16
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y i didn't find anything but just the seats themselves. i know almost nothing about these things. i did find a quarter in them when i got them off the truck though. i thought that was kinda cool. what keeps the middle seat back, off the gas tank sending unit? __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die Last edited by blacktruck; 12-23-2006 at 05:59 PM.



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12-23-2006, 06:06 PM	#17
68shortstep Looks good at 20-ft ..... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mtn Home, AR Posts: 707	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y On the spare tire cutout fender: about half the stepside owners like 'em, & about half don't. Sort of a love/hate thing, usually. Guess which group I vote with. Be sure & get the tire mounting bracket piecess if they're laying in the bed or on the ground nearby. Those are harder to find than the fenders are. Fender & bracketry will be good trading material, if nothing else. Nice score (steal of the Century) on the buddy-bucket set. The chrome trim pieces on the seatbacks on those make me think: "Dodge van," rather than original GM. Kissin-cousins, seat-wise, and they can easily be made into GM clones that are hard to tell the difference-in.

12-23-2006, 06:20 PM	#18
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y I saw a set of Buddy Buckets for a 67-72 at a swap meet two years ago.They were in worse shape than those,the padding was gone but the springs were mostly there.It was (I think) at Moultrie Ga. swapmeet.They had a asking price of $700.00.I'm not saying they were worth that but if someone wanted them badly enough..... __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

12-23-2006, 06:27 PM	#19
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,020	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y Those dont look original to me

12-23-2006, 07:02 PM	#20
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y see that's why i was asking you guys about them. the seat mounting brackets are not like the ones on my '72 bench seats. i got them sitting outside right now. \ if they aren't GM .. crap. __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die Last edited by blacktruck; 12-23-2006 at 07:07 PM.

12-23-2006, 07:10 PM	#21
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,376	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y I have a 3spd column with rubber dash boot, intermediate shaft and all that other crap, original steering wheel also. 3-on-tree. I just replaced mine with an aftermarket column and steering wheel. __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

12-23-2006, 07:18 PM	#22
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,034	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y I tend to agree with others that these are most likely Dodge seats, however they are pretty much identical to the original b uddy buckets.. Great score __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

12-23-2006, 07:26 PM	#23
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y so they are worth something after all? i dunno if i'm gonna use 'em or not. how do i find cushions and upholstery for these things? you can tell i don't know a whole lot about these seats. __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die Last edited by blacktruck; 12-23-2006 at 07:34 PM.

12-23-2006, 08:51 PM	#24
jerry moss Born Psycho Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: brentwood,cal,usa Posts: 4,862	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y those are dodge seats, buy new foam and upholstry for chevy seats and modify the mounting brackets and use them, dodge and chevy buddy buckets were both made by bostrom. the dodge version is not worth near as much as oem chevy ones but you did ok at 60 bucks, around here they run as much as 100 bucks for decent ones out of dodges. pick-n-pull charged me 75 for the last set i bought but they were in nearly perfect condition. __________________ jerry moss 72 cheyenne super K20- tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,tow hooks,bumper guards,toolbox,aux. fuel tank,posi front and rear,plus other goodies!!! SOLD 69 suburban K20-tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,4 inch all spring lift,4 speed, 14 bolt full floater, dana 44 HD,warn winch,posi front and rear,tow hooks,plus other goodies. 73/80 chevy/gmc K20 SB400,turbo 400,205,tilt,a-c,gas hog. 77 K/5 cheyenne blazer-daily driver/beater. SON HAS IT NOW BRENTWOOD,CALIFORNIA

12-23-2006, 09:04 PM	#25
blacktruck Super Trucker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newnan, Georgia Posts: 201	Re: buddy buckets in a j/y i'm not even sure i'm gonna use them. they may end up as a chair or shelf in the garage. my bench seat is perfect in condition. these require much work. i just wanted an arm rest for the right side, and maybe get a little more sporty while i was at it. thanks guys, sorry for the let down. __________________ American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. ".. you aint just whistlin' Dixie..." Rebel till I die Last edited by blacktruck; 12-23-2006 at 09:06 PM.

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