Easy bucket upgrade for 73-87 chev truck - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

twistedmetal · 03-11-2003, 04:20 AM

while building my latest projest i came across this neat upgrade.was at the local wrecking yard and came across this 87 burban,it had the silverado interior with captains chair buckets and console.both buckets were in showroom shape and the console had only minor wear,didn't hesitate to shell out the $40 cdn for the lot.anyways,made sure i chiseled the front inner mounting tabs that the seat frame bolts to.got hom and found that the 2 outside boltholes lined up perfectly.took the seat back out of the truck and took the torch,heated up the inner rear bolt hole on frame,tweaked it upward,cause on the trux they are the reversed angle.removed carpet cause the insulation on it is extremely flamable,dont bother trying the wet cloth trick.bolted seat back into place and attached the front mounting tab to the seat bracket and zapped it with the mig,then removed seat to properly weld tab into place.make sure to grab the rear mounting bracket from the console when removing it from the burban.any other questions,email me

alf4444 · 03-11-2003, 10:40 AM

what no pics?

eichenberg22 · 04-01-2003, 09:30 PM

S-10 buckets work nice too. Three of the legs mount on the raised portion of the floor pan, and the fourth leg needs about a 3 inch support. I used some 1" pipe to supprot the fourth one. The seats look pretty good, sorry no pics yet

03-11-2003, 04:20 AM	#1
twistedmetal Take it to the limit Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 145	Easy bucket upgrade for 73-87 chev truck while building my latest projest i came across this neat upgrade.was at the local wrecking yard and came across this 87 burban,it had the silverado interior with captains chair buckets and console.both buckets were in showroom shape and the console had only minor wear,didn't hesitate to shell out the $40 cdn for the lot.anyways,made sure i chiseled the front inner mounting tabs that the seat frame bolts to.got hom and found that the 2 outside boltholes lined up perfectly.took the seat back out of the truck and took the torch,heated up the inner rear bolt hole on frame,tweaked it upward,cause on the trux they are the reversed angle.removed carpet cause the insulation on it is extremely flamable,dont bother trying the wet cloth trick.bolted seat back into place and attached the front mounting tab to the seat bracket and zapped it with the mig,then removed seat to properly weld tab into place.make sure to grab the rear mounting bracket from the console when removing it from the burban.any other questions,email me __________________ 1995 GMC SLE Ext cab 4X4 Z-71 loaded daily driver 87 k25 Fully Loaded inc captain buckets and console,12" susp lift,3" body lift 42"swampers 66 Cutlass 2dr hardtop currently undergoing frame off 55 chev 2dr hardtop awaiting attention 85 Chev silverado 1/2 ton loaded,daily driver(stolen) 80 chev silverado 1/2 ton farm truck 87 S-jimmy V-8,lowered ,Parting out 49 Chev 1/2 parting out parting numerous 73-80 chev trucks 01 Polaris edge X (highly modified) 58 NSU Prima scooter awaiting total restoration

03-11-2003, 10:40 AM	#2
alf4444 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: taylorsville, UT Posts: 778	what no pics? __________________ 2011 CCSB GMC 2500HD DMAX 73 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4 96 Chevy 1500 STD Cab Shortbed Z71 Owner of WickedWolfRC.com

04-01-2003, 09:30 PM	#3
eichenberg22 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hesperia, MI Posts: 17	S-10 buckets work nice too. Three of the legs mount on the raised portion of the floor pan, and the fourth leg needs about a 3 inch support. I used some 1" pipe to supprot the fourth one. The seats look pretty good, sorry no pics yet __________________ Chevy Thunder



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