Rear Buck Seats are the current project. Today, I got the slider removed from one, and the rear seat out. I also got the rough position of the seat. I will pop the head rest off later, and switch the seat belt holders around. This way the recliners are easy to get to (although I don't think it'll matter) and the covers hide the seat internals.

The rear seat mock up:






when it warms up a bit more, I will try to make templates for the mounts, so I can get it all ready to go. I think I am going to have to weld metal inside to mount. But I may just go with some 1inch thick MDF. The seats probably will not be sat in much, so not to worried about that. However, the wood may be a better template for the mounts.


BTW. Anyone that has pictures of their mounts for a rear buck set up.... PLEASE share I am going at this in the dark, and not sure exactly how to make the mounts work.

I also plan to build a false floor around the seats to hide the area around the seats.

(once it warms up, I'll also be able to dye the rear trunk carpet black, to match the fur.


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how are you lookin to fasten the rear seats to the frame?

thats what i have to figure out. It may be making side mounts. the seat bolt would go threw a piece of metal, then a 2nd hole to mount them to.... well i can't figure that part out.


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thanks for doing this stenger i got a diagram someone sent to me about brackets if interested....

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Ok, so heres what happening with the seats right now.

Just got back from Lowes and I've picked up some steal L rail to make brackets out of. As soon as I finish my White Castles I am going to go ahead and start the mounting to the seat process.


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I've had ideas like this for years, I'm glad someone had the gumption to actually go ahead and do it, haha. Good luck! Can't wait to see the finished product


Sam

Your gonna get flamed for using stock seats. i know i did. im waiting for nice weather then taking my car to school with me to start the welding process. can i get pics of the brackets as well?

Vincent Morris wrote:Your gonna get flamed for using stock seats. i know i did. im waiting for nice weather then taking my car to school with me to start the welding process. can i get pics of the brackets as well?

Who cares when they are free? Flame all you want, but its different, and far more comfy than the stock rear seats. Plus is custom.

Anyways, onto the progress.

Got the brackets done...







Now I am faced with a problem. When I put them in the car, the brackets aren't sitting flush, like they need to be. So anyone's input, or ideas will help. I'd like to have them as far back as possible so that if someone does ride back there, they have some leg room.

This is what it looks like:



The brackets were made with steel L shaped metal. (similar to a stop sign post) What I did was cut 4 small tabs. This way, I can make changes if need be. And well, it looks like I am going to have to.

Then cut 2 long bars so that each corner on each side is connected.



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this just popped into my head... But does it look like I should cut the center of the brackets so that it can be used a channel or notch to help form into the rear seat area?


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Problem Solved (I think)

I took off the longer brackets that will allow me to bolt the seats down, and it fit right again. So I will just cut that longer bar down so that theres a mounting point on each side. The only part i need to really take a good look at is the door side front one. It looks like it may need a longer one.

With it snowing right now, its hard find the will power to keep going in and out in the snow. But I am going to start trimming now, and re-bolt the seats brackets together, and see where I am at.


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i didnt say i was flaming you, but... Here

yeah, i went searching for some pics, and came across that. Oh well. some don't even attempt to do it, so who cares what they think right?

Anyways, small update, my back hurts.


I decided to swap the seats around. I put the one's you see in picture up front. They are in much better shape than the ones I have. So now I got all the sliders attached again, and removed the sliders from the tan ones i have.

I also put the 4 tabs on the tan ones as well. I noticed that the 4 door seats seem to be a little different than the 2 door seats. The way the sliders are built. The mounting locations seem to be in the same place, but on a 4 door, they must be made to sit just a bit lower. IDK. Hard to explain.

Hopefully they well actually sit better in the rear if there is some sort of change.


More progress tomorrow I hope. Maybe get the other seat tabs and mounts finished up. Then just let them sit in there unbolted until the weathers nice enough to drop the tank a few inches to drill.


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people are so ungrateful....ill get that diagram up to you here in a sec stenger...

here ya go... compliments of lemur.



hope this helps

lol. that does nothing for me.

Big Poppa just PM'd me back with an idea, which uses the Seat Belt bolt holes to mount the seats.... And I am going to have to take a look at that tomorrow. Although I am just not sure on how exactly to attempt using the seat belt bolts.

Maybe once its in my face, I can tell.


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well i never said it was a good diagram....

sorry for trying...

its all good, Thanks for posting though. I guess it needs to be explained a little better...

So far, I think my current set up is one way to attack it. That may be the same way though, but its hard to tell because of the drawing.


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Alrighty.... So today was a good day....

The driver side seat is now bolted in.

So on with the pics:




Theres the brackets. I had to kinda make the door side one work like that. I say in there comfortably and I am about 5ft8, 175lbs.
As you can see, they are bolted into the seat belt mounting spots. The idea came from Big Poppa. After about 10 minutes worth of wrestling with the seat, I figured out what he was trying to explain.


And the monkey loves it


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^ no problem at all.

Well yeah I was just saying I used two brackets on each seat and bolted the seats down to the rear seat belt bolts...however they are not bolted at the front of the seat. I never used them for practicality however...I would suggest trying to attach them down at the front of the seat as well for extra safety measures though.

Wow! That's awesome:-) I'll be watching this thread!

pick up a few studs...... screw them into the bottom of the seat frame (where the normal slider bracket attaches)...... mark where they hit the floor. Raise car, pull fuel tank, drill holes where you marked, put seats in, secure them with some large washers or steel plates, lock washers, and nuts. Put fuel tank back in. Done.

OR, after you drill the holes, use bolts from under the car, up into the seats.




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great good to see its in.. got a mock up of how the bracket looks... like a diagram or something?

SpeedRacerZ wrote:pick up a few studs...... screw them into the bottom of the seat frame (where the normal slider bracket attaches)...... mark where they hit the floor. Raise car, pull fuel tank, drill holes where you marked, put seats in, secure them with some large washers or steel plates, lock washers, and nuts. Put fuel tank back in. Done.

OR, after you drill the holes, use bolts from under the car, up into the seats.

That's exactly what I did. I also used a spacer (between the bracket, and the floor) that slid over the bolt to make the bracket level.



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Well, this way doesn't require dropping the tank. So far so good. Later down the road (like when its warmer) and I have the free time, I am going to drop the tank, so that the fronts are bolted in. But this will get me by for now.

Theres probably 20 different ways to do this. This is just one of them.


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