77 burb out with the bench in with buckets

[Wes Harden]

So a long while back I snagged a lot of 84 burb interior parts(blue if someone needs something). I put saddle covers on the bucket seats and am installing now. The 2 out board bracket holes line up nicely, the rear inboard sits about right on top of padding and carpet. The front inboard is the issue. I am thinking bend it parallel to floor and make spacer. Opinions

 

[Wes Harden]

Ok so I bent the 1 tab, got a 2x4 in there as a temp spacer. Looks like I'll need @ 2" spacer once I cut carpt and padding to get to steel.

 

[k2mslskier]

I’ve been wanting to do the same with my ‘76. How did you end up making a spacer?

 

[fastazz81]

If you have surburban you can cut the inboard mounts off and weld them in , that’s what I did in my dads c-10.

 

[kennyw]

I have an extra set of the inboard mounts from a late 70s truck. I'll send you a PM.

 

[Wes Harden]

So here is an update to this thread. I made my own brackets


They turned out ok. I ended shiming them to level the seats

 

[k2mslskier]

I have an extra set of the inboard mounts from a late 70s truck. I'll send you a PM.

Pics? My plan is to steal the buckets from my daughters ‘91. She wants my bench. I haven’t looked at it yet so I’m wondering if hers has the mounts too or do they bolt directly to the floor.

 

[kennyw]

Pics? My plan is to steal the buckets from my daughters ‘91. She wants my bench. I haven’t looked at it yet so I’m wondering if hers has the mounts too or do they bolt directly to the floor.

They weld to the floor from the factory. You do not want to remove them from a good vehicle because you will end up with holes to patch. I can get pics before too long.

 

[k2mslskier]

That answers that question. ‍

 

[Wes Harden]

another pic of bracket. I welded the nut inside and bolt through bottom for floor board.

 

[k2mslskier]

Ok so I bent the 1 tab, got a 2x4 in there as a temp spacer. Looks like I'll need @ 2" spacer once I cut carpt and padding to get to steel.

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I know it’s been a few years but where did you get your seat covers? These are blue and my interior is saddle. I looked on LMC but they don’t have anything for those style of seats.

 

[Wes Harden]

I did put seat cover on the 84 blue buckets, I got from rock auto best price at the time, and the exact same seat cover every other upholstery site was offering. iirc 6 day lead time so I am assuming they ordered them from mfg for me.

 

[muddybuddy]

Are those the same brackets that would be needed to put buckets in a single cab pickup?

 

[Wes Harden]

Not sure. I think the floors are abit different. So the brackets would be different.
If I were to go get seats now, those were procured 15ish yr ago, I would get 01 to 07 suburban Tahoe seats.

 

[kennyw]

Suburbans and pickups have the same floor and brackets at the front of the seat. There are two generations of the weld in floor bracket.

1973-80

And 1981-91

 

[muddybuddy]

anything stopping anyone from making a set of ‘bolt-on’ brackets (requiring drilling in floor) to retro fit? Guess not much market, but would be awesome for the folks without access to welder.

 

[Wes Harden]

Hmm not hard at all and I can practice my welding. I could be persuaded to do a set or 2.
Wouldn't happen for a couple weeks if any were needed.

 

[kennyw]

anything stopping anyone from making a set of ‘bolt-on’ brackets (requiring drilling in floor) to retro fit? Guess not much market, but would be awesome for the folks without access to welder.

I made the early weld in style for a bit, no real demand for them but a few people drilled extra holes and bolted them in rather than welding.

 

[k2mslskier]

I made the early weld in style for a bit, no real demand for them but a few people drilled extra holes and bolted them in rather than welding.

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How much?

 

[kennyw]

How much?

I don't make them any longer but I still have the original set that I copied available. I already sent you a PM on it.