Made my pre 78 rear seat more easy to remove

[lochenjons]

Since its a pre 78 truck, the seat doesnt just fold up. I've heard of people that have swapped in a 78+ seat in an older truck, but I'm too lazy and for free and a few minutes, I'm happy with it.

Basically I got a longer bolt than the stock ones (should have got even longer ones but oh well) then cut off the head. Using a a nut and a wingnut I screwed it into the holes in the bed. Then I took off the nut and wingnut, put the seat on and the wingnut over it and its good to go and easily removable quickly with no tools.

The front ones (or one in my case since the driverside has never wanted to thread) came real close to not fitting cause the "wing" of the wingnut hits the bracket of the seat but it still worked. If it didnt I could always grind down the bracket or the wingnut a bit.

 

[readymix]

I like it, but check them often since the seatbelt is attached there.

 

[goofy1]

I like it, but check them often since the seatbelt is attached there.

I would be using grade 5 minimum with grade 5 nuts(just keep the right size wrench in the glovebox) and washers(the holes looked a little big for the bolts used) because wing nuts are often standard hardware grade(grade 3 I believe). Convenience is great but safety is more important.