rem7600
1/2 ton status
Got to the "seat project" this weekend.
The seats are from a 1989 Nissan Maxima. What I found, was that the power units on the seats would not bolt right in. HOWEVER, without the power units on them they matched up on bolt holes front to back (14"). The new seats were nearly 3" wider on the stance of the bolt holes so I decided to get the plates made (after much looking around for odds and ends that might do it...) $15, and Nelsons Fabrication in Hayden, ID had em done and painted! Bolted these plates securely to the existing rails on the towers and bolted the seats to the plates.
Voila! New buckets in my Jimmy with the existing rails! It was extremely simple once deciding to have the fab shop make the pieces. I did a diagram of what I wanted and they had em done for me in a couple hours. I'll be posting pics of the new seats in my beast if anyone is interested. Didn't get any before and during pics as the digital camera was not available and besides that, it would've been a pretty lame photo-shoot. There was "nothing to it". Very straightforward and I would highly recommend going for it if you've found a set of seats that you like. I'm down a total of $55 for 2 very nice buckets installed!
the diagram I did for the plates can be seen here...
http://www.geocities.com/rem7600/
<font color=purple>REM7600 - '89 Jimmy</font color=purple>
The seats are from a 1989 Nissan Maxima. What I found, was that the power units on the seats would not bolt right in. HOWEVER, without the power units on them they matched up on bolt holes front to back (14"). The new seats were nearly 3" wider on the stance of the bolt holes so I decided to get the plates made (after much looking around for odds and ends that might do it...) $15, and Nelsons Fabrication in Hayden, ID had em done and painted! Bolted these plates securely to the existing rails on the towers and bolted the seats to the plates.
Voila! New buckets in my Jimmy with the existing rails! It was extremely simple once deciding to have the fab shop make the pieces. I did a diagram of what I wanted and they had em done for me in a couple hours. I'll be posting pics of the new seats in my beast if anyone is interested. Didn't get any before and during pics as the digital camera was not available and besides that, it would've been a pretty lame photo-shoot. There was "nothing to it". Very straightforward and I would highly recommend going for it if you've found a set of seats that you like. I'm down a total of $55 for 2 very nice buckets installed!
the diagram I did for the plates can be seen here...
http://www.geocities.com/rem7600/
<font color=purple>REM7600 - '89 Jimmy</font color=purple>
