Bucket Seats! intall.
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Bucket Seats! intall.
hey guys. after using my truck for a while now. i noticed... i dont like the ride hight of the bench seats anymore. its all worn and tore up. i took it to a place to see how much they could re-upholster it the guy said 400.oo for the whole thing.. (ahhh Jersey prices) well needless to say thats crazy. i had some bucket seats that i want to try to fit in today. lets see how it goes.
i know right off the back the floors of my truck arent original. so i am using the ol'see-where-it-lands-and-drill-a-hole-there tech.
Procar by Scat
this is before how they were.
this when you take the cover off...
i know right off the back the floors of my truck arent original. so i am using the ol'see-where-it-lands-and-drill-a-hole-there tech.
Procar by Scat
this is before how they were.
this when you take the cover off...
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Looks like a fun / functional project.
I would love to do buckets, but I really need to be able to carry three wide in the cab.
Depending on how it all goes, I may swap to a newer style bench in the future, but for now, I have a decent 78-79 bench seat to use.
Good luck on your project today.
I would love to do buckets, but I really need to be able to carry three wide in the cab.
Depending on how it all goes, I may swap to a newer style bench in the future, but for now, I have a decent 78-79 bench seat to use.
Good luck on your project today.
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AK thanks man.
here are more pictures...
Pull the seat up all the way to access the rear bolts. two of them.
the push back and the front ones. (i found it easier this way back first then front ones.)
and looky what i found! whats left of the original built sheet... too bad i dont have it all together.
here are more pictures...
Pull the seat up all the way to access the rear bolts. two of them.
the push back and the front ones. (i found it easier this way back first then front ones.)
and looky what i found! whats left of the original built sheet... too bad i dont have it all together.
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Cool..........I love buckets in a dent but have no need to haul 3 people. Check out my thread. Might give you an idea or 2 on mounting them. The front of the slide rails will be your headache.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...4bt-build.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...4bt-build.html
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78 peb thanks for the link... i skimmed it to see since i was doing it today.
me and my father fabbed up some pieces to put under the 2 outter frame rail bolt holes.
bigdaddy... carpet is wet 1. bec when i took the pictures i sprayed the heck out of bolts and what not and it got all over. 2. bec in my drive way all the snow and ice is melting and i kept going in and out of the truck with my wet shoes...
impalaslayer.... no they didnt wouldnt you know it the ones on the driver side (1 in the rear one in the front) had to be cut out..... rusted shut no way to get it out and then it spun!
stubborn bolts!
me and my father fabbed up some pieces to put under the 2 outter frame rail bolt holes.
bigdaddy... carpet is wet 1. bec when i took the pictures i sprayed the heck out of bolts and what not and it got all over. 2. bec in my drive way all the snow and ice is melting and i kept going in and out of the truck with my wet shoes...
impalaslayer.... no they didnt wouldnt you know it the ones on the driver side (1 in the rear one in the front) had to be cut out..... rusted shut no way to get it out and then it spun!
stubborn bolts!
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this is the out come. i love it. actually its a little higher then i though it would be but i can deal with it. when i redue the floors and get new carpeting i will redue the seats as well and lower them a tad.
did find the rest of the build sheet... but in brittle pieces...
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totally recommend this.
1) take off bench seats
2) take off panels and what ever is holding down the carpet
3)take off carpet or roll from back to front just enough to see were your going to put the new seats.
4) fit everything center... use steering wheel as guide measure 3x
5) put seats in and see what kind of spacers you would need to put in the area.
6)then mark holes you would want to drill... (again measure!)
7)start with the 2 in front
8)finish with the 2 in back
9)before tightening everything make sure its where you want it
10) repeat for other side.
did find the rest of the build sheet... but in brittle pieces...
RECAP;
from:
to:
totally recommend this.
1) take off bench seats
2) take off panels and what ever is holding down the carpet
3)take off carpet or roll from back to front just enough to see were your going to put the new seats.
4) fit everything center... use steering wheel as guide measure 3x
5) put seats in and see what kind of spacers you would need to put in the area.
6)then mark holes you would want to drill... (again measure!)
7)start with the 2 in front
8)finish with the 2 in back
9)before tightening everything make sure its where you want it
10) repeat for other side.
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ak ford guy, ya man i want to see yours when you start. i wanted to do something with a modern twist to it. ive seen the newer bench style seats with integrated seat belts.... i want those. but for now this would do. plus i just had these laying around the garage. so figured why not.
next weekend i am installing the Hurst floor shifter i got for my truck.
next weekend i am installing the Hurst floor shifter i got for my truck.
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qben-
My build still has quite a ways to go, but the interior is going to be "my space". My truck is a bit of a tribute to my dad and a truck he had when I was a kid. He is pretty sick and we are not sure how many years he has left. (as if you really know anyway)
I will be installing some of the Ranger XLT trimmings, but not with any of the woodgrain trim, just the chrome trim.
It will have some of my own likings to it too. I bought a custom shift **** and I am building a custom shifter extension for the NP435 shifter (no details until it's done on that one, but it should be killer). I am also installing an old school two shaft/**** style stereo, but with my own modern twists too.
I want the interior to be like stepping into a time capsule for my dad (while he's still here). It should be pretty plush on the inside, but I'll worry about the exterior when the time comes (much later).
This is how the interior sits at the moment. The carpet is not installed yet, it is just laying there.
My build still has quite a ways to go, but the interior is going to be "my space". My truck is a bit of a tribute to my dad and a truck he had when I was a kid. He is pretty sick and we are not sure how many years he has left. (as if you really know anyway)
I will be installing some of the Ranger XLT trimmings, but not with any of the woodgrain trim, just the chrome trim.
It will have some of my own likings to it too. I bought a custom shift **** and I am building a custom shifter extension for the NP435 shifter (no details until it's done on that one, but it should be killer). I am also installing an old school two shaft/**** style stereo, but with my own modern twists too.
I want the interior to be like stepping into a time capsule for my dad (while he's still here). It should be pretty plush on the inside, but I'll worry about the exterior when the time comes (much later).
This is how the interior sits at the moment. The carpet is not installed yet, it is just laying there.
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Awesome guys.........qbenplaya.......I think the higher sitting seats will grow on you, but then I've got long legs so they fit me perfectly.........AK FORD GUY ............can't wait to get my carpet in and the interior finished up.............gonna wait to do it till I get the Cummins in and running though...........don't want to put holes in it for the trans and transfer shifters then have them wrong when I have to move things around due to the drivetrain swap......
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Damn... the gas attendant yesterday didn't remember to put back the gas cap when he was done... i didn't check and now i am riding around without one. 
man.... it was nice too. oh well now i have to buy another one. i told him he had to pay for it but then just laughed 
this is what i have to install yet... (not actually mine just a picture off internet)
AK awesome story man. best of luck to you i bet he would love what your doing for him. mine is a father son project aswell... well more like father comes out once-in-a-while to check up while son freezes his butt off outside doing the work... but its all good.
these might help you with your radio (this is what i am putting)
RetroSoundUSA.com - Classic Radio Systems, Speakers, and Accessories
Vintage Car Radio .com
Custom Autosound Radios and Speakers for Classic Cars and Streetrods
vintage vibes classic car stereo
modern tech with classic look.
78 your right... i drove around all day yesterday trying to like it but now when i got into it this morning to drive my wife to work it didnt feel as bad. (she loved it!)
kalve... my carpets go much later man. i still have loads of work before that. but you know how projects are... you finish with one thing and find something else...
man.... it was nice too. oh well now i have to buy another one. i told him he had to pay for it but then just laughed this is what i have to install yet... (not actually mine just a picture off internet)
AK awesome story man. best of luck to you i bet he would love what your doing for him. mine is a father son project aswell... well more like father comes out once-in-a-while to check up while son freezes his butt off outside doing the work... but its all good.
these might help you with your radio (this is what i am putting)
RetroSoundUSA.com - Classic Radio Systems, Speakers, and Accessories
Vintage Car Radio .com
Custom Autosound Radios and Speakers for Classic Cars and Streetrods
vintage vibes classic car stereo
modern tech with classic look.
78 your right... i drove around all day yesterday trying to like it but now when i got into it this morning to drive my wife to work it didnt feel as bad. (she loved it!)
kalve... my carpets go much later man. i still have loads of work before that. but you know how projects are... you finish with one thing and find something else...
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Damn... the gas attendant yesterday didn't remember to put back the gas cap when he was done... i didn't check and now i am riding around without one. man.... it was nice too. oh well now i have to buy another one. i told him he had to pay for it but then just laughed
man.... it was nice too. oh well now i have to buy another one. i told him he had to pay for it but then just laughed Some people have no attention to detail.
AK awesome story man. best of luck to you i bet he would love what your doing for him. mine is a father son project aswell... well more like father comes out once-in-a-while to check up while son freezes his butt off outside doing the work... but its all good.
these might help you with your radio (this is what i am putting)
RetroSoundUSA.com - Classic Radio Systems, Speakers, and Accessories
Vintage Car Radio .com
Custom Autosound Radios and Speakers for Classic Cars and Streetrods
vintage vibes classic car stereo
modern tech with classic look.
these might help you with your radio (this is what i am putting)
RetroSoundUSA.com - Classic Radio Systems, Speakers, and Accessories
Vintage Car Radio .com
Custom Autosound Radios and Speakers for Classic Cars and Streetrods
vintage vibes classic car stereo
modern tech with classic look.
It has been a fun build so far, it's nice to see a smile on his face when he visits the shop. My dad being sick, does not come out to play very often, but when he is having a good day, he likes to drive over, bull *****, have a cold one and give some advise..... My father-in-law is usually side by side with me out in the shop. Lucky for me, he has given me some space to work on my project inside his shop (man cave).
I looked into those stereos, but they were way too expensive and believe it or not, most of them do not have real good reviews.
I have picked up a couple old skool tape decks. One Alpine and one Kenwood, and will just run one of those into a newer EQ. I'll use the EQ as the main control for the rest of the system.
Well, back to work I go....
Keep up the good work on your truck and remember to enjoy every minute you spend with that old man of yours.