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Old Nov 18, 2015 | 05:52 PM
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Thanks guys for the reply. I'm buying the bench seat this Saturday even with the little skirt it has haha
 
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Old Nov 18, 2015 | 07:49 PM
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Yes. Well....minus the dress.
All the cool kids are rollin with Effie drapes.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2015 | 07:54 PM
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Call me crazy but I want to use something with headrests in my truck in case I get rear ended.
Looks bad through the back window. The doors are gonna fly open if you get in an accident anyway. Crazy is driving one of these without good seat belts.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2015 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ohbrian
Call me crazy but I want to use something with headrests in my truck in case I get rear ended.
You're crazy haha. I understand the use of a headrest but still kills the originality of the truck
 
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Old Nov 18, 2015 | 11:23 PM
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Skirts, dresses, headrests...are you guys going soft in your old days?
 
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Old Nov 19, 2015 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluey Zedoff
Skirts, dresses, headrests...are you guys going soft in your old days?
I'm not old yet , still young . But maybe the bench seat could use a little fashion
 
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Old Nov 19, 2015 | 12:50 AM
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I'm not old yet , still young . But maybe the bench seat could use a little fashion
Take pictures of that seat installed in your truck and life will be hard for you here.

That had to be a 70s-80s DIY upholstery job. I saw a panel truck at a show a few years back that still had a frilly seat and 2 inch **** carpet. Nobody could accuse him of following the latest cookie cutter trends.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2015 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by fatfenders

That had to be a 70s-80s DIY upholstery job. I saw a panel truck at a show a few years back that still had a frilly seat and 2 inch **** carpet. Nobody could accuse him of following the latest cookie cutter trends.
It wasn't just upholstery back then either:

"All quarterbacks should be made to wear dresses" - Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh Steelers
 
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Old Nov 19, 2015 | 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by EffieTrucker
It wasn't just upholstery back then either:

"All quarterbacks should be made to wear dresses" - Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh Steelers
That's funny. I am barely old enough to remember Joe Namath and his playboy image. I remember seeing pictures of him wearing fur coats and **** carpet in his penthouse a small dog could get lost in.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2015 | 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by fatfenders
Take pictures of that seat installed in your truck and life will be hard for you here.

That had to be a 70s-80s DIY upholstery job. I saw a panel truck at a show a few years back that still had a frilly seat and 2 inch **** carpet. Nobody could accuse him of following the latest cookie cutter trends.
That is why I'm getting it reupholstered to look like a regular seat
 
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Old Nov 19, 2015 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ohbrian
Call me crazy but I want to use something with headrests in my truck in case I get rear ended.
You are crazy but only on '48-'50 Fatfenders with the small window. With them you can put a pad on the back of the cab.

On anything newer crash tests have shown that if you are hit from the rear you risk brain stem injury (usually fatal) if your head goes through the back window and your neck comes to rest on the window opening.

Sorry guys, kinda gruesome but you should know.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2015 | 01:01 PM
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I got the seat today. I took out one caddy seat and now I'm having trouble taking off the other one because I have to bring down the gas tank
 
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Old Nov 21, 2015 | 02:06 PM
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I like those Caddy seats. As they are lower I think that you will have more room than with the stock seat. And the skirt has got to go IMHO.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2015 | 04:01 PM
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OOOH man if you end up taking that seat cover off for garbage I will pay to ship it to me!
I have an F1 seat here that needs a skirt big time!
 
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Old Nov 21, 2015 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by petemcl
I like those Caddy seats. As they are lower I think that you will have more room than with the stock seat. And the skirt has got to go IMHO.
Yeah lots of extra room but I like the bench seat a lot more than bucket seats. I will get that skirt off 👍
 
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