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Dec 9, 2018 | 07:39 AM

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Diesel_Brad

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Originally Posted by ozark1

It seems to me that this conversion gets.."overthought". If you look at garys garagemahal pictures..you will see my '84 with the low back..'86 Bronco.. seats. I used the Bronco track for the driver..and left the tilt track for the passenger. 2 of the track holes fit the stock holes..and I drilled 2 new ones..and used Corvette lug spacers ..for a level installation. 2 inch fender washers on the bottom..and it's done.I doubt that I am going to worry about a collision that would tear the washers and bolts through the floor. If you have parts in hand..It's an hour job..with 10 minutes out for an adult beverage !!!!!!!!!!!

But he constant fatigue WILL crack the floor

Dec 9, 2018 | 08:03 AM

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ozark1

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But he constant fatigue WILL crack the floor

Like I said..."overthought". I worry more about my house getting hit by a meteor !!!

Feb 20, 2019 | 04:21 PM

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aidandj

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The reason I ask is I have found some seat pans at junkyards near friends across the country, and don't want to ship a whole seat. But shipping a seat pan, and getting seats/center jump seat out of a local ex-cab around here would be way easier. So if I get the seat pan with the sliders on it, I can bolt in a center console seat and passenger/driver seat from an extended cab?

Feb 21, 2019 | 08:24 AM

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ozark1

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Once again...OVERTHOUGHT. I have been driving my '84 with my installation for 3-4 years. Have never tightened a bolt on the seat frames. I have YET to see a seat torn out of a floorpan from fatigue. The floorpan will raise the seats enough to partially block the rear window...

Feb 21, 2019 | 08:26 AM

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aidandj

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I'm looking for 40/20/40. Wont the extra cab seats sit higher?

Feb 21, 2019 | 09:03 AM

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ozark1

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With those seats and a floorpan..you will block a lot of rear window. Look for the post by Garysgaragemahal .... that shows his seats ..high back and pan..and my seats ..low back..no pan...

Mar 11, 2019 | 10:14 AM

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diggerrigger

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From: Evansville, Indiana

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Originally Posted by Diesel_Brad

You need a seat pan from a 94-97 regular cab or crewcab 40/20/40 for a regular cab or crew cab

Supercab are the only ones that will bolt into a supercab and also will Not bolt into a regular cab or crewcab

I can get these seats cheap. They were in a 1996 Supercab. They are being sold as is. In the photo below, you can see no seat pan. Can these be "adapted" to a 1986 regular cab?

Mar 12, 2019 | 04:47 AM

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Diesel_Brad

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Originally Posted by diggerrigger

I can get these seats cheap. They were in a 1996 Supercab. They are being sold as is. In the photo below, you can see no seat pan. Can these be "adapted" to a 1986 regular cab?

Read the thread. It has already be told what you need to do