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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 01:36 PM
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Help with a childseat

Hello all,

I have been looking at getting a '78-'79 F-150 reg cab for a little while now. Recently however, my wife and I have started planning on kids. I was just curious, from people that own these trucks, how well a regular cab would work with a childseat (or two)?

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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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Our child seat works good in my '73 regular cab. It has lap belts only, so I just cinch it down and all is well. The only trouble I've run into, is the rear-facing seat gets in the way of the 4spd floor shifter when placed in the middle. But then that's just a good excuse for my wife to sit in the middle...

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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 02:10 PM
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i personaly find the extended cab alot easier.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 02:22 PM
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my boy is almost 5 now, good thing my wife is small We fit in there pretty good but with the car seat it gets pretty snug. Espically after you pile in the jackets, the toys, the extra bags..... If I were gonna have more than one I'd definately look for a ex cab if not a crew.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 02:24 PM
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i put a bench seat in the back of my cab that way i jsut put my daughter back there. car seats now a days are anythign but small.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 06:30 PM
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Thanks for the replies. It gives me some sort of renewed hope that I could soon one day sell my '02 F-150 for a '79 F-150.
 
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