Poor Man's Crew Cab
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From: NY and VA
As said some state prohibit riding in back of truck bed. In NY ..get this.. you can ride up to 6 in bed of truck, but, one person has to have a driver's license! more than 6? another person with a license. Caught the local Police Chief giving his kids a ride to school one day.
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When we were younger (me and my 3 brothers) my dad had a full size pickup. He installed 2 bus seats (and added seat belts) so they were facing each other. Then he built a table in the middle of them. When we went on long trips we could draw and play cards and stuff. The table could also come down and serve as a bed. It was kinda neat. The truck also had a topper so we could be dry if it rained.
-Matt
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If you bolt two pieces of 3 x 2 x 1/4 to the frame over the bed and use it to attach the seats and belts to the bed frame I think it would work okay. You might look into a Chevy seat from a truck where the belts attach to the seat frame. I would go with a roll bar if possible.
I would skip the cap! That has the potential of locking in fumes and not providing enough air flow. Use put a shield over the roll bar or get one of those fiberglass fairlanes (sp?) that cover part of the bed.
If I had a choice, I would mount the seats in the middle of the frame or closer to the driver's side since almost all side collisons happen on the passenger door area.
There is another topic on this in the forum on after market parts. Just do a search.
I would skip the cap! That has the potential of locking in fumes and not providing enough air flow. Use put a shield over the roll bar or get one of those fiberglass fairlanes (sp?) that cover part of the bed.
If I had a choice, I would mount the seats in the middle of the frame or closer to the driver's side since almost all side collisons happen on the passenger door area.
There is another topic on this in the forum on after market parts. Just do a search.
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From: Broken Arrow, OK.
GLR, seeing that about 6 in the bed reminded me of a 2 car wreck that happened in my home town a few years ago. 2 car wreck and 12 injured--all 12 of the injured were in the same car. Bunch of mexicans going to work at the meat packing plant. They were all in an old LTD. Bet they were packed in there tight.
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Ive seen worse- bout 14 mexicans stuffed into the back of a border patrol blazer with a big-butt dog. Those mexicans were glad when we got the dog out of the blazer after the BP picked him up at our ranch.
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From: El Dorado Co., CA.
Originally Posted by Beast12
When we went on long trips we could draw and play cards and stuff. -Matt
sorry, i couldn't resist.
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From: hahira,ga
i can remember going up to my grandparents in our 74 f-100, dad put a shell on it for the trip ,we had a mattress,and installed a innercom for us to let them know when we had to " p break" lol, me and my lil brother had a blast mooning following motorists...we still have the truck just no shell, but now i'd never even think of putting my kid's in the back for a trip, it's amazing when you get older how you look at things.
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I wouldn't think this would be much different than a Blazer, or any Bronco where the top was removed, as long as there are seatbelts in place and used. Infact, the '73 Blazer, and '66-'77 Bronco roofs did not cover the front seat either.
Just my $.02,
Bluehawk
Just my $.02,
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My great uncle had a '77 Econoline 150 Custom and he went to K-mart and bought 2 nice recliners and bolted them to the floor in the back on trips. They drove it to Canada like that one time. My great aunt told me about it (great uncle's been dead for 2 years now). She told me that after the redesign of the Econolines in '75, he just lost interest in the trucks and traded his '72 F-100 in on the '77 E-150, he used them for his plumbing business. When I was born though, to honor the occasion, he sold the '77 and bought an '86 E-150 XLT. My grandfather did the same thing, he sold his '76 F-150 SC Longbed and got a new '85 F-150 XL longbed.
Now as far as riding in the back, I've done it all my life, and never thought twice about it, because in most cases, it has just been on the farm, where the speeds are slow and there are not steep grades.
Now as far as riding in the back, I've done it all my life, and never thought twice about it, because in most cases, it has just been on the farm, where the speeds are slow and there are not steep grades.
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From: El Dorado Co., CA.
Originally Posted by Bluehawk
I wouldn't think this would be much different than a Blazer, or any Bronco where the top was removed, as long as there are seatbelts in place and used. Infact, the '73 Blazer, and '66-'77 Bronco roofs did not cover the front seat either.
Just my $.02,
Bluehawk
Just my $.02,
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From: Sarnia, Ontario, CANADA!
Originally Posted by equium
Wouldn't the cards and coloring books fly away from all the road wind?
sorry, i couldn't resist.
sorry, i couldn't resist.
Originally Posted by Beast12
The truck also had a topper so we could be dry if it rained.
-Matt
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