My buddy Randy wants a bench seat in his coupe. He wants ideas on stock seat such as vans and minitrucks. What have you guys used???????????
El Mosquito used a school bus seat, which I always thought was a pretty good idea. I've got buckets so I'm no help.
I used an '87 S-10 seat. Although it was narrowed about 7 inches in a '32 roadster once. It worked real well. I've heard Ranger seats work as well...S***ch
No PM Sean? BTW, you got any pics of your Tripower Linkage in your old Black 32 Roadster? Hey Sammysmartparts...ppppffffffffffffffttttttt!
TMan, I've have several buddies that have used Ford Ranger PU bench seats, narrowed. Worked really well.
hahaha,just f'ing with you, ive heard of alot of mid size mini vans giving up there 2nd seats to a many sore bootied hotrodders
Sorry no pics of the linkage... It was a combination of home brewed stuff and parts from Speedway motors... OH, and my mistake. That was in Rev #3. I'll copy it if you like.
Do you remember the post about turning an early '50s GM truck seat into bucket seats? He could do the same thing but just narrow it enough to make a small bench for a Model A.
[ QUOTE ] Do you remember the post about turning an early '50s GM truck seat into bucket seats? [/ QUOTE ] that was me that did that post about the buckets modernbeat. i thought about the them when i posted,but didnt think about just narowing the bench,it would work pretty straight foward actually...
Rear seat from an early Ford ****** also works. Anyone have a link to the cutdown early chevy seat thread.
I know this isn't a bench, but I've got what I think are early MG or something early import-ish. they fit tight together and look good in there.
Great ideas guys. Don, he tried the Caravan thing and it measured too wide? Hmmm? Skips***ch, I could use that article.
Those buckets fitted close together look like the front buckets out of my '93 ****** with the headrests removed and reupholstered.
Ditto on the Caravan middle seat. I'm using one and it fits just right. You don't even need tools to get it out of the junkyard carc***.
here's the link to the cut GMC post. Now sadly filled with little framed red x's where the pics were. (Shoulda been tech-o-matic) http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB1&Number=89692&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=all&vc=1
I'm with Donzie, I have a Dodge MiniVan center seat in my A Pickup. I did have to notch for the shifter though. My neighbor also used a Dodge MiniVan seat as a carcas and had it re-upholstered. TZ
I think the caravan seat they are using is the third jump seat, a bit narrower, just pops right on out of there too.most arew like new and come in lots of velour(yuk) type colors
Most of this has been said, but the rear saet from an 80,s ****** will work and is kinda cool,cause it folds and with a little work this may give you some behind the seat storage area.On the down side, they are kinda a wimpy-thin seat,they could use some more padding.The middle caravan-voyager seat works good,you may need to shorten the mounting leg hieght,but the padding is good and they are comfortable.
I am in the same boat here, I plan on ditching my buckets in my A-sedan and installing a bench. I was told, and have seen pictures of a voyager van seat in an A, but it was the third seat.
I have a model a coupe with the middle seat out of a Chrysler Town-n-Country! Works perfect....let me know if you want pics. Reggie
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