New seats.
New seats.
Just put a set of bucket seats out of a 99 Ford Escort in. Had to make up some templates of a bracket, then had a sheetmetal shop break the metal for me. Rides a lot better without the old worn out seat with the iron bars in it.
Next project will be to do something about that cheesy speaker box the previous owner put in.
Next project will be to do something about that cheesy speaker box the previous owner put in.
- rbcyouthdude
- Posts: 91
- Joined: July 24, 2006, 7:25 pm
- Location: Gilmer, Texas
- dotcentral
- Posts: 1341
- Joined: August 18, 2006, 5:13 pm
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Johnny Canuck
- Posts: 8288
- Joined: April 9, 2006, 11:14 pm
- Location: Edmonton, Alberta.
Thanks everyone, made Dirt (Diamond intha rough truck) a lot more fun to drive
I will work on that for ya.
The headrests are laying in the garage, bad case of ring around the collar, either that or Fonzie owned the Escort. Real nasty.
I am not sure what the seatbelts are, PO put them in. They do have a nice 3x3 1/4 inch plate behind the sheet metal rolled to fit tight
dotcentral wrote:How about posting the template you made? If you could write dimensions, even better.
I will work on that for ya.
Johnny Canuck wrote:Kewl, Tim!!
What happened to the headrests?
What kind of seatbelts are those?
The headrests are laying in the garage, bad case of ring around the collar, either that or Fonzie owned the Escort. Real nasty.
I am not sure what the seatbelts are, PO put them in. They do have a nice 3x3 1/4 inch plate behind the sheet metal rolled to fit tight
Last edited by BigTim on January 11, 2007, 9:46 am, edited 1 time in total.
- Johnny Canuck
- Posts: 8288
- Joined: April 9, 2006, 11:14 pm
- Location: Edmonton, Alberta.
I have a B&M starshifter in my Uni and I hate it. Yes you have to bend over to get at it (I am 6'-0")
I rode with Carl at Slickstock in his awesome 460 '57. He had the truck version of a B&M shifter, seemed much better. Spring for the taller truck version if you want one. They look kinda Cheesy to me, prolly would not have used a Starshifter if I had built my truck.
JC
I rode with Carl at Slickstock in his awesome 460 '57. He had the truck version of a B&M shifter, seemed much better. Spring for the taller truck version if you want one. They look kinda Cheesy to me, prolly would not have used a Starshifter if I had built my truck.
JC
It's a race.. Will hell freeze over or will JC finish his truck first. Stay tuned..
Those seats look better than I was expecting, nice upgrade.
My "Slickitis" affliction began here...
66 F100 CC/65 F100 CC/66 F250 CC
If it starts to rain, they'll tax the splash.
If you want to fish, they'll tax the bass.
If you plant a yard, they'll tax the grass.
If you don't play nice, they'll fine your *$#!
66 F100 CC/65 F100 CC/66 F250 CC
If it starts to rain, they'll tax the splash.
If you want to fish, they'll tax the bass.
If you plant a yard, they'll tax the grass.
If you don't play nice, they'll fine your *$#!
Cool truck! I have some old buckets in my truck but I'm thinking about replacing them. I might find an 70's factory bench seat and reupholster it with the kit from LMC simply because it looks cool and my truck has that 70's hot rod look to it allready. I'm also thinking about finding some modern bucket seats like yours, for safety (dont want to put my head through the back window in a wreck)Do the head rests fit on the seats or do they rub the window when put in the proper position? I'm asking because the old seats in my truck rub the glass when the seatbIacks are up. Of course, I dont care if you actually go check, just wondering if you noticed durring the install.
____________________________________six-two
____________________________________six-two