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TRD · 09-08-2003, 07:50 AM

How did you mount your bucket seats in your cruiser?

I have some mounted in there right now and they are rather ghetto. I some ideas but i wanted to see what you guys came up with.

woody · 09-08-2003, 08:43 AM

1" angle mounted to Summit Racing sliders - Corbeau seats.

no pics unfortunately....'bout the only change I would make tho is to figger out a way to lower the seats even more than they are....another 1" would be nice.

nuclearlemon · 09-08-2003, 09:10 AM

in my old 71, i mounted them to the original bench frame.
my 68 now has them mounted off the rollcage.

TRD · 09-08-2003, 12:28 PM

thanks for the input. I will probably do a combination of angle iron and round tube.

Guess no one else has bucket seats

72cruiser · 09-08-2003, 01:05 PM

i haven't put mine in yet, but i liked what i saw on
www.bluetorchfab.com

check out the project vehicle "tellico", it has the bucket seats mounted to the cage, and i really like it.

if you don't want to build a cage to mount your seats (haha), you could probably just weld together some tube/bracketry that will mount to the original bolt locations.

so basically, i just told you what you already know, so...yeah.

jonathan

JasonH · 09-08-2003, 01:41 PM

I used some angle and square tubing to bolt the seats to the stock sliders. That way I knew they would bolt to the floor and they still slide back and forth.

LCL · 09-08-2003, 02:53 PM

a really fawked up angle iron configuration and wood by the PO.
I can post only up picts as to what not to do

osteology · 09-08-2003, 04:03 PM

Here's mine without the picture:

Factory sliders with the vertical lip ground down so the seats aren't too tall (still a bit taller than stock which I like), 3/4" square tube welded to it which matches the bolt holes in the new seat. Finally, rear tube has a nut welded into it for a 1/2" bolt so the belts can be bolted to the seat frame - clean!

65-fj45 · 09-08-2003, 06:30 PM

try Simon at faultline fab, He makes a killer seat frame

Reddog · 09-08-2003, 09:27 PM

I'm going to do mine with like some of those big coil springs you see under those rocking horses that they have in the kidde section of the park.
Of course I'll probably need some kind of limiting strap or else it'll be like sitting on top of a big slinky

09-08-2003, 07:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
TRD Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8286 Location: Costa Mesa, Ca Posts: 4,684	bucket seat mounts How did you mount your bucket seats in your cruiser? I have some mounted in there right now and they are rather ghetto. I some ideas but i wanted to see what you guys came up with. __________________ -Ryan

09-08-2003, 08:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
woody Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 260 Posts: 4,441	1" angle mounted to Summit Racing sliders - Corbeau seats. no pics unfortunately....'bout the only change I would make tho is to figger out a way to lower the seats even more than they are....another 1" would be nice. __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen - IH8MUD Inc. '74 FJ40, '95 HZJ75, '96 FZJ80, '03 2500 DMax, '09 RZR

09-08-2003, 09:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
nuclearlemon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1650 Location: communist city, colorado Posts: 1,829	in my old 71, i mounted them to the original bench frame. my 68 now has them mounted off the rollcage. __________________ "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid sideways in a cloud of dust, flopping into the hole totally worn out, shouting ..."holy shit...what a ride!"

09-08-2003, 12:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
TRD Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8286 Location: Costa Mesa, Ca Posts: 4,684	thanks for the input. I will probably do a combination of angle iron and round tube. Guess no one else has bucket seats __________________ -Ryan

09-08-2003, 01:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
72cruiser Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 18447 Location: nashville Posts: 268	i haven't put mine in yet, but i liked what i saw on www.bluetorchfab.com check out the project vehicle "tellico", it has the bucket seats mounted to the cage, and i really like it. if you don't want to build a cage to mount your seats (haha), you could probably just weld together some tube/bracketry that will mount to the original bolt locations. so basically, i just told you what you already know, so...yeah. jonathan __________________ malphrus -- 72 fj40 you're never too old to burn to death in a fire

09-08-2003, 01:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
JasonH Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1767 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 765	I used some angle and square tubing to bolt the seats to the stock sliders. That way I knew they would bolt to the floor and they still slide back and forth. __________________ TLCA #8123 Lone Star Land Cruisers - 79 FJ40

09-08-2003, 02:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
LCL Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Member # 10348 Location: Orinda-Davis-Truckee, NorCal Posts: 1,973	a really fawked up angle iron configuration and wood by the PO. I can post only up picts as to what not to do __________________ Tom Conte "BROKE ASS MOFO WITH A RIG" no cruiser, sold the hauler, stole a rover

09-08-2003, 04:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
osteology Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19529 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 251	Here's mine without the picture: Factory sliders with the vertical lip ground down so the seats aren't too tall (still a bit taller than stock which I like), 3/4" square tube welded to it which matches the bolt holes in the new seat. Finally, rear tube has a nut welded into it for a 1/2" bolt so the belts can be bolted to the seat frame - clean! __________________ Mark Ingraham

09-08-2003, 06:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
65-fj45 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Member # 22259 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 661	try Simon at faultline fab, He makes a killer seat frame

09-08-2003, 09:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
Reddog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 25 Location: 3rd rock from the sun Posts: 2,376	I'm going to do mine with like some of those big coil springs you see under those rocking horses that they have in the kidde section of the park. Of course I'll probably need some kind of limiting strap or else it'll be like sitting on top of a big slinky __________________ [url]http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=151481375[/url] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]N C R D[/COLOR][/SIZE] Chevy Pickup, lifted, modified V8, dual transfer case, lockers, big tires and BIG BALLS !

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