Bench Seat Identification

[pjmoreland]

I'm trying to figure out what year the seat in my truck is from. The tracks appear to be the 69-70 style. The previous owner told me the seat itself was from a 66. Does that sound right? The reason I ask is because it seems extra tall compared to the seats in the other three C10s I've owned. I have to hunch down to see stoplights, and the steering wheel blocks my view of the speedometer. Also, there is very little room between the seat and the bottom of the steering wheel.

[Astro-Balls]

Extra padding was definitely added to the lower seat, Previous owner needed help looking over the dash.

[Getter-Done]

A lot of these brackets have been swapped over the years.

Here is a old thread that is along this line of switching 60ish to 70ish.

link:https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=seat+brackets

Here is a thread on the forum that shows the difference of the 67/72 brackets.

Link:
https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...ail+difference









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[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by Astro-Balls

Extra padding was definitely added to the lower seat, Previous owner needed help looking over the dash.

That would be nice if that's all it is. Then I could just remove the extra foam and reinstall the upholstery.

[pjmoreland]

The seat bottom is about 8" thick and its metal frame takes up about the first 2-3/4" of that.

[jimijam00]

Pics and measurements of different seat brackets here.

[HO455]

This thread and the links in it show pictures of most of the 67 to 72 seat frames that were used. Yours is a full foam seat and I believe there are pictures of all the different full foam seat frames.
Plus I have more pictures of 69/70 frames and the 71/72 frames full foam frames if you need something specific.

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=804108

[Astro-Balls]

PJ, what is the year of your truck?

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by jimijam00

Pics and measurements of different seat brackets here.

Based on the measurements shown on that site, I definitely have 69-70 seat brackets.

[pjmoreland]

My seat brackets have been identified. I am still wanting to positively identify the seat itself though. Does an 8" bottom cushion/frame thickness seem pretty standard, or is it thicker than usual?

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by Astro-Balls

PJ, what is the year of your truck?

My truck is a 68, but the seat and brackets are not original. The previous owner replaced them with a seat of unknown origin.

[Astro-Balls]

Got it, when you need foam, this might help.
http://www.americancushionind.net/pr...chevy-gmc-kit/

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by Astro-Balls

Got it, when you need foam, this might help.
http://www.americancushionind.net/pr...chevy-gmc-kit/

Thanks. It's interesting that it says 6" thick foam in that product description. I'm thinking my 8" thick seat might be 2" thicker than normal.

[SkidmoreGarage]

Looks like it could be a non-folding 67 seat frame (if such a thing exists) with the lower padding from a later bench (this is what is commonly available new). That will give you the booster seat effect. Great looking seat from the pictures!

Take a look in my build thread at my 67 seat reupholster project. Some good pictures of the seat frame that could help ID what you have.

Not sure if you were asking for this, but you can carefully remove the lower cover and replace the thicker foam with the correct thickness and recover with new hog rings.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by SkidmoreGarage

Looks like it could be a non-folding 67 seat frame (if such a thing exists) with the lower padding from a later bench (this is what is commonly available new). That will give you the booster seat effect. Great looking seat from the pictures!

Take a look in my build thread at my 67 seat reupholster project. Some good pictures of the seat frame that could help ID what you have.

Not sure if you were asking for this, but you can carefully remove the lower cover and replace the thicker foam with the correct thickness and recover with new hog rings.

The photos from your build thread are very helpful. I'm thinking I'm heading down the path of tearing the seat apart to see what's going on inside. I haven't done any upholstery work on 67-72 trucks, but I did replace the upholstery on a 350Z I had, so I'm familiar with hog rings.

Nice Ripmo, by the way. I've got a SC Bronson and I'm a total MTB addict. Bikes come first on my list of obsessions, followed by trucks.

[SkidmoreGarage]

Happy they helped. Good call to take it apart (carefully). It isn't rocket science but it is surprisingly time-consuming. Be ready to improvise. You can see what I had to do.

My last MTB was a SC Bronson, sold it to buy the Ripmo. I see you are in Auburn, small world. I lived in Davis for school, and a little while after. I worked in Carmichael. I did a bit of mountain biking years ago with some friends up Clementine and down some trails (I was on a race hardtail, so they seemed intense at the time). I think I went through a tunnel? I also made a few trips to Salmon Falls. Do they still have the half iron triathlon in Auburn every year? I did that one year.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by SkidmoreGarage

Happy they helped. Good call to take it apart (carefully). It isn't rocket science but it is surprisingly time-consuming. Be ready to improvise. You can see what I had to do.

My last MTB was a SC Bronson, sold it to buy the Ripmo. I see you are in Auburn, small world. I lived in Davis for school, and a little while after. I worked in Carmichael. I did a bit of mountain biking years ago with some friends up Clementine and down some trails (I was on a race hardtail, so they seemed intense at the time). I think I went through a tunnel? I also made a few trips to Salmon Falls. Do they still have the half iron triathlon in Auburn every year? I did that one year.

If you rode through a tunnel, then that was the Culvert trail, which takes you back down toward the canyon from the top of Clementine. Yeah, most of the trails in Auburn are pretty tame, but I like being able to ride straight from my house. I spent five years in Davis when I was in school. It sure is a small world. My grandma lived in Portland when I was a kid (Lake Oswego), so we spent a lot of time up there. It's a nice area.

Time to dig out the hog ring pliers...