I'm looking for a set of Suburban seats, 2nd and 3rd row. I know that these are rare and hard to find. I also know that repos are available without the seat springs and cushions. I am seeking a photo or dimensions of the mating seat part that ties into the recess on the floor of the suburban.
Does anybody have original seats and can provide a photo or the dimensions of the mating portions of the seats?
Thank you so much!
Lisa
1952 Chevy Carryall in completely original condition Pulled out of a barn in Colorado high desert
" . . . mating seat part that ties into the recess on the floor of the suburban"
Are you looking for the dimensions of the seat-bottoms of the middle and rear seats, where they attach-to/rest-on the bottom/base "platform" of the seat frames?
I don't have any seats to measure but I do have some of the "keyhole" plates that are mounted into the floor. The seat base slides into these and then is tightened down with a wing nut. SCARY!! The large hole is 1-1/8" diameter and the slot is 5/16".
"I always win." Working mainly alone I do not let my trucks win a war. Maybe a battle here and there but never the war.
Regarding the above photos showing factory seats and how they are mounted, does anyone know where to get the “C” brackets and if they are critical? I have seats but they did not come with the brackets. Thanks!
1942 Chevy AK 1949 Chevrolet 3600 1953 Chevrolet 3100 Suburban 1970 Chevrolet C10 pickup 1970 Chevrolet C10 Suburban
I made mine. I built my seats and used 1" tubing to do it, not 7/8" like factory. So I took some 2x3" aluminum stock, drilled a 1" hole in the end. Then I sliced it on a band saw to make the pieces I needed.
The third row, by the seat of my pants. I copied from pictures, the angles and bend diameters from a non-correct year middle seat. I just widened it to be within so many inches of the upper corners and enough to clear the wheel wells. I'm happy with it and spent somewhere around $40 in materials. I could've done a little better with the sheet metal, but my mistakes are where most folks won't be looking. The lessons I learned made for a better job on the middle seat.
The middle seat, I copied a middle seat I had. I believe it was for a later year Suburban but I'm not sure which.
I also built both of them to use 3/4" plywood for backing, covered with 3" of foam, covered with the covering of my choice. I believe the foam and the Naugahyde was the most expensive of all the materials I bought.
By the seat of your pants rear seat frame looks like a stock factory seat frame. And a heck of a lot cheaper.
Good Job, Thank for the photos.
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We built a jig based off of the original frames for the middle & rear seats & we even recreated the original waterfall design of the seat backs on the ones we made.
What is the "original waterfall design of the seat backs"?
It is apparent in the photos above?
Thanks, Tim
It's where the lower portion on the sheet metal seat back is welded to the frame. The waterfall makes the frame stronger & helps to prevent the seat back from rattling.
