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thatoneguy · Post by **thatoneguy** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 10:28 pm

what all years makes and modles will bolt into my 69 d100 seat brackets

Post by **Hobcobble** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:24 am

'61-'71 bench seats. Someone who owns a CSS may want to chime in
on the bucket seats.... anyone.... [Ben?]
John

Jeffc · Post by **Jeffc** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:25 pm

CSS used 64/65 Dart buckets and used 4 outside bucket
set mounts, 2 per seat and did not use the
stock truck mounts. the inside Dart brackets were to
short to use.

davie · Post by **davie** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:11 pm

Has anyone used late modle Dodge RAM or Dakota seats? I think the seats and consol would look, feel and function well.

Post by **Seabee** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:55 am

davie wrote:Has anyone used late modle Dodge RAM or Dakota seats? I think the seats and consol would look, feel and function well.

I put 96 Ram 40/20/40 split with console in my '68 D100. Works very nicely. Both forward outboard mounting brackets on the Ram seat have to be shortened appx 2" , then the seat will bolt to the floor. The original sweptline seat brackets are not used.
MoparNorm has pictures of my seat showing the bracket cut on his albums at:
http://imageevent.com/moparnorm/paintan ... 1.monkey_s

dieselbilly · Post by **dieselbilly** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 12:17 pm

Any full-size Dodge truck seats are the right width, but you run into legroom issues. The stock bench backrest fits into a recess in the back of the cab. Using any seat with a taller backrest than stock will require that the seat sit forward. If you're much over 5'5" tall and have a manual trans, it puts you too close to the clutch pedal. Your only option then is to get the bottom seat cushion as high as possible to compensate.

davie · Post by **davie** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:55 pm

If the tank has been relocated to under the bed, does that provide more leg room when using Ram 40-20-40 seats?

Post by **Seabee** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:06 am

With mine installed and seat slid back to where it almost hits the tank, the head-rest will contact the back window. I don't think that removing the tank will gain any appreciable legroom unless you tilt the seatback more forward. I'm 6'2" and it's comfortable for me. My truck is an automatic though so I don't know what clutch pedal travel / leg issues might arise. I can check it out next time I'm in the truck. This setup would benefit from a smaller steering wheel I think.

mudguts · Post by **mudguts** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:17 pm

WOW SeaBee, that is nice. Those seats look great. Where did your carpet come from?
I like it

Post by **Seabee** » Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:36 am

mudguts wrote:WOW SeaBee, that is nice. Those seats look great. Where did your carpet come from?
I like it

Thanks! The carpet is some of the budget nylon piles that you get at auto parts stores in bulk roll. We (Mrs. Seabee and I) cut and fit it to the floor while the seat was out.

mudguts · Post by **mudguts** » Thu Nov 18, 2004 9:43 pm

Seabee wrote:
mudguts wrote:WOW SeaBee, that is nice. Those seats look great. Where did your carpet come from?
I like it
Thanks! The carpet is some of the budget nylon piles that you get at auto parts stores in bulk roll. We (Mrs. Seabee and I) cut and fit it to the floor while the seat was out.

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:55 am

Seebee how did you get the belts mounted to the cab roof?
Ken

Post by **Seabee** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 11:22 am

Hi Ken.
My cab had the mounting holes in the upper cab corners. Nobody has really gotten down to exactly what years they were included, but are generally common on '68 and up cabs. If your cab has them you will see a plug about 1/2" dia in the rear upper inside cab corners. Removing this plug will expose the threaded hole that serves as the upper mount for lap/shoulder belts. The thread is the same as late model seatbelt bolts. I simply took the belts/brackets/bolts from the Ram and bolted them into my cab.

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:47 pm

Seebee,
I've been so busy working on everything else I forgot to look.
Thanks for the info.
Have you got any more pictures of your truck? Mine was originally orange also.
Ken

Post by **Seabee** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 1:12 pm

There are some pics at MoparNorms galleries;
http://imageevent.com/moparnorm/sweptli ... .buffalo_s

follow the link and scroll down and you'll find them - including pics of the crash damage. My truck was originally white with black top. I wanted some color and decided on this orange/black scheme.

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:37 pm

Nice color combo. I hope the photo is after the wreck.
Thanks for the link to all the truck photos. It gives me ideas.
Ken

mesman · Post by **mesman** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 11:35 pm

SEABEE! Man, did you head-on a train? That's a lot of damage to the front of one of these trucks! They weren't built to bend like the new ones are, that had to be one h3ll of a hit!

thatoneguy · Post by **thatoneguy** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:10 pm

where did you get that scoop and is it functional

Post by **Seabee** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:14 am

mesman wrote:SEABEE! Man, did you head-on a train? That's a lot of damage to the front of one of these trucks! They weren't built to bend like the new ones are, that had to be one h3ll of a hit!

That was shortly after the first restore; my son rear-ended a tractor-trailor rig with it.

Post by **Seabee** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:17 am

thatoneguy wrote:where did you get that scoop and is it functional

Yes, the scoop is functional. It is classic Mopar Six-Pack style scoop and was purchased on the Web from a fiberglass scoop/hood vendor. I don't recall the name. A Websearch will turn up dozens of vendors; just shop around 'till you find what you want at a decent price. I was able to get mine for under $50 by this method.

Sweptline.ORG

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