67-72 Suburban OE seats

[Beach-Burban]

Originally Posted by Bigdav160

From the holes in the floor it looks like that '68 originally had just a front and middle seat.

Not positive...but the imprint in floor looks like where the auxiliary gas tank was??? Did they do that with a short seat???...and then use special brackets???

Woody

[mrtoni]

Woody I just got the spare tank. Yes it was for the shorter 2nd row. At least mine was. Great member gave it to me. Here’s pics of bracket. I’m not sure if tank required diff seat legs or was just underneath

[Beach-Burban]

Originally Posted by mrtoni

Woody I just got the spare tank. Yes it was for the shorter 2nd row. At least mine was. Great member gave it to me. Here’s pics of bracket. I’m not sure if tank required diff seat legs or was just underneath

Thanks mrtoni...I have never seen one out of the vehicle before! Very interesting...so the imprint shown in "srfinatsunset's" picture would be from the tank???...and it sticks out the side of the short seat???

Woody

[srfinatsunset]

Originally Posted by Beach-Burban

Thanks mrtoni...I have never seen one out of the vehicle before! Very interesting...so the imprint shown in "srfinatsunset's" picture would be from the tank???...and it sticks out the side of the short seat???

Woody

Yes I just pulled the second row tank out!! The second row seat matches up to the bolt pattern on the fuel tank.

[Beach-Burban]

Originally Posted by srfinatsunset

Yes I just pulled the second row tank out!! The second row seat matches up to the bolt pattern on the fuel tank.

So...I'm guessing that the front tubular brackets are taken off of the seat, then those holes line-up with the rectangular mounts on the tank? A lot of the tank extends past the end of the short seat! Thanks for the additional picture...it really helps understand what was going on there...I rotated these two for you!

Woody

[srfinatsunset]

Originally Posted by Beach-Burban

So...I'm guessing that the front tubular brackets are taken off of the seat, then those holes line-up with the rectangular mounts on the tank? A lot of the tank extends past the end of the short seat! Thanks for the additional picture...it really helps understand what was going on there...I rotated these two for you!

Woody

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Thanks!! I don’t understand why it foes that.

The seat does not sit off to the drivers side. It sits in the middle over the tank. Just take off the front tubular brackets and the tank bolts right up to the seat.

[mrtoni]

Let me do better pics. I’m not sure I have an easily accessible seat right now but the killer is cutting a hole for the gas fill

[CG]

The picture of the huge gas tank under the seat and the seat above it with the ashtrays on the arm rests makes me laugh. Probably was never a problem, just seems funny the engineers thought, where can we put more gas?

[mrtoni]

Do some 3/4 2nd row seats only have two rear brackets while some have four?

[Beach-Burban]

Originally Posted by mrtoni

Do some 3/4 2nd row seats only have two rear brackets while some have four?

mrtoni...my 2nd and 3rd row seats only came with two brackets...and I bought it from the original owner. Now, it is a possibility that the original owner removed the middle two brackets at some point, maybe when taking the seats out for hauling more gear...but it really doesn't seem like that actually makes it less work as it's still four bolts to remove from the floor? My gut tells me the answer to your question is "yes"???

Woody

[mrtoni]

I think the two rear brackets va four relates to if seat was equipped with middle seatbelt on spid

Originally Posted by Beach-Burban

mrtoni...my 2nd and 3rd row seats only came with two brackets...and I bought it from the original owner. Now, it is a possibility that the original owner removed the middle two brackets at some point, maybe when taking the seats out for hauling more gear...but it really doesn't seem like that actually makes it less work as it's still four bolts to remove from the floor? My gut tells me the answer to your question is "yes"???

Woody

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[Beach-Burban]

Originally Posted by mrtoni

I think the two rear brackets va four relates to if seat was equipped with middle seatbelt on spid


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I'm not sure about that, mrtoni...my SPID only shows the center and rear seat option but came with all nine original seatbelts. As I said before...it's unlikely but very possible at the same time that the original owner removed those two extra brackets for some reason...but I have no way of knowing one way or the other. Maybe someone with a better understanding of these variations could clear this up for us?

Woody

[mrtoni]

Thanks move had two also but I’ve seen pics of four
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[davischevy]

Has anybody bought an original style 72 Cheyenne scroll interior for a Suburban lately?

My son in law wants and interior for Christmas.

[oski6754]

Originally Posted by davischevy

Has anybody bought an original style 72 Cheyenne scroll interior for a Suburban lately?

My son in law wants and interior for Christmas.

Cars Inc. said they had them in September.

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by oski6754

Cars Inc. said they had them in September.

Thanks

[Killer Bee]

Originally Posted by davischevy

Has anybody bought an original style 72 Cheyenne scroll interior for a Suburban lately?

My son in law wants and interior for Christmas.

hey dad, blue or black please

[Killer Bee]

don't know if this helps or not but...

71 K20 two row burb factory installed full width middle seat



unknown year full width middle seat I got from Adam in Riverside for my K1500

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

don't know if this helps or not but...

71 K20 two row burb factory installed full width middle seat



unknown year full width middle seat I got from Adam in Riverside for my K1500

KB My uncle that had breakfast with us lives near Adam.

[DeadheadNM]

Blazers/Jimmies received a rear seat that had two rear mounting brackets in the 72 model year whereas earlier examples made use of four brackets. For the 72 examples with the two bracket style, the center belt attachments are directly to the floor pan with angled "gooseneck" rubber boots to cover the hardware.

I speculate the Suburban seats received a similar design change for 72 wherein the center two brackets were eliminated but I've not researched that.

[mrtoni]

I have a second row gas tqnk if you want to put it back in

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by mrtoni

Heres one i have id sell. I i it for the brackets and thrn stored it. Im in reno but could ship. Make offer

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[srfinatsunset]

Hey guys
My second row seat is not matching up to the holes that are in the support cross member. At one point the seat bolted up to an axillary gas tanks. Centered in the cab. Now I want to bolt the seat to the left side (offset so kids can get in the 3rd row) There are two sets of hole in the cross member. Straight stamp holes and holes with a weld nut. Welded nut holes put the seat center of the cab. How do I get my seat off set.

[HO455]

Uh

Originally Posted by srfinatsunset

Hey guys
My second row seat is not matching up to the holes that are in the support cross member. At one point the seat bolted up to an axillary gas tanks. Centered in the cab. Now I want to bolt the seat to the left side (offset so kids can get in the 3rd row) There are two sets of hole in the cross member. Straight stamp holes and holes with a weld nut. Welded nut holes put the seat center of the cab. How do I get my seat off set.

It's hard to tell which 2nd row seat you have from the photos. They came in two sizes.

Was your Burban a three row truck from the factory? It should be indicated on the SPID. The welded nuts on the crossmember reflect what seat layout the truck was ordered with. As far as I know GM didn't install crossmembers with weld nuts for both seat configurations.

Does your 3rd row seat have the factory style crossmember?

I believe the under seat aux tank was a dealer installed item only. So there would be variations in how they were installed. That being said I don't believe anyone has ever documented how those tanks were installed.

[srfinatsunset]

So both my rear seats are 50” seats. I looked SPID and it just says rear seat option. But if the weld nuts are factory placement then it goes in the middle. The rear plywood is not drilled for the 3rd seat. The rear seat I have also had 70-72 upholstery. Maybe they were swap out at the dealer when the gas tank went in???

Originally Posted by HO455

Uh

It's hard to tell which 2nd row seat you have from the photos. They came in two sizes.

Was your Burban a three row truck from the factory? It should be indicated on the SPID. The welded nuts on the crossmember reflect what seat layout the truck was ordered with. As far as I know GM didn't install crossmembers with weld nuts for both seat configurations.

Does your 3rd row seat have the factory style crossmember?

I believe the under seat aux tank was a dealer installed item only. So there would be variations in how they were installed. That being said I don't believe anyone has ever documented how those tanks were installed.