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My 65 Chevy Burb also has the cleats for the carriage bolts...........Hemmit

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Hmnn...so who has the sliding seat arrangement with the center tracks? and how early did they start? We're finding the cleat type seats much later than I thought.

Here are some brochures...Second one(1964), confirms the optional seat and extra sliding windows added with them, as part of the package.

The first just shows seating arrangements with a mention of just 8 (4 per seat) wingnuts used to adjust/move the seats.

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Wow it is amazing the differences we are finding out. I'm digging this thread. Thanks OEM for those posts. That shows there are at least three differences in the cleat lay outs between 60-66.

But we still have not seen anyone post a track pic so I'm wondering if that was a rare option or a specific year/model only that received them.

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So with the additionional information from oem4me trucks, we can clearly see that the 62 GMC seat possibly shares some bolt locations compared to a 65 Chevy. Furthermore oem4me has a 6 cleat seat placement in the rear, do you use all six or do you use only four cleats to install the 56" seat in the forward second seat position? Demmit Hemmit's 65 is yours the same as oem4me?

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guys my suburban is a 65 and mine was set up with no 3rd back seat i only have 2 front slider windows the 2 rears are solid. also take note if anyone needs the floor mounts out of mine i will not be using any of mine i will be putting in custom seats. this is a very cool thread!!! good info!

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here is a shot in mine it is hard to see but it is the best one i have

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gostranger and oem4me are the same year and identical mounts for the rear seat. Are both your second row seats 56" and how many cleats hold them down?

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My 66 suburb had all the seats plus all the windows were sliders. I could move the little one to the back and vice versa. I was always under the understanding that the GMC had seat tracks with hooks to hold them down and they did this so the seats could be moved anywhere.

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Could the third seat be installed in reverse? Is there enough room for your feet?

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In my suburban, you cannot turn the third seat around. I've tried it. I don't know about the later mounting configurations though. Also, even if you did turn it around, there definitely would not be room for anyone's legs if the doors were closed.

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1966 GMC Suburban tracks.

http://images.craigslist.org/5V45Z35...4d1f8f1ddb.jpg

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In my research of the seats I have from the 66 GMC, 60-62 GMC had bolt in rear seats, 63-66 had the tracks.

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I don't think these seats could ever be turned around.In fact you would not even want to sit in them for longer than 2 hours, every long trip I took almost had to have a chiropractor appointment set up at the end.

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Here's pic from a 1965 GMC with the tracks...

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A 1964 GMC brochure with different seating configurations for the sliders; Sideways even. Too bad these didn't recline. HenryJ

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Love the literature. That shows why they went to tracks so they could play around with the configuration. It looks like there would be room to install the third seat in reverse but the mounts to the floor are offset therefore the seat would not bolt down.

Still need to find the mounting hardware for the GMC's! Was there a keyhole slot in the tracks to slide in a carridge bolt?
There had been mention of a hook for mounting the rear seats, wonder what that looks like.

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I don't know if you 1960-63 GMC guys have seen this. If you can wrap your head around how to work the search in the book. Enter Index in the Query String and choose 1963 GMC Master Parts Book X164007 in the Single Book box. You have to know your series designation letter which is in your VIN.

http://www.gmpartswiki.com/query

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Courtesy of 6066gmcguy.com

The hardware for mounting the seats for 63-66 GMC Rear Seats.

http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/415882/...e/DSC03484.jpg
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...51cfcd1_0.2&zw

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very cool information!!!!

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Since the truck line shared a lot with the passenger car line, did the station wagons of the past have this type of set-up?


They look like 3/8" fine thread. A type of slot bolt. Could easily be fabricated.
On the Chevy's do they use a 3/8" or 7/16" carriage bolt with a wingnut?

Woodcraft
http://www.woodcraft.com/Images/products/130440_400.jpg

Toolless seat adjustment
http://www.woodcraft.com/Images/prod...rand=203144132

Amazon.com
3/8-16 thd. (A), 1 1/2 (B), 1" (C), 3/16 (D), 11/16 (E), Table slot - 3/8, Standard Type, T-Slot Bol
by Reid Supply Company
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

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there is an excert from an article on the 64 suburban rear seating in the link.
http://www.6066gmcguy.org/BurbStory.htm
ron

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560 South 11th Street, Kansas City, KS 66105 Tel: 913-207-7789
http://4-5-6chevytrucks.com/new-parts.html
This kit includes the factory-correct 2nd & 3rd row seat mouting plates for the '60-'66 Chevy/GMC Suburbans. This kit includes 12 mounting plates and factory-correct mounting hardware, as would have been installed for 2nd & 3rd row seat configurations in the Suburban Carryalls.

Seems the description omits the existance of tracks found in the 63-66 GMC's.

http://4-5-6chevytrucks.com/images/n...ing-plates.jpg

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so you can use both seats in both positions the holes are the same.

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you can use electrical "unistrut" for track also. cheap and has threaded nuts with springs that lock in the tracks. Available at home depot.

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found a full set of eddie bauer leather power expedition seats on craigs list. $250! 3rd row has power fold down 60/40. front buckets are power, 2nd row folds down also