73-75 Low Back Bucket Seats & Console Restoration

[Ad Cam]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Thanks, which is a good thing when it comes to the foam. I was looking extensively for foam, prior to receiving the seats. From what I’m seeing, it doesn’t look like Foam is available for this particular seat. Maybe there is, I’m just not seeing them.
If anyone with knowledge in this area, I would appreciate some insight. I don’t believe I’ll need any, but I would still like to know if it is available. I’ll know better, once I get the covers off.

I've looked and foam for these is pretty limited. These guys have it, but it's $$$ https://www.speedwaymotors.com/OER-S...am,135481.html

[dagnabbitt]

Originally Posted by Ad Cam

I've looked and foam for these is pretty limited. These guys have it, but it's $$$ https://www.speedwaymotors.com/OER-S...am,135481.html

Huh, I wouldn't have thought to look there. Also surprised that 71-75 foam is supposedly identical. I would have thought there would be a slight difference starting in 73.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by dagnabbitt

Huh, I wouldn't have thought to look there. Also surprised that 71-75 foam is supposedly identical. I would have thought there would be a slight difference starting in 73.

That’s what I was thinking. I found several places that list them separately, for the 2 styles of low backs. But the stock picture looks the same for both seats, but they are definitely 2 different foam styles.

[TKCR]

Spent some time today getting a lot of the hardware restored. Tracks are done. Just need to get the brackets that need fixed done, and then I can get those completed.

[NWSooner]

Originally Posted by dagnabbitt

Huh, I wouldn't have thought to look there. Also surprised that 71-75 foam is supposedly identical. I would have thought there would be a slight difference starting in 73.

It's $25 per seat less at Jegs

https://www.jegs.com/i/OER/691/SF142...hoCQh4QAvD_BwE

Will these buckets fit in a 79 SWB? I've been away from this site for 3 or 4 years and back then I had a 66 C20 which I sold 6 months ago and just picked up the 79 last weekend.

Cheers. . . .

[smupser]

Can’t wait to see you work your magic on these like everything else.

As far as the foam goes, low backs came in two styles. 73-74 which had more rounded top corners and 75-77 which had more square(what you have)
I’m not sure but I believe the 73-74 style of foam is available. But I think some have made it work for the 75-77 style.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by smupser

Can’t wait to see you work your magic on these like everything else.

As far as the foam goes, low backs came in two styles. 73-74 which had more rounded top corners and 75-77 which had more square(what you have)
I’m not sure but I believe the 73-74 style of foam is available. But I think some have made it work for the 75-77 style.

That’s what I’m seeing also, that’s theres 2 styles. But all the vendors show just the one stock photo, so it’s confusing. At this point, I don’t think these are going to need foam, but I’ll know better after I get the covers off today.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by NWSooner

It's $25 per seat less at Jegs

https://www.jegs.com/i/OER/691/SF142...hoCQh4QAvD_BwE

Will these buckets fit in a 79 SWB? I've been away from this site for 3 or 4 years and back then I had a 66 C20 which I sold 6 months ago and just picked up the 79 last weekend.

Cheers. . . .

They will fit in any 73-87 truck. They just need the extra mount shown here.

[NWSooner]

Originally Posted by TKCR

They will fit in any 73-87 truck. They just need the extra mount shown here.

Thank you very much TKCR and please forgive my ignorance, what vehicles and years did they originally come in so I can start looking for a pair? Also do you seel those brackets or where does a guy get them?

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by NWSooner

Thank you very much TKCR and please forgive my ignorance, what vehicles and years did they originally come in so I can start looking for a pair? Also do you seel those brackets or where does a guy get them?

You would be better off buying the fabricated brackets. The bucket seats were pretty rare in the trucks, so the likely hood of finding some are slim. Then they have to be cut out. The guy that makes and sells them, is Kenny Whitman. You can find him on FB or Messenger. He’s out in Washington state.

[dagnabbitt]

I've heard or read that low back buckets in early square trucks account for, like, 1-2% of total productions numbers, so they are quite rare indeed. I think it might be much less, I have never actually seen a truck (in person) that was "born" with them.

Possibly they are not as rare, though as the truck-style brackets and sliders! Since Blazers also had a nearly identical low back seat (they just had plastic backs on them) - but different brackets due to their flat floor - there are actually more buckets than brackets available for sale in the used parts market. And, as TKCR notes, very few people bothered to grab the additional "A" shaped bracket needed since it needed to be cut or chiseled out.

I personally think it is one of the best looking buckets GM made, I love that little medallion in the centre. So 70's.

[smupser]

Originally Posted by NWSooner

Thank you very much TKCR and please forgive my ignorance, what vehicles and years did they originally come in so I can start looking for a pair? Also do you seel those brackets or where does a guy get them?

They came in 73-77 trucks and K5 blazers before they made the switch to hi backs in 77 1/2. The seats are identical between the trucks and k5s. What’s difference is the mounting brackets as the floors are different. K5s have a flat floor and trucks have a hump. As Tina said the trucks that came with buckets are rare, so your better off looking for k5 seats and contacting Ken Whitman(chop shop squarebody) for a set of his seat brackets which are better than the originals. You will need a bench seat slider setup for the drivers side seat. Hope this helps.

[TKCR]

Thank you Aaron for more clarification. I’m learning