what seats will fit in this truck?? would like to have a bench seat , or buckets if it have too. it's like a 50's hot rod
I used a 2003 Chevy Astro Van middle seat in my '52 GMC end 1 by Bill Hanlon posted Jan 29, 2015 at 6:34 PM Here are the details New seat
Bill, did you get your truck repainted? I don't remember it looking that good when you bought it. Apparently you have the nice door latches as well.
If the rest of the truck looks as good as what you can see in the picture, you're good. Being colorblind and all, I can't tell, but do the door panels match the color of your seats?
The door panels are a green/gray color. They are fiberglass, about 1/8" thick, smooth on one side and "pebbly" on the side that shows. Bought it on eBay. Used a set of "deluxe" panels that Bilbo gave me as patterns and stole the chrome surrounds from the same panels. The only real trick was to chamfer the edge of the fiberglass all the way around so it would slip into the surrounds and stay there.
I put a bottle of additive with ZDDP in mine when I change the oil. Can be had at any FLAPS, Wally World, etc.
Zinc "used to" be there in motor oil, but in modern engines, as wear occurs, the zinc would precipitate onto the O2 sensors. And you know we can't have that. So ALL of the oils saw their % of zinc diminish over the years. You know the story... one dog starts to scratch, ALL the dogs get a flea-bath.
That's the same thing I did with mine! Works great! It has been a few hot summers, and a few cold winters, and they still look like the day I installed them. I'm just glad they are the cardboard crap. The only thing good about those are the stainless surrounds.
You can put whatever you want. Just measure the cab and how much leg room you want, that's how I did mine and I ended up with leather buckets out of a 2009 Lexus IS250.
I don't know your sizes nor your steering wheel size and placement but this is something you need to consider. If Astro Van seats let Bill Hanlon fit then they would work for most because he's BIG. Contrary to what many think removing the gas tank from the cab gains very little seat room but does give more room if you set the seat bottom back and the seat back more vertical. We have made a "Club Cab" AD to gain room but that is extreme. The customer was 6' 7'' or as he always said: 5' 19".
