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| | | Swivel Seats #57307 February 19th 2001 4:20 pm | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 5 stranger | OP stranger Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 5 | I would like to put in swivel seats/captains chairs for my 1970 E200. Anyone have any suggestions as to where to look, what will easily adapt, prices, etc. ? | | | Re: Swivel Seats #57308 February 19th 2001 7:06 pm | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 32 journeyman | journeyman Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 32 | J.C. whitney sells the swivel posts and also sells a few different variaties of seats. But they're not cheap. I'm not sure if they list any for a 68-74 ford though. You may have to do a little modifying to get the seats to set at the same height as your original seats. I haven't tried it myself. | | | Re: Swivel Seats #57309 February 19th 2001 11:35 pm | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 129 member | member Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 129 | Easiest bet is get bases from JCWhitney as Rondo said. Then either buy their seats,or maybe Flexsteel (on the net), or you can go junkyarding. Have found numerous sets that way in all kind of conditions. First set I put in my Ford was out of a Mustang, only didn't have arms like a "real" Captain chair. The swival bases do run lower than stock, but you can make a spacer box from metal, or do as I did and cheat with a couple of pieces of plywood and longer bolts and some black paint! Good luck! Mike... | | | Re: Swivel Seats #57310 March 09th 2001 11:16 pm | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 310 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 310 | quote: Originally posted by 70VanRan: I would like to put in swivel seats/captains chairs for my 1970 E200. Anyone have any suggestions as to where to look, what will easily adapt, prices, etc. ?
Go to any large lumber /home repair center, Home Depot, Grossmans whatever when you need to adapt the seats to the bases. You can buy steel channel and flat steel stock cheap to adapt the seats safely.I've had to adapt my last three vans this way. If you have to stop quick you kinda prefer the seat to stay on the base!!...hehe | | |
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