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Swivel Seat for G20
#733368 February 22nd 2018 4:54 pm
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Hello All. I have an 88 GMC Rally van with a stock interior. My front bucket seats are in great shape and I want to keep them but want to make the passenger a swivel. I have looked at swivel plates and cannot find one for the G-series. I can probably use one from an Astro van and mount it to my stock base but some fabrication will be needed because the swivel bases raise the seat an inch or two and the mounts are slightly different. Another option is to find a junkyard conversion van but those seats use different mounts and are usually trashed. I prefer not to use a floor mounted universal swivel because I like having the storage under the stock Chevy seat base and installing one of those creates carpet "issues".

What are others doing in this situation? Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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1959 #733369 February 22nd 2018 5:01 pm
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My G20 has 4 swivel seats, but it's a conversion van! You could try one of these universal units if the junkyard doesn't have what you need. http://www.discountvantruck.com/rvvanseatbases/rvvanUniversalseatbases.htm


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1959 #733371 February 22nd 2018 5:16 pm
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Any swivel will work... a adapter plate is needed... Alum plate 1/4x11x14...drill a set of bolt holes for the swivel & a set of holes for the bottom of the seats.


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ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN
ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS
'93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB
'92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
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1959 #733372 February 22nd 2018 5:23 pm
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Yes I have seen the link to the universal swivel and that is where I am leaning but at $259 I thought I better inquire before throwing down $. If I go that route I will likely cut down the standard chevy base to eliminate the additional inch or two in height.

Thanks.

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1959 #733373 February 22nd 2018 5:50 pm
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I got a set of pedestal swivels out if the yard for $75 & $10 for the plate ....

This is what I got out of the yard & cleaned up ...

https://www.ebay.com/i/282354532776?chn=ps

To get this for less than $100 for a set of 2 ... the gray is the pedestal & the black is the adapter plate.

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SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO
ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN
ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS
'93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB
'92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
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1959 #733376 February 22nd 2018 7:33 pm
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Thanks for the close up photos frscke1!

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1959 #748397 May 15th 2019 1:44 am
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Just passed by 3 good looking swivel brackets in the crap yard... 16$ each or something.

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84G20HiTop #748644 May 20th 2019 3:14 pm
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Originally Posted by 84G20HiTop
Just passed by 3 good looking swivel brackets in the crap yard... 16$ each or something.


What are you finding them in? Conversion vans? I went junk yardin the other day. 5 different lots, not one swivel base.... frown

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1959 #748645 May 20th 2019 3:20 pm
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I found 2 in a conversion van.


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