1997 Chevy C2500 Cheyenne

[mars2878]

not sure is if it work, but have you thought about using the frame plastics from the bucket seats? if it would work, it would be the correct blue while giving a finished look. meanwhile, it wouldn't matter if the frame is off a shade

 

[wiscomick]

not sure is if it work, but have you thought about using the frame plastics from the bucket seats? if it would work, it would be the correct blue.

I did! Unfortunately they weren't the same dimensions, so they went with the old seat.

 

[mars2878]

I did! Unfortunately they weren't the same dimensions, so they went with the old seat.

I tried,
my rambling thoughts cant win them all, lol

 

[mars2878]

that seat is gorgeous though

If I found a minty grey 3row set inexpensively for a burban, I'd swap mine out in the 99

 

[wiscomick]

I've been looking since last October. They're out there, just have to be patient.

 

[mars2878]

a 93 burban had come into the j/y last fall, it was totaled because it needed a 3/4 nose. Other than that, this thing was mint. the owners took really good care of it. I left @ 3pm Sat (they closed @ 4pm), went on Sun 8am when they opened to get the seats. Some tool destroyed everything. broke the door panels, smashed the cluster & switches, seats full of greasy foot & hand prints. Damn animals.

 

[wiscomick]

Test fit the seat over the weekend and still didn't like how high it sat. Asked around on here for some ideas and was given the name of a guy on instagram that had lowered his bench. Completed his mods successfully last night and today. Only thing I didn't like about his setup was the back corner treatment that he had. Changed that up a bit with some of the removed steel and made it a little cleaner.

Before and after cut:

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Booger welds complete.

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Booger welds ground down:

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Roughed in corner treatment:

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Prepped and ready for filler and paint:

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All in all, a massively successful one-ish day project. I'll go over a couple of the crappy grinds with a little spot putty or filler primer tonight and paint them tomorrow. Should turn out great. Onward and downward!

 

[wiscomick]

Couple pics of the test fit on the seat. Can't believe how much of a difference this made. It's fantastic.

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This is the way it should have been OEM, in my opinion. Paint is drying now.

 

[454cid]

Couple pics of the test fit on the seat. Can't believe how much of a difference this made. It's fantastic.

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This is the way it should have been OEM, in my opinion. Paint is drying now.

Interesting... I don't think I have any more room under the transmission tunnel than you do. I have a 60/40 split bench.

 

[Cheap Heap]

That seat is super nice, wish I could find a grey one for my 93' in that condition. A seat like that goes for $500 on ebay all day, you got a steal for $75.