thrashingcows

I will probably try to use the original bracket system....but modified to drop the seats as low as possible....being the giant 300lb gorilla that I am I need all the room I can get.

My 2nd Gen seats are angled back quite a bit...for added head room etc. So the height from the back of the seat to the roof will not reflect the seat height properly. I can get you height from the front and rear of the front seat cushion....that will give you a better understanding of the height of the seat.

dan123dbl

I might mount my passenger seat to be capable of keeping a 300lb gorrila comfortable. We'll see

thrashingcows

OK the measurements are front of seat to roof...35" and rear of seat (in front of seat back) is 40".

dan123dbl

Awesome, thanks.

With the original brackets my seat sits at 36 1/4 in the front and 38 3/4 in the rear. Looks like it won't be too hard for you to get your original heights using the factory brackets.

thrashingcows

Some light trimming on the 3rd Gen brackets and should bolt down easily enough. Thanks Dan for those measurements, that really helps!

NJTman

Thanks for posting this pic of you on that other website. At least now I know what you look like.....

BHD

I put 3rd gen seats in my 74 Crew. I thought they sat too high, so I cut an inch out of the brackets, then I reinforced the floor and bolted them through. It not an easy job making seats fit our trucks, but the reward is a much more comfortable ride compared to the OE bench.

dan123dbl

Thanks, good to know. I'm barely 6ft and my head is around 4" from the roof. I'd hate to hit a big bump on the road and be like Dino at the drive in.

dan123dbl

I think Brian feels like this sometimes when he's climbing into those 2nd gen seats

thrashingcows

Wow....that pic shows how hairy my back really is.....

thrashingcows

Was nice last week so took Ol' Patches down for a quick bath, then snapped a couple better pics of the new bumper.

thrashingcows

I have a 1500 mile trip in the truck next week, so decided I better service my front hub bearings...been about 30K km's years since I did them last.

The last time the inner seals were toast, and it looked really bad in there.....had to put in new bearings and races too. Well this time it was only slightly better....inner seals were gone again, and water had worked into the grease.

thrashingcows

Bit of water got in past the front hub selector O-ring....but not too bad.



Front bearing....



I think my spindles are just worn out....think that is why I have the inner seals cooking out on me, and the rusty surfaces between the bearings and the spindle.



Cleaned up the caliper mounting points, scuffed the rotors and brake pads, and Also rotate my tires at this time as well. Should be good for our trip now.

thrashingcows

Note-been trying to upload to photobucket all day....if I didn't have 3000 pics on the site already I would use another pic provider. I eventually got the pics to work using my old PC hard drive and then copy and paste in this thread......what a gong show!

Well yesterday I drove almost 1200km's, and 15.5hrs, round trip to Grande Prairie AB and back, to pick up a couple items I purchased at a Richie Bros Auction. Since I couldn't bid in person, I bid on-line....very handy system they have, and couldn't be happier with my purchases.

I purchased a simple backhoe attachment for my skid steer, and a 2 post hoist (9000lb rating) for the new shop when it gets built. Same hoist I had been looking at locally, but got it for $1200 cheaper! Pretty certain it's off shore built, but will inspect it carefully, and if I have to modify and strengthen it I will.

Due to the Easter weekend I was not sure if they were going to be open, so had to call early...Thankfully they were. I had got the truck and trailer ready to go the night before, so all I had to do was basically jump in and go. About an hour north of town the snow started.....and I had just put on my worn summer tires last week!

Snow got worse and worse as the trip went on, at least through BC, and evened out to a steady snow fall by the time I got into Alberta. Again thankful for the 4wd that's for sure.



Once I arrived at the RB Auction house they got me loaded up, chained everything down really well.





Then filled up on some cheap Alberta diesel and started heading for home.....snow was even worse through BC on the return trip....over 12" of wet slippery snow in some areas!







Ol Patches did great as usual, and got me home about 11pm last night.

NJTman

I had the same "water infiltration" issue on the brick. Turned out it wasn't from the seal side, but from the hub side. The water was entering through the hubs themselves, where the little selector dial in the middle sits. at least in mine, there is no seal behind the dial. It's just fit together, so when I pressure wash my truck, I'm spraying small droplets of water into the center of the hub center actuating dial, which then traveled around to the grease passed the center splines and hub the large O ring outer seal on the hub wasn't sealing , so entering from both places. Most of the water was bypassing the outer large outer o ring.

The last time I did my hub servicing, I put a ton of grease where that large outer seal was, as well as inside the hub center. Now no more water gets in.

I also avoid direct pressure washing the hubs themselves....

Not saying you hubs can't be worn, but I would also check the clearances between the new seals and the hub prior to assembly. I know there can be problems with offshore bearings not fitting correctly as well.