Posted by Paul (in NY) [172.70.114.29] on Thursday, December 08, 2022 at 11:12:40 :
In Reply to: 50 FFPW seats posted by Karl [172.70.126.129] on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 19:47:01 :
The seats in the picture are 2000 Ford Explorer, 6 way power buckets. They are installed in a
1943 Dodge WC-53 Carryall. The inside cab dimensions are almost exact to a Power Wagon.
They fit fine, with extreme comfort when I drove the Carryall to Labrador. In fact, there is room between the seats for a custom ‘usable’ console if you choose.
They are NOT Plug N Play. The OEM bench seat has a welded in riser under the
bench seat. The welds must be cut and the riser totally remover so you have a
flat floor (very easy job). Then new seat mounts must be fab’ed. I used .375”
thick by 2 inch wide bar stock (forget the length). Each end of the bar stock must be
bent to create a foot to bolt to the floor. You need to calculate the height of the mounts
virus the amount of travel up/down the power seat will travel so you can set the
power seat driving position to a comfortable position for you the driver and be in
the middle of the power seat adjustment. Its really very simple to install the seats.
Sorry I did not take a picture of just the mounts.
The console would probably have to be custom fab’ed. From memory there was roughly 6 to 7 inches between the seats. You may get lucky and find a after market console of the proper dimensions. Get the seats mounted, then you can exactly determine your requirements for a console. I did not want a console as I had
some ham radios mounted between the seats. I found the seats at a local auto junk yard here in the mountains. They cost $35.00 each and $35.00 for the Explorer rear seat and they were in beautiful condition not one spot, tear or blood.
Paul