05-AUG-2013
Lower C pillar
I was able to remove the lower part of the C pillar to complete the welding of the tube clamps and the welds on the base plates.
05-AUG-2013
Welded C pillar base plates
Now both of the C pillar base plates are welded up solid and I can now weld in the tubes for the rear seat mount in place. All of the tubes for the rear seat mounting are bent and notched and are just waiting on the tube clamps to be welded and the welding on the base plates to be complete.
Since the seat mounting tubes weld to the cross bar between the C pillars, the base plates needed to be welded so that the cross bar can be tacked in place.
06-AUG-2013
Cross bar Tube clamps welded up
I welded the tube clamps on the C pillar cross bar all the way around so that I can now tack it into place and weld the rear seat bars to it.
06-AUG-2013
Cutting the rear seat hinge
I came up with an idea to use some 3/4" DOM tube and use some 1/2" shoulder bolts for the hinges in the rear seat frame.
06-AUG-2013
Drilling the frame
I drilled some 3/4" holes so that I could slip the tubing through the frame.
06-AUG-2013
Heavy duty shoulder bolts
I'm using some 1/2" diameter shoulder bolts for the hinge pivot, the tubes are cut to the correct length so that the bolt will bottom out and tighten against the bracket allowing the seat frame to pivot freely.
06-AUG-2013
Tube right length for shoulder bolt
I have about 1/16" of free play for the bolt to move freely in the tube.
06-AUG-2013
Hinge tubes welded in place
The tubes are welded in place and ready for a test fit.
07-AUG-2013
Rear seat bars
The rear seat bars are bent from 1.5" Chrome moly tube. They run from the cross bar of the C pillar to a cross bar at the B pillar.
07-AUG-2013
Rear seat mounts
This show the tie in to the B pillar cross bar and the hinge brackets tacked in place.
07-AUG-2013
Rear seat bracket hinge
This shows a close up of the hinge brackets and the shoulder bolts installed.
07-AUG-2013
View from rear of hinge
The hinges work great and allow the seat to tumble forward with ease. This is a view of the hinge from the rear of the vehicle.