[evil_motors]

So my seats were nasty when i bought this van so i decided i wanted to replace them. I found some cheap racing seats on craigslist and come to find out my friend was selling them so i got them for a very good deal. I brought them home and found out the safari seat brackets are smaller than the racing seat slider brackets. So instead of just welding it up i decided to make an adapter plate so that i could always go back to stock. This also worked out for me because my driver seat is a power seat so now i have power racing seats. Awesome huh? The only thing that i would change about it now that i have it installed is to make the driver door a suicide door so i can get in and out easier. But i like the way it looks and its a much better seat than what i had. I took some pictures of the process for you guys.

I measured everything and wrote it down. The racing seat rails were 12.5" front to back and 17" side to side
The driver seat bracket is 15" front to back and 15.5" side to side. The bolt holes however are what you need to look at and on the driver seat bracket they are 13" side to side and 14" front to back. Now the passenger seat is different and non power driver seats are the same as the passenger. They are 15.25" front to back and 14.5" side to side so its a litte different.. I havent measured the bolt holes on the passenger seat yet.

Racing seat with brakets.

Passeneger seat bracket

Driver Power seat bracket

I did not use the slider bracket that came with the seats because that would be redundant

Power Racing Seat... luxury..lol

There you have it. It was easy and cost me about $10 to make the brackets. I just used some welding steel and bolts.

 

[$uperJoe]

very nice work. i like how it looks . i bet people passing through the parking lot that look in just wonder now. i replaced my seats as well. i used the seats from an 04 tahoe. i didnt like the seat belt on the passenger side flapping against the door pillar if i drove down the road with the windows open. i have no pics but could get some i guess.

 

[astro355]

Yeah, that's nice. I like how that seat wraps around you. How do you like it without the armrests?

 

[evil_motors]

Well i never use armrests in vehicles so i guess i like it. I never really drove the van much before i did this. I have only had it for about 2 weeks. I still need to do the other seat but i will get to that tomorrow along with more of the FatMat on the roof.

Thanks for the compliments guys. next is headlights taillights and clear corners.. then when i get some more cash i will get a phantom grille.

 

[astro355]

Good luck on finding a phantom grill, really.

I'm too used to my armrests, I can't imagine if I didn't have them.

 

[evil_motors]

I have a few places saved in my favorites folder for the phantom grilles i just need to figure out if i want 14 bars or 20..

 

[astro355]

I have a few places saved in my favorites folder for the phantom grilles i just need to figure out if i want 14 bars or 20..

Who sells new phantom grills? Care to share? ray:

 

[$uperJoe]

i would go 20. they are more money usually but there is not that small insight to the behind the grill stuff especially when the lights are on at night

 

[evil_motors]

most of them are on ebay... just type in astro phantom grill

 

[astro355]

I guess I was hoping for something other than ebay. Been burned to many times to use ebay anymore.

 

[evil_motors]

most of the places on ebay now are actuall stores on the internet they just have a storefront on ebay.

 

[astro355]

Yes, I know. I guess when someone tells me its an 8 out of 10, I don't expect a 5 out of 10. Maybe I'm just too picky. Either way, its not for me.

 

[evil_motors]

if you want to pay more sfxperformance.com has them too for both generations. but the pics for the 1st gen dont work.