Looking to make rear bench seat quick release

[Joe Blaze]

Can anyone point to any threads involving making the rear bench seat some kind of quick-release? I want to remove the seat on my '71 Blazer sometimes to go to the store, and would rather not have to mess with wrenching the bolts out. I tried the search function, but i am not having much luck.
thanks

[truckster]

I used a rear seat from a mid-80s Suburban and fabricated a bracket for the quick release. I'm not sure you could do anything like that with an original seat.

[99-LS1-SS]

I've considered buying a mid 2000's Tahoe rear floor pan and getting a third row of seating and making it work like the Tahoe's do. You could flip the seats forward or take them out with a few clicks of a lever.

[scoyote]

I fabbed "T" handles and removed the bolts so it doesn't take a wrench to remove the seat.

[viking427]

A few folding and/or removable rear seat threads;

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461653

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=395438

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=260518

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=480719

[viking427]

here's a better look at a 78-91 Blazer/Burb "fold & tumble" rear seat;

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...6&postcount=20

In 1978, GM began extending the floor pans back further behind the front seats in Blazers/Jimmys to allow foot space and better ingress/egress for rear seat occupants. I'm not positive, but I believe with this change, they also dropped the tilting front passenger seat design of 69-77 in favor of a folding & sliding pass. seat as a means to access the rear seat.

Retrofitting one of these 78+ F&T rear seats into the 69-77's flat cargo floor will require welding the 4 floor "sockets" into the floor and some modifying (raising) of the front hinges, but nothing too difficult.

Couple pics of the new floor and seat style can be seen here;
http://brochures.slosh.com/index.shtml?1978
http://brochures.slosh.com/index.shtml?1979

[truckster]

Originally Posted by viking427

Couple pics of the new floor and seat style can be seen here;
http://brochures.slosh.com/index.shtml?1978
http://brochures.slosh.com/index.shtml?1979

Cool site. I didn't realize the factory offered a soft top.

[Joe Blaze]

I am thinking of going with some design using these: https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pr...p?Product=3050



I would put a tight tolerance washer under the tub below the threaded mounting hole. I could weld the washers to a piece of steel, and weld it to the under-body. Then, just drop the pins through the mounting brackets below the seats, and through the bed. When i want to remove the seats, just push the button on the pins, and pull them out of the brackets. i will take a look when we get a day with no rain around here.