Seat in bed

[drguitarum2005]

So a month or two ago I was kickin around an idea of finding an old jeep fold and tumble seat (weatherproof and stuff) and building a frame in the bed of my truck (about over the axle) that will bolt directly to the frame (so i can remove it eventually) about 13" or so (so as to clear my spare tire in the bed) high and putting the seat on it for some extra seating. Now I will NOT allow this to be used on normal streets and ESPECIALLY not the freeway/highway, it'd be more for camping/wheeling for just transportation of friends to and from different areas within a campsite, and when needed around campus instead of 20 people trying to squeeze into my cab. Does anyone have any thoughts or criticism of this idea?

[Seanz0rz]

even offroad i think you would want seat belts, and of course some kind of roll bar if you use it for actual wheeling.

if its just purely for transport, maybe some kind of grab handle for those in the seat so they dont get tossed.

[04 Rocko Taco]

I think its a cool idea, and with seat belts and a roll bar it would even be theoretically as safe as most of the rigs I've ever ridden in. I say do it! and letme help. lol.

EDIT: Also, we should look at putting the Tundra solid power rear window (or a 4runner window I suppose) in there, so you could lower that and have the people in the bed be a more integral part of your group.

[drguitarum2005]

seatbelts yes, I forgot to mention that, I'd probably snag the seatbelts out of the jeep too and bolt those in good. i wouldnt let anyone be in it in a dangerous situation basically. that means no being in it on city streets (other than around campus...thats slow/not much traffic and whatnot), no being in it for highway use, no being in it while im actually wheeling more than dirt roads basically. i might be able to do the rollbar idea, though i don't think this idea is good enough to put any good amount of money into. i also need to be able to remove everything because i value my bedspace.

[Tofer]

if it just for around campus and from camp site to camp site, why not just pile in the back? i think the lost of bed space for a steel frame wouldnt be worth the few times you;d use it. maybe i'm just a na-sayer..

[drguitarum2005]

youre probably right, I just thought it'd be cool if I could find a seat for free and somehow stick it in there. i geuss my money would be better spent elsewhere

[jrallan26]

What you need are the seat setup out of a Subaru Brat.

[drguitarum2005]

What you need are the seat setup out of a Subaru Brat.

ive been told that several times, though i think theyd look really goofy, and you cant fit more than 1 person per seat. its not a bad idea with the grab handle and all though

[amgraham]

That would take up a lot of space:
http://members.aol.com/subaru3/images/brat%20back.jpg

Maybe you could just build a bench that fits in there and then just take it out when you don't need it... Still, I'm on board with the whole just pile in the back thing.

[Swissdrums]

I think it would be cool if you came up with some sort of removeable brackets for wooden bench style sheets like the Suzuki Maruti...where the seats are horizontal with the side of the bed and the passengers are facing each other.

[garrett]

then you could host neighborhood hay rides every christmas.

[surf4runner]

ive seen a custom wooden bench that fits around the wheel wells in a full size p/u. 6 people fit sitting on it.

[cootees]

then you could host neighborhood hay rides every christmas.


Aren't hay rides for the fall?

[Swissdrums]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c130/Swissdrums/MarutiPBsmall.jpg

since photobucket is working now...this is what I am talking about.