Home made seat brackets

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Home made seat brackets for my 1974 CJ5 with the fiberglass body.

 

looks good, just gotta bolt them down now. how tall did you make the brackets?

 

Thanks, they are 10" in front and 8" in the rear

 

Thanks

 

Hey Mav, only problem I see with the mounts is that you may need to add a brace across the front, just so they don't suddenly start leaning while cornering on the street or while traversing a off-camber section of trail. A brace made of the same material either welded on or simply mounted w/two pop rivets per side would do (single rivet per side would only act as pivot points & not really stiffen the mount up).

 

where did you get the stainless windshield brackets?

 

I'm not certain but understood the previous owner purchased many things from
www.4wd.com and I think that is where he picked them up.

 

Need to make some seat brackets myself. How did you make the bends? Did you just throw the bar stock in a vice and heat it up? I have zero fabricating experience, so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

I did a search on this site and looked on www.4wd.com for ideas for my seat brackets. I mocked up the seat to where I liked it, made some measurements, picked up some flat bar at a local farm store and bent it up.

I purchased an inexpensive flat and round stock bender, it seemed to work ok. I do not have a torch but if you could get the sharp bends I would think that and a vice, torch, and (big) hammer would work.

Post pictures of your work. Good Luck!

 

I think you want to make cold bends. Heating it like that will weaken it. At least that's what they say about rebar.

 

I think I went way "over-kill" on mine, but when in doubt I tend to over build.

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66759&page=4


I'm thinking about adding a basket under my seat and between the frame of the seat brackets that will be probably about 2-3 inches above the floor. Probably only about a 1-2 lip. Just a place to throw and stow stuff while puttin' around. I imagine if you did the same, your frame wouldn't budge afterwards. I dunno, just thinking here but I think uboatcmdr has a legitimate concern.

 

What was wrong with the wood? Its strong light and easy to work with?

 

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=11925

Here was the motivation to my design.

 

I would do an "X" bracing on the back of the brackets. You could either weld it or even drill a hole and bolt it. If done in the back it would still allow you to store stuff under it. Just my thoughts. Looks good.

 

I have the flat bar stock for the extra supports and had been deciding if I was going to do it especially after seeing the 4WD design. After your suggestions to add the supports I think I will fab something.