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Rear seat Spring project
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:24 am
by Niclas
Hello all
Time for my spring project on the JEEP, a rear seat
Jeep CJ3B/M606
I was thinking of installing a M38/M38A1 rear seat I like the folding feature
So my big questiones are do it fitt in a 3B tub
And what do I need ?
Better to ask before i start to by thing that dont fit......
And if someone could take a Pic with the seat mounting and messurements
But I guess Wes already have it
Best Regards
Niclas Horney
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:58 pm
by wesk
The civvy rear seat had legs and mounted to the floor. The M38/M38A1 shared the same folding seat. It has no legs. There are 4 parts welded and bolted to each wheel house that support the seat. The military seat is 35" wide and the wheel houses are 36" apart.
You'll need these parts from Midwest military.
I'm still looking but I know I have a drawing of this with measurements somewhere.
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:26 am
by Niclas
Big thx Wes
Does't look that hard.
please mail or post when you find the messurements
/Niclas
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 6:41 am
by Niclas
Hi Wes
Did you find the drawings ?
Seat fixed
mounting parts on the way
/Niclas
Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:44 pm
by wesk
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 2:39 am
by Niclas
Hello Wes
Im impressed as always
Big Thx
/Niclas
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:32 am
by Niclas
Hi all
Now to the next step
If im not totaly wrong the M38 have a tailgate like my 3B (M606)
do I need to reinforce it with someting ?
I think I have seen that the M38A1 have a sqare pipe across the tailgate !?
I have spare wheel (M38/A1 style) & can holder on the tailgate
And now the rear mounting thing that hold the backrest
I getting worried that the poor tailgate will give up on me...
/N
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:54 am
by wesk
Yes you should reinforce the tailgate the same as the M38 tailgate.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:27 pm
by Niclas
Thx
I have similar reinforments, but mine is more like bars and not going all the way up/down.
I thoght it was more like along the top of the tailgate.
/N
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:39 pm
by wesk
That is an M38 tailgate of mine. I have two and they are both the same.
Here's my old 1960 3B tailgate. It is perfectly smooth on the inside.
I would assume someone added the special reinforcements on yours long ago.
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:28 am
by Niclas
Done (almost)
Rear seat in place
Spare wheel holder in place
All painted exept nuts and bolts
Only thing missing is the reinforcement bars but I will make it on monday.
All I need now is nice weather and sun and my 5 weeks vacation to start
Big thx for all the help
/Niclas
