A Very Strange Idea...Need Suggestions

[RhainyC]

Ok so I had a crazy idea…I want to figure out what it would take to install a seat in the bed of my Ranger…yeah I know it’s a strange idea.

The truck has buckets right now. But even if she had a bench, the three folks in my family, would be very hard pressed to ride in the cab. So I thought that with a seat installed in the bed that a person can sit and be belted into, would be a whole lot safer than just sitting loose in the back end. I have windows that open between the canopy and cab.

What I was thinking is one of those aluminum racing style seats, bolted to the frame, and in the center of the bed (at the cab end).

Any ideas if this would work, or has anyone done something similar???

Thanks in advance for ideas, suggestions and so forth, for a crazy old lady’s idea.

 

[The Jester Race]

My dad did something like this with his ranger when me and my brother were kids. Throw a roll bar on and make sure you have seat belts.

Edit: The seat and the seat belts were bolted right to the frame, I think the back mounts for the seat used the bed bolts. And the roll bar was welded to the frame.

-Jester

 

[RhainyC]

Jester, that is sort of what I was thinking. I have a canopy on the truck that doesn't come off. I was thinking something like the seats you see in the back of Subaru Brat, or those racing seats, all aluminum type...used of course (I sure couldn't afford one new).

 

[The Jester Race]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Re...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

here you go.

-Jester

 

[Ranger#1]

look for rino or razr or ranger seats thats what i got

 

[Hazmat Ranger]

Check local laws also, some places do not allow set-ups like that. Just to be safe.