1968 country squire wagon rear seats

nice cutaway Doc !!
I will take pics this week....soon as it stop raining

 

I was able to get the receiver for my install, but if I couldn't, I was going to get washers of the correct inner dimension, weld up a stack, fill one end, and then drill a couple of small holes from the front to tack it in place. Believe me, after installing the cups, NOBODY will ever see how you did it unless you ran them over.

I can take pics if you like, but it will be a day or two before I can get to them.

P.

 

rear seats

It must have been tough finding the reciever for the seats. Any pics would be apprciated.
I also need the thin trim pieces that go along wheels and would be behind the seats when in up postion. I haven't tried yet, but I wonder if I could cut the original ones that I have from when it was a cargo area. These are longer, maybe wider?
I was in a car show/cruise this sat night...It's amazing how much attention the wagon draws - especially the rear seats. The kids enjoyed riding in back too
Oh yes, any thoughts on seat belts would be welcomed too!
Thanks,
Brian

 

As it turns out, the guy I bought the seats from was parting out the whole wagon and considering the rust elsewhere, he had no problem removing the receivers for me.

I also got all of the other trim around the seat and am thankful for that as everything save the very narrow piece next to the tail gate is unique to the install. Especially important is the larger panel between the second and third rows as it just won't fit without it.

Anyhow, here is a link to some photos: Third Row Seats

Sorry, haven't cleaned up the back yet, so it is still ugly (it's on the list!) I've added a couple of notes in a couple of places. I would also note that I welded nuts in place where bolts attach to the body. In some cases they went to the outside, but in others, for the correct fit, they stayed on the inside.

Most of the nuts fit inside the indents in the contours of the panel, but there were no centering punch marks, so there was a lot of trial and error for the fitment before drilling holes. I assembled and disassembled multiple times to make sure everything was going together the right way.

The last things I added were the receivers, and that was stressful trying to get them in the right spot. The tolerances are very tight, and every wagon is going to be unique in it's placement, especially after 45 years. Part of the fun with fitting the pin on the upper seat is there isn't sufficient room for it with the opposite mount in place since it is designed to slip into the receiver. Again, mocking it up and watching your gaps carefully (and a lot of patients) will help.

In the end, I had one hole that I hit perfectly, and the other was off by 1/8" due to a a panel oil-canning giving me a false zero for my measurement. It was easy enough to fix, but frustrating just the same. In the end, I still had to massage the slots on the seat with a grinder so I could tweak the positioning to improve the gap. And, I had to add extra shims to adjust the position. It's funny how little room there are for the tolerances.

Welding the receiver was tricky with my welding skills, but I have greatly improved since them and I believe could improve on the welds. But, they get the job done, and nobody will see them. There isn't a lot of room at the lip, so be sure to keep your weld out of the opening so you don't have to try to grind it out.

I still think welding a small stack of washers that you plug weld in from the front is the easy way to make these and give your seat plenty of support.

Oh, one last thing ... seat belt mounts ... I couldn't find any reference for positioning, so I am going to add them in using brackets from the rockers of an early Cougar, but just about any vehicle will work. Just be sure to remove the gas tank before you start the welding. I have a picture of a mount in the album. Just need to remove it from the backing metal and a quick trip through the blast booth!

Anyhow, feel free to ask questions if something isn't obvious.
Paul

 

Jump seats

Thanks a lot- very helpful!!

 

Jump seats

Hey there!

I want to start out saying congrats to your trophy!
Do you know if is possible to add jump seats to a 67 country sedan that did not have them originally? There is a open space(well) where itlooks like there is plenty of room to do the job.
Are there any resources o purchase jump seats? Thanks,--Mark

 

Mark,

That is what this post is all about, adding jump seats to a wagon that did not come with that option from the factory. If you would read the post from page one you will see how its done.

They are very hard to come by. No one makes them aftermarket so you will have to do some searching in junk yards, ebay and craigslist.

You need to make sure they come with ALL of the parts necessary to add them to a wagon that did not come from the factory. Make sure you not only find the seats..but ALL of the small parts and fold down floor parts and brackets.
You will see a parts diagram earlier in this post that you should save and print out.

Good luck
Dr B

 

Adding jump seats

Dr. B,

That is what happens when I try to cover too much ground in ad of time.
You are correct. If have looked closer and I would have realized that this is what your post was all about.
How long did you search for your seats?
Thanks for the info. Glad to be part of this forum. Chefdough:banghead3:

 

Its no problem, I was just trying to guide you to help you out. As far as I can recall, there were three guys on the forum that did this same install: Dr B Smith (me), Pvan, and Brian113. I would say that Pvan has the best documentation pictures. Here is a link to his pictures: Pvan third seat pics

If you haven't come across my resto link, here is the posts showing how I installed my jump seats. 67 squire jump seat retro fit

I got lucky over the last 7 years and came across two sets. The first set came out of a junk yard in Oklahoma and it was not cheap! About a year later I came across a complete mint interior that was being sold on ebay that I picked up. It was much nicer so I used it.

I recently sold the spare to another member on this forum. I think his issue was that he had bought the jump seats but did not get the floor parts and trim with them so he purchased my complete set to get the very hard to find floor and trim parts and may have sold off the seats.