Homemade troopseats?

[MDSA]

Since new M37 troopseat hardware costs an arm and a leg, and used does not seem available for much less (if at all), I have not been able to add troopseats yet. I saw a pic of a M37 with all wooden seats. That got me to thinking about the extra Deuce seat metal parts that I have laying around. I did some rough measuring this afternoon, and I think it will work. I have 5 hinges from Deuce troop seats, so I have room for one mistake.

Has anyone tried to make the troopseat hardware for a M37 out of Deuce troopseats? It would save me some experimentation if I could get the measurements from someone who has done this.

 

[Welder Sam]

im pondering doing this with my 105a3 that ill use for my crewcab bed. i have 3 sets of 35 trp seats now. only 2 cargo beds tho. cut up the worst one for expeirimenting!

 

[hndrsonj]

The uprights are totally different sized. I pieced mine together from several places before snake river started reproducing them. (I do have 1 side extra troop seat brackets-the seat part). I don't think modded M35 seats will work (without ALOT of work) or look remotely right. It's prolly going to run 200-250.

 

[mhassett]

I bought the metal poarts for my N-37, and then bought oak boards from Lowe's.
MHassett
Bush, LA

 

[nattieleather]

I would think you could use the wood from the troop seats but not much else. The M35 seats are removable, where as the M37s are "built" in.

 

[desert demon]

Mite go to youre local steel yard and see if they got some channel laying around about the same size and experiment with it to make a pattern.