Bloody Knuckles
By Peter D. DuPre
IT BOLTS RIGHT IN . . .
The Heck It Does!
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Those of you who have the misfortune
of being regular readers of this column
may remember that a couple of
months back I wrote about needing to
project certainly didn't disappoint in
that regard.
into an old Jeep; the body tub is pretty
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the completely worn out driver's, and
the aging passenger seat in Ol' Red. It
seemed like a simple enough project…
12
them at the wrecking yard, and bolt
out it was about as easy as trying to
buy a 2x6 four besider with a three
position switch! But as I always tell
people, I am a card carrying member
of the Edward A. Murphy Society so I
expect that whatever can possibly go
wrong will … and my seat replacement
different issues. Just because the seat
space doesn't mean it will bolt in and
that means manufacturing adapter
brackets, possibly modifying the seat
bottom and maybe even drilling new
I certainly didn't want any of that
hassle. A fellow Jeeper told me that he
had heard there are a number of seats
that just bolt right in. Perfect! A boltin replacement would be quick, clean
and easy – just what I was looking for.
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