easy seat upgrade for troopies and others

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If you are still sitting on uncomfortable stock seats, you might be interested in this.

For the later 40-series tubs with the fuel tank under the floor, I found a super-easy seat upgrade. In my 1980 rhd troopy, I replaced the stock split bench with buckets from an Isuzu Rodeo. The dimensions are as close to bolt-in perfect as you will find--I had to bend the front mounting tabs a little to reach 90* and I oblonged all 4 holes a couple mm. My tub did not have the inner rear captive nut for the passenger side seat, so I had to deal with that, but otherwise it was really simple.

After a 2-week, 2600-mile road trip, I must say it is a huge improvement over stock. Ideally, the front of the seat would sit a bit higher (or lower in the rear) for more leg support, but it it still better than stock. And since it is rhd, I am sitting in the passenger seat which has less wear than the driver seat.

Here is a pic of what the seats look like, I didn't get any of the install.
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