While working on the transmission, I decided to redo my interior and tore it all out (seat, carpet etc) and I'm thankful i did, there was sitting water in the drivers side footwell.

Well my plan now is to replace the carpet with the rhino liner material they use in the beds of trucks. Anyone done this? Can you comment on the quality?

I also wanna put captains or buckets in to replace the bench seat. Does anyone know what to do about the lack of bolt holes for doing this? The bench seat is only help down with 4 bolts, 2 on either side. Would i have to make new mounting holes?

 

I'll stand behind my LineX. 7 years old not a chip or tear.

 

I would say that you would probably need to create new holes. I am wanting to replace my seats that were replaced (follow me?)I think that my seats were replaced by some seats from a van, and they created ways to make the seats fit. I hate them.

 

I got a bench seat that i'm looking to get rid of if you want. It'll fit pre '96, but theres a couple tears that can easily be covered with a bench seat

 

Also, does anyone have any ideas on how to reduce sound other than replacing the ford mats. Anything I can find is too expensive and LMC are charging over $150 for replacement floor mat. I also need something that will allow the rhino liner to stick on top. I love the durability of the stuff and i want to use it directly as the floor.

 

You can spray a thick coat of undercoating under the truck to reduce sound.

Sometimes vehicles that have bench or bucket options will have the bucket seat bolts too, but I don't know about your truck. If you drill holes or add bolts or something like that then you need to put some steel plate under the floor of the truck where the bolts go through so the seats don't tear off the floor in an accident.

 

http://www.1trail.com/sa/p/BOOM_MAT_Spray-on_(18_oz_can).htm

I have found this stuff that I think i could use under the cab to reduce road noise. It says heat resistant up to 300 degrees so it should be suitable to sit under the cab.



Also, Sean, What would you recommend to brace the seats from underneath?

 

Well, I was thinking 1/4 inch steel plate, but then I remembered that some factory applications use about 1/8 inch plate, but the plates are usually formed with edges for strength. The factory bench mounts are bolted to a beam type structure for strength. I would go with 1/4 inch steel at least 2 inch by 2 inch square, one for each bolt. Even better would be one long piece 2 inches wide and as long as needed, one for each 2 added bolts. You don't want to skimp on safety.

 

I was actually thinking of framing each seat with a square on 2inch steel going from the original bolts, to the new ones and joining those together with steel as well, so there'd be a 'C' shape of steel going back to the original holes