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Originally Posted by ale
Howdy all!
I posted this on the expedition portal forum, but thought I’d copy it here since this forum is more targeted for ford vans.
Basically: I recently acquired a van from forum member 86scotty, and was hoping to use the expertise of the forum!
Does anyone know of either an aftermarket passenger bench seat that folds the back forward, or any ideas on how to modify an OEM bench seat to do so?
I’m ~6ft tall and my desire is to construct a platform in the rear/trunk/cargo area that will allow me to sleep my full length when the middle bench seat is folded forward.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Alex
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I made my stock seat fold forward and made a bed that folded out over the seat. I hit up the junk yard and got some hinges from a mercury villager or something like that. I just took off the cover cut two spots on the sides and drilled and bolted the hinges. Strong as hell and folds forward flat. I don't have a great picture of the hinges as they are covered up now by the seat back. I can't tell the difference when the seat is up and locked. Here is a link my my post. I am currently re-doing my bed platform. It was comfortable but I added a high top and the upper bunk made it just a bit too tall. In this picture I had a second bench in just in front of the bed. I needed space for 8 campers. I usually only keep the folder in the van.
http://www.sportsmobileforum.com/for...tml#post224026
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