I would love to find and install the rear folding jump seats for my 1969 Mercury Colony Park. I assume the 1969-1977 Ford rear folding seats will fit. Has anybody ever converted their 6 passenger wagon into a 10 passenger wagon? Anything I should look out for? Anyone have a set of seats in Washington, British Columbia, or Alberta? Thanks, Rod
Rod, you may want to check with Rev. Send him a PM. He's the one on the street heading to the truck crossing with the front yard full of wagons on the east side. He might have some suggestions.
Hey there, I did the conversion on my '67 Mercury Commuter. It really isn't that hard, you just need to get all of the pieces. Mine came from a '68 Ford full sized wagon. Most of it will just drop right into place, but you will need to add a few mount points for the supports. The toughest part is locating the pivot for the upper seats at the front of the well. There really isn't a good point of reference, so it took a lot of eyeballing and mocking it up to get them right. I nailed one side, but the other was 1/8 inch off (low, I think) because I tried to measure it off a faulty reference point. Be sure to cut the pivots out of the donor vehicle if you can. I was able to do so, but my fall-back plan was to get washers with roughly the correct inner diameter, drill them to the proper size, and then weld them up for the install. Also, mock it up and take it back apart a lot to make sure everything is fitting right as you go. Otherwise you will inaccurate reference points and things won't fit right. Let me know if you would like any pics. You can check out my blog to see some of what I have during the install. Good luck!
