Hi again, Its P.I.T.A. I need to mount the jumpseat bracket on my 79 Brat. I just need to know how far in inches from the back bed of the brat does the mount bracket sit. Not where it welds to or not from the seats either but from the back of the bed to the bracket back bar. Just need to know how close it sits in there. Hope someone can measure that for me please.... Thanks...

Edited May 24, 201015 yr by biffanyus

There should be remnants of the old jumpseat brackets still in the bed of the Brat, all Brats from 77-84 or 85 came to the U.S. with the jumpseat frame welded to the bed in 12 places, and if yours were removed then someone had to cut them out, and usually there is bits of the old mounting brackets left behind from the cut job. If they were cleaned up too good though, just mount it so the seat backs have about 3" or so of clearance from the headrest bars, or so the front edge of the mounting bracket lines up with the carpet hold down strip in the bed.

 

-Bill

Yup... Whomever cut them out clean them up really clean. I couldnt tell where they were welded on the bed floor at all. Ok so about 3 inch clearence from the seats to the headrests should make a good estimate. Thanks Bill...