hotrod71chevelle
Nov 14th, 05, 9:42 PM
i'm converting from a bench seat to buckets in my 71 chevelle. i ordered a set of the conversion brackets from opgi. the sales person said i only need one pair, does the outter tracks bolt to the existing holes where the bench bolted to?
thanks
bryan
BluMoon71
Nov 14th, 05, 10:01 PM
Yes, I did the same on a previous resto. Just be carefull not to get them misalligned(inner vs outer), otherwise you will never get the seat to work properly. I believe I bolted the inner bracket to the seat and had the seat either full forward or back. Then bolt the seat to the outer. It's a pain to get at but at this point you can tack weld the new bracket in place then slide it opposite. Tack it again. give it a test ride, If no problems, remove the seat, hope it doesen't move, then stitch weld (every couple of inches both sides) the bracket. Make sure you weld to clean metal.
hotrod71chevelle
Nov 15th, 05, 8:32 PM
thanks for the info, i'm going to install them this weekend. she's getting closer.
bryan