Hi, I just pick up a set of original buckets out of a 70 chevelle, the seat tracks were included, the question I have is, is this a bolt in for my 72 elky with bench? I paid $100 for the pair they've been reupholstered, not torn but the vynle on the sides is a little hard, he has the matching back seat for $25 unfortunatly my elky doesn't have a back seat lol was $100 reasonable? thanks Jim

This is not a bolt in, unless it came with buckets originally. You have to buy track brackets and have them welded to the floor pan. I just obtained a set of buckets for my 67, and thought I'd only need brackets for the inbd. tracks on both seats, and use the original otbd. mounting holes. Now I am finding information (I haven't fit them in the car yet), that the bucket seats will rub the seat belt retractors. Think I have to weld 2 new brackets for both bucket seats, moving them inboard (away from the retractors) an inch. Don't know what years this is applicable for?

Thanks malibu jimbu, I started to go back through the old posts and finding this stuff out, Is there any reason I couldnt put a bolt through a piece of 1/8 in. plate and bolt that through the floor with a plate under the car to correctly line it up? When we were kids we use to use 2x4 for mounting plates. Jim

Here is one of the inboard brackets I installed in my '70 http://users.ev1.net/~jaaustin/chevelle/bracket4.jpg and the outboard....this is the one that needs to be moved inward slightly to clear the seatbelt retractor....this was just before I welded it in http://users.ev1.net/~jaaustin/chevelle/bracket3.jpg

thanks for the pictures texas 70, for a daily driver, not a restoration could a just use grade 8 bolts and a stack of fender washers? or is the brackets for a safety concern? I do have access to a mig welder if I have to weld them in, I was hoping to bolt them in tommorrow to see how they look in the car. Jim

I fixed a Mustang seat like that back in my high school years( not that long ago). My buddy was heavyset and ripped the front outter seat mounting stud from the floor boad. I done like you said and cut a piece of 4X4X1/2 stock and ran a grade 8 bolt through it and up through the seat mount. Worked the best for the next year that he had it. However there is no way in hell I would do that to a car that I cared anything about or wanted to make it look good(either Camaro or Chevell)

Jim,

I would go with the brackets. I researched this over a year ago and this is the correct and safe way to make the bench to bucket seat swap. I think I got my brackets at Ground Up.

Thanks for all the input! turns out three of us went in together and just bought the rest of the chevelle I'm getting the body so I guess the seats will just go back in the car. Jim

Texas 70, Nice pix! I have to do mine in the next month or so....wish I had a garage like yours. Did you just weld the track mounts on top of the floor pan? And, are the orig bench seat mts still there?