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| Author: | Thedustyduster [ Tue Sep 01, 2015 6:32 pm ] |
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Hey guys! Long time anonymous creeper, first time poster. I've got a 72 duster, and I want to swap out the bench seats with buckets. Now, I'm sure this question is asked a million times, but I can't find any posts. Are most of the a body seats interchangeable, or does having a bench pose some other fabrication work? Thanks in advanced. I'm excited to learn and hopefully help, if it's available in my knowledge base! |
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| Author: | Louise76 [ Tue Sep 01, 2015 6:51 pm ] |
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We have 74,75,76 Darts, Scamp & Sport. I think the floor pans are shaped for either bench or OEM A-body buckets, though they may not be drilled for the bolts. We found that if you try to put seats from any other cars in our A-bodies, the critical dimension is seat height, or how close your head ends up being to the roof. It's all trial & error, and custom fabrication. Serious note: if you put seats in that the seat belts are attached to the seats, some serious engineering should be done for safety in a crash. I don't feel comfortable using that kind of seat /seat belt, as I'll stick to the A-body OEM seat belt system. There have been other posts on this subject, but I am not good at finding them. |
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| Author: | Thedustyduster [ Tue Sep 01, 2015 10:07 pm ] |
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Thanks! That's more information than I've gotten by googling for days. Sorry to hear about Louise. I'm sure she was a fine lady. |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:04 am ] |
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Welcome! Yes, unless it was a bucket seat car to start, you will have to weld/bolt braces in on the inboard side and fab some holes/mounts to put buckets in. I have aftermarket buckets in 2 of my cars w/custom mounts and Sebring convertible seats with integral shoulder belts, which involved making custom heavy duty mounts and 7-8 hold-down bolts per seat. Lou |
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