Any body know if this will work? I have a split bench, and was wondering how much mod work it will take to make them fit?

thanks

Larry

:D Its pretty much like a custom interior. You need the seats and the seat mounts/sliders. You'll need to align the outside slider/mount to the outside mount where the bench was. Measure the mount point for the inside mount and "Devise a mount point" on your own.

I'd be worried only about how level the seats sit and feel so I'd check the mount before making it permanent. You could even remove the inside mounts from the donor car and weld them in place in the Elky, that would probably be the best way.

I don't suggest using POP Rivits for holding down the seats. They will not hold up in an accident that , to me, would be the only other consideration is how safe are you making the new mount point.

As far as fitment you wont know that until you've removed the bench and slid one, with the mounts attached, into the truck but they should work fine. My guess.

thanks I found a set on ebay, but was just wondering if all I had to have a mechanic do was to come up with some type of new guides for under the grand am seats, but you're saying I can NOT use the existing mounts under the stock bench seat? and that I'll need new seat mounts and chair glides?

thanks,

Larry

What did you get on ebay ? The tracks ,rails ,the things that let the seats go back and fourth .If so do they have a foot mount? . If so do you want to drill holes threw floor the easy way or use the outside bridge lookin thinges on each end of bench and do the same on the inside of each bucket seat and weld them in place .But weld the nuts on bottom of bridges first test for fit and level . this way is more of apain but you know your seats are sittin right and dont have holes threw your floor that cause the floor pans to rot out.

Well I haven't bought the seats yet, still trying to find a pair that I really like the look of. Planning on having a local upholstry shop do the install on what I get...

Its possible that the slider/mounts that were on the OLD bench will fit the new seats I guess but then you still end up 2 short. I was under the impression that you were taking these from the car yourself. If that had been the case then, I was suggesting that you get the mounts from the donor car for the inside mount/slider to mount to the floorboard, you already have the outside from factory.

On my 76 when I did it, I got the seats new from the manufacturer (Actually I ordered them from Honest Charley's Custom Classics) but they came from the manufacturer. I had no way to fix the inside slider to the floor pan for each seat.

I went to Home Depot and got some 1/8th" thick by 2" wide, 4 or so feet long, strap steel (2 Pcs) bent them to the desired height and fashioned them so they fit the bolt patterns on the seat's slider (the inside one next to the hump) and ran it back to the back of the seat/floorboard set my height there and then drilled for the seats mounts and the floorboard. I used the extra strap under the floorboard (Bottom of the car) to give me some extra strength. The floor pans are really thin so I felt the need to reinforce the floor pan, using that extra piece of strap did it nicely and I went from front to back with it. Drilled for the bolts and drilled the floor pan for the bolts.

I used Body and seam sealer between the underside strap steel and the floor pan to help prevent moisture from getting in through the holes. I used Bumper bolts (Stainless steel) through the bottom up into the new seat mount (Leg (s)), After I was satisfied that it was strong enough and sealed alright then I just painted over the underside with some Duplicolor spray bomb to seal it all up. Bumper bolts are around grade 8 bolts and will withstand the force in case I have an accident the extra length of steel under the floor pan, I figured, would give more strength than just going into the floor pan with the bolts.

I painted the inside "Fabricated Brackets" with more Duplicolor Simi-gloss black and the still look great after 6 years.

This is just how I did it, there are other ways I would guess. I do plan on doing my 80 SS the exact same way.