Bench seat to bucket

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  1. gtpictor

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    I bought some nice aftermarket bucket seats a while back and am finally looking to install em. My car came with a bench seat. Is there a bracket i need to buy of fab to make these bolt in, or do i need to modify the floor beside a new bolt hole? Thanks for the help.
     
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    When we replaced the bench in my '72 we noticed that there were dimples in the floor that were where the inside bolts of the Mustang buckets needed to be. I used Summit seat brackets and slider tracks. One downside I have is that the front inside bolt of the drivers seat lines up perfectly with the parking brake pivot under the floor so getting a nut on that bolt is tedious.

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    We modified two sets of Maverick bench seat tracks for my buckets. Not too difficult!
     
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    You will find the area next to the tunnel is lower than the outer edges, so inboard seat tracks will need more height to level the seat. If it is a car with a catalytic convertor, the hump on the passenger side can be a problem. Also, rather than relying on the bench seat holes, pay attention to centering the bucket behind the steering wheel, or they may end up a bit inboard.
     

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