Bucket seat swap question.

[69GT]

I want to put bucket seats in my 70 Dart which is an original bench seat car. I looked underneath the car and there is no second set of holes for buckets so I took out the bench and rolled back the carpet expecting to at least see some dimples in the floor pan to indicate where they should be but there aren't any. I thought there would at least be some dimples as my 69 Dart, which is an original bucket seat car, has both sets of holes. Is this typical for a car that is originally a bench seat car?

 

[el5dart]

there should be dimples.

 

[69GT]

There aren't any and they are the original floor pans.

 

[HemiSSDart]

Bucket seat cars got plates welded to the floor to reinforce the floor for the seat tracks on the inside near the tunnel.

 

[Murray]

The reinforcement plates are available.

 

[My own man]

The reinforcement plates are available.

You have a source? I'm converting my 64 from bench to bucket.

 

[Mr. Sinister]

They’re simple to make 6”x6” 1/8” plate with a hole in the center, even a moderator could make them.

You have a source? I'm converting my 64 from bench to bucket.

 

[Super-Cuda]

You have a source? I'm converting my 64 from bench to bucket.

Here you go AAR.

Might need a little modification but should work fine.

Bucket Seat Floor Brackets - 67-76 Dodge Plymouth A-Body

 

[My own man]

They’re simple to make 6”x6” 1/8” plate with a hole in the center, even a moderator could make them.

True. I own a metal fabrication business.
Sometimes it's cheaper to buy small parts then pay an employee to make them..

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[Mr. Sinister]

True. I own a metal fabrication business.
Sometimes it's cheaper to buy small parts then pay an employee make them..

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Flat laser would drop 4 of them in about 2 minutes.

 

[My own man]

Flat laser would drop 4 of them in about 2 minutes.

If I had one. I can do thin metal, but most of shop work is 1/4" to 2"..

 

[mvh]

My 67 Barracuda fastback bench car had dimples that I drilled out to fit buckets way back when. After I wore out the junkyard buckets, I went back to a bench seat for uniqueness. One warning about drilling the holes – one of them is very close to the rear brake line. Close enough that the fender washer I used had to tuck under the line. I didn't add any reinforcement plates, but that's because I was young, stupid and cheap.

 

[str12-340]

Did you find your dimples???