74 Duster bench to bucket ???

[Steve Agrella]

My car is elsewhere being worked on right now, the rail width on my new seats are 18.5 inches wide what issues may I run into installing these.
I know there a couple of humps in there will I need shims

 

[Mike69cuda]

Whoever did the restore on my 69 used some b body buckets to replace the bench seat. They didn’t have any a body tracks since it was a bench seat car originally. There is a bunch of box steel and flat steel used to mount them. Works fine but took some improvising. The didn’t use the original mounting humps. Mine is a driver, so I am not real picky if it looks/ works good enough.

They also converted it to a console using a B&M quick silver ratchet shifter and a stock console. I didn’t like it at first but have gotten used to it. The auto floor shift parts and brackets are hard to find and I would guess harder to install. The B&M is a cable shifter so it is pretty easy to install. The column shift console was changed out for a floor shift one.

 

[triumphman]

If the bucket seats and rails are from a Duster you should be ok. You will need to confirm the drivers seat is centered to the wheel. If they are not from a Duster or a Sport, then there may be issues. The seat rails on the Duster are short. (about 2" tall) The left side of the drivers seat rail on the Swingers & Scamps are about 3" tall. The floor pans are different between the Duster and Swinger bodies. I used Duster Buckets in my 75 Swinger. Attached are photos of what I did to level the drivers seat. When you get your car back set the seat without the carpet and go from there.

 

[TF360]

In your last pic, those are 74 Duster Buckets. They will fit in a bench car, but there are two extra holes that you will need to drill for the two inside studs. There are a total of eight holes for cars w/buckets , but only four for a bench seat. The two inside holes on each side came from the factory with a thin piece of metal welded on top of the floor where your inside holes are, for support

 

[Steve Agrella]

My seats are out of a 2008 Mercedes C230 in brand new condition they should look great in the car

 

[triumphman]

They should look great....Just be prepared to spend time making them fit correctly. Have fun