[jimib]

Hello All,

My seat brackets (front) just arrived for my 67 GTO.. I can't tell which one is right and left. This is regarding the long brackets that are bolted on the outer seat frame from front to back.

Then there are two smaller brackets that are bolted to the upper and inner part of the seat frame. The two brackets shipped to me are identical and each one has a hole drilled in it that is offset. So NPD may have sent me two for the left or two for the front. Perhaps I'm overlooking something on these smaller brackets?

Thanks,
Jim

['ol Pinion head]

The T shaped stud mounts are the outboard bucket seat front mounts.
Each will appear as a T looking at the floor from the rear of he car.
They fit in the same spot as the hole that attaches the outboard front hole mtg of the bench seat track.

The long stamped steel mounts are manual bucket seat only & mount inboard.
They are symmetrical, with the stepped area facing inboard towards the trans tunnel. The front edge has the stud mounted in the center. The stepped edge faces inboard towards the trans tunnel & allows the rear stud to set closer to the center of the car.

Will head out & measure the distance between the studs on the front & the distance between the outboard hole & the inside stud mount for the rear mounts.

['ol Pinion head]

Measured factory bucket seat mtg, this was a pass side in a '72 GTO, but the dimensions are the same.

Front of seat track mounting:
between front mtg studs, 12 7/8" (measured from center of each mtg stud).

Rear of seat track mtg: 13 15/16" (measured from center of inboard stud to center of the outboard mtg hole).

From the factory, each mount with a stud accepted a nut with a captured washer underneath.

[Scott Thelander]

great info
thanks Pinion

[jimib]

Originally Posted by 'ol Pinion head

The T shaped stud mounts are the outboard bucket seat front mounts.
Each will appear as a T looking at the floor from the rear of he car.
They fit in the same spot as the hole that attaches the outboard front hole mtg of the bench seat track.

The long stamped steel mounts are manual bucket seat only & mount inboard.
They are symmetrical, with the stepped area facing inboard towards the trans tunnel. The front edge has the stud mounted in the center. The stepped edge faces inboard towards the trans tunnel & allows the rear stud to set closer to the center of the car.

Will head out & measure the distance between the studs on the front & the distance between the outboard hole & the inside stud mount for the rear mounts.

OK, my original thinking was the opposite of what you said.
So the longer piece will be on the inside (close to the tranny hump). I would like to be sure of what is up and what is down. I've included two pic's. Can you let me know which one looks correct?

Thank you 'ol Pinion.

['ol Pinion head]

Rh pic is correct for drivers side bucket

Were your floor pans totally replaced?

[jimib]

Originally Posted by 'ol Pinion head

Rh pic is correct for drivers side bucket

Were your floor pans totally replaced?

OK, the pic on the right is correct. I figured it was because the bracket appeared to mount better.

Yes, floor pans and trunk pan replaced. My ground-up resto-mod is nearing completion, hopefully, this Summer. I've been on it off and on for 6 years.

[ZeGermanHam]

Just for visual reference, here is the seat bracket orientation in my '66 GTO w/buckets, which will be the same in your '67. Although I replaced a bunch of sheet metal in the floor, the underseat portion is original and the brackets have never been removed. Note that the rearward stud on the long brackets is offset toward the middle of the car.

[jimib]

Originally Posted by ZeGermanHam

Just for visual reference, here is the seat bracket orientation in my '66 GTO w/buckets, which will be the same in your '67. Although I replaced a bunch of sheet metal in the floor, the underseat portion is original and the brackets have never been removed. Note that the rearward stud on the long brackets is offset toward the middle of the car.

Perfect visual, thank you, and hope your resto goes well.

[ZeGermanHam]

Originally Posted by jimib

Perfect visual, thank you, and hope your resto goes well.

Thanks! It has come a long way since that photo was taken. It's finally out for paint. Let me know if you need any other photos. I have a gigantic photo album that covers virtually every inch of my '66, so I have photos of pretty much everything from multiple angles.