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New seats in 2nd Gen
Has anyone fitted latter model, or aftermarket seats in a 2nd Gen Firebird? I am thinking of putting something different in my '73 Formula so was wondering who has done what to theirs.
A mate of mine has a '68 GTO convertible and he put late model GTO seats in it. Now he is taking them out so I can get them for my car if they will fit. So, any thoughts? Pics and descriptions would be great. |
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I have seats out of a 300ZX in my 71 T/A. I bought the upholstery from legend and had them upholstered to match my interior. I like them, they are not real big like aftermarket seats which to me look out of place. The only reason I changed them is because I wanted a seat that reclines. I would say go for it. Done right they'll look fine.
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1978 Black & Gold T/A [complete 70 Ram Air III (carb to pan) PQ and 12 bolt], fully loaded, deluxe, WS6, T-Top car - 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air numbers matching Julep Green - 1971 T/A 455, 320 CFM Eheads, RP cam, Doug's headers, Fuel injection, TKX 5 Spd. 12 Bolt 3.73, 4 wheel disc. All A/C cars |
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One of my cars ( originals and recarros in storage ). These are 2002 Pontiac Formula "Ebony" . I removed the electrical, lined up the front holes to the original 72 seat tracks, and tack welded the back, dropped right in... Seat belts are Morris concepts, bolt it with shoulder harness
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Right now I have the interior out of the 81 installed in my 71. I love the Recaro seats so much, I bought another set that are black with a dark blue center. I figure they'll work well with the blue stripe!
I also installed a rear view mirror out of a newer Silverado that tells me the temperature and has a compass.
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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These turned out pretty comfortable, fully adjustable bolsters and lumbar. The real feature I was looking for was recline.
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1978 Black & Gold T/A [complete 70 Ram Air III (carb to pan) PQ and 12 bolt], fully loaded, deluxe, WS6, T-Top car - 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air numbers matching Julep Green - 1971 T/A 455, 320 CFM Eheads, RP cam, Doug's headers, Fuel injection, TKX 5 Spd. 12 Bolt 3.73, 4 wheel disc. All A/C cars |
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I have the sensor mounted behind the front grill.
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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1996 Corvette; light and very comfortable - even 8+ hours |
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i used the procar seats in my 72. they are very nice seats with great lumbar & side bolster support. they come with their own seat tracks but they position the seat up too high so i made my own brackets to attach the stock seat tracks to... they sit perfect height & work great. i found a mid 70's rear seat that has the same basic pattern so they look like they match.
i also have a spare set of mint recaros i was going to use but decided on the procars for an all black interior. |
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you get the mirror from the Junk yard? they included harness and sensor?
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I've put them in a few cars I've owned over the years. They're nice to have!
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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A buddy of mine Flynlow here, put Trans Am seats from a 2002 I think it was in his 73 Formula.
Look slick..
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-- James Work '67 GTO Convertible "Koerner Built 413 500 hp with a Victor!.. I'll run a stock intake." '75 Formula 400 - Daily Driver - Running with my Home Built 455 and TH400 Details here: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=588372 |
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Keeping it within Pontiac would be good. Any chance of photos????
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cant see the pics, need to post them direct to the forum. photobucket sucks, they dont alllow 3rd party hosting anymore unless you pay them.
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the key is rails;
use correct seat rails for your floor, and you're golden. it used to be quite common to see the likes of Fiero seats in these cars...
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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Has anyone put 2nd gen rails onto late model seats? i.e. onto the late model GTO seats I am thinking of buying?
Last edited by fbd73; 08-15-2017 at 01:24 AM. |
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