Do Stockers need correct year seats?

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by herbjr

The issue is this. We have a set of 70 and later HIGH BACK bucket seats in a 67 Dodge wagon. The Duster seats as I will call them are the heaviest Bucket Seat made. The B Body seat is a lower back seat with a head rest. Its LIGHTER. The Bench was quite a bit lighter. Our seats have the track and they work if we pull one bolt out. They tilt forward as they dont need to in a 4 door wagon but they do. There is no Center Console which they are to have. I also have a 1967 Parts catalog which shows an optional bucket seat like they used in all Dodge Chargers as an optional seat for the wagon. They also built 383 4 speed wagons in 67 with Bucket seats STANDARD. Oh yea and lets not forget Lee Smiths car, with one with a hood scoop and the battery moved to the trunk per the NHRA classification guide. Guess what it ran SS/G in NHRA with you guess it Bucket seats. We were told we could notch the bench seat. Well I guess now Ill have to take it to one of the best fabricators in the USA (My DAD) to notch all but maybe 4 inches out of the factory bench, guess what then it will be almost 25 lbs lighter than the 2 buckets that are in there. Keep in mind we were using the HEAVIEST buckets made. So the track lost an entry, IHRA lost a membership, and we have factory documentation that 67s came with buckets. Have a nice day. I remember now why I quit in 96.


Herb Jr

Herb Jr., IMHO if you can document the seats in the car then you should be OK. I wouldn't buy the high backed ones though.