What's the trick...

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  1. Hawkco

    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    ...to putting buckets from a '77 cat car into a '73 non-cat car? It looks like I just need add about 3/8 of inch to the tranny tunnel side of the seat rails. Any experienced expert out there that can help a poor, shy, little fellow?
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Driver's side............same as a 1973

    Passenger Side.......You can try and find the correct inside track (next to the hump)....or put in a spacer on the front bolt.
     
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    Terry just send them old 77 buckets over to me, I'll put them in my 72, lol...just fix up a spacer it should do fine...Jim(y)
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Easiest way is to mount the 2 outside tracks. Slide them both foward. Then run a string between the 2 across the front of the track and another across the rear. You'll have to space up the front string to clear the trans hump. Now you can measure down from the string to see exactly how high you need to make the inside track.
     

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