55 chevy bucket seats

[55chevyman]

what are some bucket seats that would look in a tri-five?

[Johnny Blaze]

Back in the day we had swivel buckets form an el camino. The set we just took out supposidly came out of an S10 and fit nice.

We are putting some poly race seats in ours now.

[55chevyman]

when yall get them in i wont to see some pictures!!!!

[wayne70]

Check out the seat's from a 2004 or so GTO real nice buy heavy, about 80 lbs. each. Just finnished a 5000mi. trip with them in my chevelle, like driving in a recliner.

[55chevyman]

yea gto seats are super nice. could you post some pics of them in your chevelle please?

[deeboe78]

Did the S10 seats have a console in the middle that you had to cut out?

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[roadracer55]

Check out the seat's from a 2004 or so GTO real nice buy heavy, about 80 lbs. each. Just finnished a 5000mi. trip with them in my chevelle, like driving in a recliner.

80lbs, sheesh. I just have 'glass race seats in mine, trying to keep the weight under 2500

[BulldawgMusclecars]

They may not be easy to find, but early Impala buckets 62-64 look great in 55-7 Chevys. They are aproximately the same height as the stock bench (yeah, and heavy), and look right in the car, esp if you are going for a more period look. They also have nice trim on the outer edge.

[switchblade327]

Here's what I have in my Bel Air:

http://www.procarbyscat.com/RallySeats.htm

Modern support and old school look. I'm working on much better then stock handling and don't want butt-to-seat slippage to be the weak link in my suspension.

And they're way less then 80lbs each :)

[deeboe78]

how much did you pay for the seats?

[switchblade327]

It was a couple years ago but for the black vinyl (which is very good quality but I'll be getting them recovered when I do the interior) I think they were around $220 each.

[vp23271]

Maybe check out Glide Engineering.
http://www.glideengineering.com/products.htm

(their stuff looks more traditional with no head rest)

[deeboe78]

The seats were that much brand new ready to install?:cool:

I think i might buy some rally seats for my chevelle from there

[switchblade327]

Well, some cars require specific adapter brackets which they also sell for pretty reasonable prices and with those, any install is a bolt in. I think the one-piece bracket I used was around $100 (crosses the driveshaft tunnel which kind of sucks) but tri-fives weren't set up for buckets. I imagine a chevelle would be cheaper since it's got the bolt holes for buckets already.

Also, the headrest is entirely removable if you like that look but still want the comfort. Me, I like the look of me, sans-neckbrace ;)

[deeboe78]

Yeah i just got off the phone with them. WHY WOULD ANYONE PAY 1400 dollars for some seats on ebay when I got a price from them for under 500 bucks! for both seats with covering. Thats pretty damn good. Should I get the rally seats or the pro 90 seats? I think the pro 90 seats look correct for a chevelle. Are the seats good in quality? Are they comfortable?

Thanks!

SSG D

[switchblade327]

Yeah i just got off the phone with them. WHY WOULD ANYONE PAY 1400 dollars for some seats on ebay when I got a price from them for under 500 bucks! for both seats with covering. Thats pretty damn good. Should I get the rally seats or the pro 90 seats? I think the pro 90 seats look correct for a chevelle. Are the seats good in quality? Are they comfortable?

Thanks!

SSG D

The Rally seat is really comfortable to sit in though I can't report on the long haul since my car isn't driving at the moment. Lumbar and lateral support is great. The Pro 90s look like they'd work too and look a little less muscle car and a little more classic, though not quite as supportive. Also, check out the measurements. They're a couple of inches thinner then the rallys and it says they're for small cars so your spacious chevelle interior might make them look a little skinny or small. But you're right, especially for a pre 68 chevelle, they look more correct. They actually remind me a lot of old VW seats.

The procar seats are great quality. The vinyl is more like faux leather then vinyl, way better then the repro vinyl seat skins I have in my chevelle. And the coolest thing is that the covers zip off the foam, no hog rings required. Removing them to get altered or just cleaned is a breeze.

[BBPanel]

I think the one-piece bracket I used was around $100 (crosses the driveshaft tunnel which kind of sucks) but tri-fives weren't set up for buckets. Do you have any pics you can share - looking for some buckets for my 55 also. Thanks. -Bob

[switchblade327]

If you can wait a week or two, I'll get some. My car just got shipped last week so it's still filled to the roof with boxes and parts right now.

[deeboe78]

Thanks again switch blade. I talked to them last night. Great outcome. I just have the prob of chosing which seat. The Pro 90's or the rallys. Would the pro 90s be to small for a 70 chevelle with a stock horse shoe console?

[switchblade327]

Thanks again switch blade. I talked to them last night. Great outcome. I just have the prob of chosing which seat. The Pro 90's or the rallys. Would the pro 90s be to small for a 70 chevelle with a stock horse shoe console?

No worries. I can't really say if they'd look too small. All I know is that they're a smaller seat and that's a pretty big car. I was living in LA when I bought mine so I was able to run down to procar's shop and see and sit in the seats before I bought them. My mind was already mostly made up but I did sit in some of their other seats and still liked the rallys the best. You might call them back and see if any local motorsports places carry their seats so you can go do your own eyeballing and comfort test.

When I get mine reskinned, I'm going to try to get a more vintage pattern in the stitching so that should help it blend in better with my interior but the seat really doesn't look out of place in my car. Definitely more fitting then a lot of the newer car seats.

[deeboe78]

Thanks

Anyone got any knowledge on this. Any would be glady welcomed. Cant make up my mind. I want to be comforatble and I dont want the seats to look out of place or weird. HELLLLLLLLLPPPPP!!!! LOL

SSG D

[deeboe78]

Call them again for the dimension clearifaction of the PRO 90's: 31in hi W/o bracket 18 in front to back. 20 1/2 wide I think is pretty good. I was also told that was the top selling seat for the chevelle. Any on got factory bucket seat Dmx?

[switchblade327]

Thanks

Anyone got any knowledge on this. Any would be glady welcomed. Cant make up my mind. I want to be comforatble and I dont want the seats to look out of place or weird. HELLLLLLLLLPPPPP!!!! LOL

SSG D

Do you have buckets in there already that you can measure for comparison or is it a bench?

I'm actually kind of surprised that procar doesn't have an 'installed gallery'. It would sure help with these kinds of questions.

[55chevyman]

do you have any pictures yet switchblade? I am dieing to see what they look like in a 55.

[switchblade327]

do you have any pictures yet switchblade? I am dieing to see what they look like in a 55.

Next week :) Be warned though, they're just plain black vinyl and the interior is bare metal right now but at least you'll see how the shape and proportions are.

[55chevyman]

dont worry, it probably looks better than mine, in a few months i will me puttin mine around town with rolled and pleated bench seat with dynamat, no back seat, 14in. old style americans, open headers, and a one legger back end. Thats when we need to be warned!:headbang:

[55chevyman]

any pics yet???

[switchblade327]

Whoops, sorry. Forgot to post. As you can see, I wasn't kidding about the interior! But at least you can see the shape and size of the seats, plus hos low the backs are versus the beltline with you take off the headrests. Hope this helps.

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[BBPanel]

Those seats look like they are off the floor quite a bit - did you say you are using their bench seat adaptors? Since you know what the bottom of the seat looks like do you think it would be difficult to make your own brackets and perhaps drop the seat some? I spoke with them also and they sell the Rally w/o headrests and the holes in the top of the seat. -Bob

[switchblade327]

Those seats look like they are off the floor quite a bit - did you say you are using their bench seat adaptors? Since you know what the bottom of the seat looks like do you think it would be difficult to make your own brackets and perhaps drop the seat some? I spoke with them also and they sell the Rally w/o headrests and the holes in the top of the seat. -Bob

Yes, I'm using the adaptors from SCAT. I don't remember the seats being strangely high. It actually felt like a pretty good height for such a tall dashboard (and I'm 6'2").

If I remember correctly, the bottom of the seat has tiny little 'legs' with three different height holes. The bolts go through them horizontally into the bracket. (Sorry, I can't remember which height mine at at). Making brackets would be a bit more complicated then just matching up four bolt holes but it should be possible.

Again, I'm going purely from memory here. I'll try to rememeber to take a look next time I'm at the shop.m You should ask procar if they can send you a picture of the underside of one of the seats. Maybe the legs come off easy?

[55chevyman]

Those seats look like they are off the floor quite a bit -Bob

thats what i thought. they look good but the look like they are atleast 2 or 3 inches off the floor!

[deeboe78]

wsup

I decided to go with the rally seats as well. I made my own adapters. they work well I post pics tommrow. Procar seats are awesome!!!!