Quote Originally Posted by slantback37 View Post
I guess you are right. I will sell the seats I have, and check the junk yard for some new seats. Where did you measure from?? From wheel tub to wheel tub?? Also. Are your front seats then from that same Goat?? What else did you see out there that would fit?? Makes it easier than having to measure all of those cars.. Thanks.. Al
Hey Al,
The GTO front seats are really comfortable but they're a little wide for our car, besides, they have "GTO" sewn on them. The front seats I really want are from an 02-07 BMW 3series convertible because they are a good size for the car and they have the shoulder harnesses built into them that are not big & obnoxious like some of the GM seats with built-in shoulder harnesses. I'm not exactly sure how close the BMW leather is to the Pontiac leather in style or color so I may end up having to recover the back ones. Not sure yet because I haven't bought them yet. I know those seats are going to be more expensive so I keep looking for a deal on them. My ideal is to buy them in perfect shape and the right color so I don't have to do anything but install them. Another front seat with a built-in harness that isn't bad is the Chrysler Sebring convertible.

As for other seats, like I mentioned, Mustangs, Honda's, Acuras, BMW's etc. all have front seats that are around 19-21" wide with the seat tracks being around 18" wide. Any of those can be fitted pretty easily I think. Make sure the front seats come from a 2 door car so they fold forward to give you access to the back seat. Before you go spend a lot of time in the salvage yard, do some searches on craigslist & ebay to narrow down styles & colors you like. They often give the measurements on there too, especially on some ebay postings. You can often get better deals on craigslist than in the salvage yard....at least in my area.

For the back seat, I measured at the level of the package shelf and between the wheel houses. I modified my wheelhouses a little to accommodate wider tires on the back to I needed to keep that in mind. Also measure from the floor up to the package shelf so you know how tall you seat back can be in the rear. Another guy on here with a 37 Ford slantback (BulldogCountry) used the back seat from a Honda Accord for his. He said it fit nicely. You can also use your original seat as a guide. You could also probably fit a couple of buckets back there that match the front if you want.

Also, for more ideas, check out the posts from RecoveryRoom. He posts really amazing pics of his work and you can get some great ideas.

Hope this helps some. I still have a long way to go before I'm ready to permanently install my interior but at least I have the back seat fitted now.
Let me know if you have more questions and I'll try to help. Lots of great people with great ideas on here too.

Randy