'71 Cuda Bucket Seats

[Claudia]

Okay, can anyone help me properly identify these seats???

[Shane Kelley]

From what I can see they look like maybe 70 Challenger seats. Need a pic of the fronts so I can see the pattern. That push button it throwing me off though.

[Claudia]

@Shane Kelley PM sent . . . I keep getting the following message when trying to add pictures of the fronts: "The attachments upload directory is not writable. Your attachment or avatar cannot be saved."

[anlauto]

They look like 70 Challenger as well, but those seats, don't use those buttons, they are the metal hinge cover seats

[6bblgt]

  those appear to be '70 Challenger seats, missing the potmetal hinge covers/buttons

AFAIK the black buttons are '73-'74 b-body

[Claudia]

@anlauto do you know if you could do the following . . .

I could purchase those '70 Challenger seat frames (that are made for the metal hinge covers) . . .
Strip everything off of the seat frames completely . . .
Install my '71 seat foam and seat covers . . .
Use my '71 style molded plastic seat backs (with integrated hinge covers and push button releases) . . .

I am just trying to come up with a viable solution and want to make sure that it can all be bolted together and work properly before I purchase them.  Meaning I don't want to start putting everything together and realize that I overlooked something.

[6bblgt]

I went thru this a couple years ago on a '72 RR that had early '71 RR seats in it (I can't find the pics)

the '70/early-'71 metal seat back frames will not accept the late-'71/'72 style release button & mechanism

[Claudia]

Are you talking about the metal seat back frame or are you talking about the plastic seat back?

I am wanting to use the metal seat frames only (not the plastic backs).

I have new '71 molded plastic backs that have the opening for the smaller push button releases (I also have the latch assemblies and the associated hardware).  I am just trying to confirm if I can bolt the later latches to the earlier frames.

[anlauto]

Well those 70 seats don't have the little metal boxes welded on the sides to retain the buttons.
I don't know if you can just stick those on, I've never dealt with making something with a bunch of Hodge-podge parts before.

[RJChallenger]

You can use the seat frame, but you must add that cage drill new holes to mount, secure the hinge cover to seat frame. I just did the opposite . I removed that cage , inlarged the hole fore seat release button and drilled new holes to secure hinge cover.  You can make it work if you really want those seats