FW: AMERICAN + HORNET WAGON SEAT INTERCHANGEABILITY

["MArion Almy" <malmy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Subject: Re: AMERICAN + HORNET WAGON SEAT INTERCHANGEABILITY

Rich, seats are the easiest things to swap around. As long as the seats will
physically fit you just drill new holes. The Concord/Eagle seats will fit
fine in the American. Note that the Eagle slides on the driver's seat (right
slide) is VERY short as it sits on the hump for the xfer case. So you will
need a slide from a Concord for that side. I have Eagle Premier seats in my
63 Classic, even the back seat. On most newer cars (not sure about Eagle)
the back seat is primarily foam with a stiff wire edge to hold the shape. I
had to trim some foam and cut the wire on the rear corners to fit between
the wheel wells, but that was all. Oh, I had to bend a couple small metal
plates to screw to the floor so I could mount the seat bottom. When you
mount the front seats just remember to use 3/8" bolts and fender washers or
metal plates under the floor so the bolts don't pull through in a bad crash.


On June 2, 2005 Richard Truesdell wrote:

> After almost nine months of having it sit in front of my house (which is
driving one of my neighbors nuts) I took a good look at my 67 American 440
wagon, the one I bought last fall on eBay with a bum BW Flash-O-Matic (no
3rd gear) and wondered if I could find a really nice set of leather seats,
especially in burgundy leather from a later Concord wagon, would they fit?
Now I'm almost certain that the brackets for the front would match up
directly (I measured it on my Rogue when I bought it three years ago and
they appeared to be identical and know that the brackets are different for
an Eagle although I suspect the seat cushions are identical), what about the
rear cushion and seatback? I could swap the setup from my 88 Eagle but
before I do I just wanted to see if anyone here has already gone this route.
> 
> Oh yes, if you find some Concord owned by Grandma with a pristine interior
but with a wrecked body or seized engine, please give me a shout.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Richard Truesdell
> Yorba Linda, CA
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