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The original interior on the 61 had been replaced at some point with a poorly done upholstery job. On top of this the vinyl was pretty dried out and stiff. I wasn't having any luck finding replacement seat kits and if I would have, the foam in the seats needed to be changed out as well. I was able to find seat covers and door panel covers for 62 but they look different than the 61. So, I headed back to the salvage to see what might fit. Being a covertible, the back seat is a little narrower, so that presented a bit of a challenge as well. I found a rear seat and buckets out of 2001 Monte Carlo SS that were in pretty good shape. I test fit the back seat and couldn't believe how well it fit. With a little modification they will look good in that car. Now I just have to get the door and rear side panels done to match. 
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looks good, nice find!!!
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Best part of that find was the price...$75.00 for everything(two buckets and two complete rear seats)! The original front bench was a power seat so there is a power supply for the new buckets. Now I also have heated seats for those cooler nights cruising!
Any suggestions for a center console?
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Update on the seat install. Got the rear seat mounted with seatbelts done. Also installed the front bucket seats. Need to mount seatbelts to finish that job. I also mounted a console between the seats. There was a big gap between the buckets I needed to fill and inside the console will also provide a place to install the computer i will be getting from the Ron Francis wiring kit. It was hard finding a console that didn't have a shifter. I want to keep the column shifter as I already set up the linkage for a column shift. I ended up using a console out of early 2000's GM truck. Bought some good paint at an upholstery shop to get the color close to the seats.
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Looks good. Did you have any issues mounting the buckets in there?? when I did mine I had to build a frame that bolted to the floor leveled it, the buckets then bolted to the frame.
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Thanks. No frame. The outside seat tracks sat flush on the floor. The inside seat tracks needed some help. I welded some legs with plates for bolts to the tracks and then bolted everything to the floor. Underside of car I added some 2 inch washers for support.
I would highly suggest going with these seats if anyone is considering changing out their interior on a 61, everything fit great. Pretty easy install.
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