what bucket seats for a fc with v6 tunnel

[aussieute]

hi am removing the bench seat in my fc what buckets are best to use with a v6 hump and do you have to build any kind of frame for the seats to sit on any help thanks john ps am getting older so need something soft for the rear end to sit on 

[GM]

I had camry seats in my ute. Had to make and weld in mounts, but you will have to for any bucket seats. The panel van I bought of Jason has commodore buckets fitted.
                Cheers Glenn

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

IMHO so they don't stick out like a sore thumb, HR Buckets are good (if you can afford them) or maybe something chunky like from the H series holdens.

[Ol_Girl_58]

Aussieute,

As you've got a V6 tunnel, I'm assuming that you're going down the V6 route. If so, I am certain that your seats will need to have headrests (although I could be wrong - best check with your engineer).

As previously mentioned, you're going to have to weld in mounts whatever buckets you decide to run. 

My rule of thumb re: choosing seats is to ensure that the shoulder of the seat sits below the windowline of the car - it just looks better in my opinion. You may have luck with early Japanese cars - Datsuns, Mazdas, etc. Early Beetle seats would look good too. Commodore seats are too high and HR/HK/HT/HG bucket seats are too square (again, in my opinion).

I have been looking for a pair of lowback buckets for a while and had my heart set of a pair out of an Isuzu Bellett. They look great, but finding a pair has been difficult, so I am going to slot in a pair from an Austin A40 (which I have).

Kind regards,

Ol_Girl_58

[aussieute]

thank you all for the help  john

[FATBOY]

ive got a set of eh buckets going into a ek ute im building
regards fatboy