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fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

ditdater: Number of posts : 590
Location : louisville ky
Registration date : 2010-11-06

Post n°1

fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by ditdater Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:48 pm

from what i/ve heard fiero is the way to go for a good sitting seat (i know back in the day vegas seemed to work fine ,but know there not around).just wandering how hard it is to make the fiero seats work in 65 chevy g10 . are most yrs same width , do you just take orig sliders from van and bolt them to the fieros? and do they completly clear the hood ?

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DanTheVanMan

DanTheVanMan: Commissioner; Number of posts : 7905
Location : Escanaba, Michigan
Age : 62
Registration date : 2008-10-08

Post n°2

Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by DanTheVanMan Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:21 am

Danny,
You can also look into Mazda Miata seats. They fit nice as well and are a bit easier to find since they are still in production. And just like the Fiero seats if you mount them just right they clear the doghouse as well.

Dan

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1965 Chevy G10 Sportvan Custom
1984 Jeep CJ-7 Laredo, Restored
2004 Kawasaki KLR650
1997 Jeep TJ Sport

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wideload: Moderator 1st Class; Number of posts : 1389
Location : Kevil, Kentucky
Age : 71
Registration date : 2008-05-11

Post n°3

Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by wideload Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:43 am

Danny I used the Fiero slides. Like Dan said you have to mount them just right. You have less room on the pass side than on the drivers side.

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ChevyVanMan1: Number of posts : 425
Location : Your Nation's Capital
Registration date : 2009-07-19

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Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by ChevyVanMan1 Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:21 am

Great pics, big help, thanks much!!!

ditdater: Number of posts : 590
Location : louisville ky
Registration date : 2010-11-06

Post n°5

NO KIDDIN ' AWESOME PICS

Post by ditdater Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:46 pm

THANKS ALL FOR THE INFO ,AND THE PICS WIDE', NOT SURE IF I/LL BE ABLE TO GET MY FRIEND TO SPARE ENOUGH TIME TO BUILD MOUNTS IF I GET A SET (DO HAVE A PAir SELLER READY TO SELL FOR 200, .. I MIGHT JUST HOLD OUT , AND GO ORIG. AND AT THE MOST JUST HAVE EM REUP'ED. THEN JUST BOLT IN .
DONT GET ME WRONG , I DO BELIEVE STYLE AND COMFORT MAKE THESE VANS MONSTEROUS ATTRACTIONS THE WAY EVERYBODY THAT HAS THE GOD GIVEN TALENT CAN TURN THESE VANS INTO SHARP PIECES . ,AND AT THE SAME TIME ON A LIMITED BUDGET & MECHANICAL TALENT GOING CLOSE TO STOCK CAN STILL BE A CONFORSATION STARTER TOO.STILL LOOK GOOD AND THE EXTRA MONIES CAN GO ELSEWHERE, AS FOR ME TO OUR CHURCHES OUTREACH PROGRAM . I GUES I/LL HASH IT OUT W/IN A FEW WEEKS.

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Lazarusvan: Number of posts : 1293
Location : Charleston, South Carolina
Age : 51
Registration date : 2011-02-22

Post n°6

Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by Lazarusvan Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:33 pm

ditdater wrote:THANKS ALL FOR THE INFO ,AND THE PICS WIDE', NOT SURE IF I/LL BE ABLE TO GET MY FRIEND TO SPARE ENOUGH TIME TO BUILD MOUNTS IF I GET A SET (DO HAVE A PAir SELLER READY TO SELL FOR 200, .. I MIGHT JUST HOLD OUT , AND GO ORIG. AND AT THE MOST JUST HAVE EM REUP'ED. THEN JUST BOLT IN .
DONT GET ME WRONG , I DO BELIEVE STYLE AND COMFORT MAKE THESE VANS MONSTEROUS ATTRACTIONS THE WAY EVERYBODY THAT HAS THE GOD GIVEN TALENT CAN TURN THESE VANS INTO SHARP PIECES . ,AND AT THE SAME TIME ON A LIMITED BUDGET & MECHANICAL TALENT GOING CLOSE TO STOCK CAN STILL BE A CONFORSATION STARTER TOO.STILL LOOK GOOD AND THE EXTRA MONIES CAN GO ELSEWHERE, AS FOR ME TO OUR CHURCHES OUTREACH PROGRAM . I GUES I/LL HASH IT OUT W/IN A FEW WEEKS.

Being a novice in every sense of the word, I have to say that your van is super nice. You found an amazingly nice van from all the photos I've seen. Never sat in an original seat, but being able to have an unmolested, stock van is such a hard thing to find. My two cents: Embrace it as there don't seem to be many vans that are stock. And, even though it's a four cylinder, yours is about the only one folks seem to have encountered. It is a living example of something that is a pretty rare bird. Beautiful van!

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ditdater: Number of posts : 590
Location : louisville ky
Registration date : 2010-11-06

Post n°7

thank you sir,

Post by ditdater Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:56 pm

yeah , i got lucky . but ,yeah probaly leaning to look for stock set.

HandiVanMan: Number of posts : 1868
Location : Calhoun, Ga
Age : 58
Registration date : 2010-04-11

Post n°8

Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by HandiVanMan Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:00 pm

Going stock is not cheap either.

mbasaraba: Number of posts : 823
Location : North Central Alabama
Registration date : 2009-01-08

Post n°9

Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by mbasaraba Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:24 am

If you need mounts welded up just give me a shout man. I have a shop full of 1 inch 14 gauge square tubing.

You have my number. Razz

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Lazarusvan: Number of posts : 1293
Location : Charleston, South Carolina
Age : 51
Registration date : 2011-02-22

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Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by Lazarusvan Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:54 pm

ditdater wrote:yeah , i got lucky . but ,yeah probaly leaning to look for stock set.

Roman has a stock set for sale out of Cali.

Chroma66: Number of posts : 101
Location : Seattle, WA
Registration date : 2011-03-02

Post n°11

@ DanThe VanMan:

Post by Chroma66 Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:22 pm

I may be interested in the mounting brackets- feel free to PM me if you like.

westcoastvanner

westcoastvanner: Number of posts : 1686
Location : Santa Barbara, California
Registration date : 2008-10-04

Post n°12

Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by westcoastvanner Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:27 am

Would those Mazda Miata seats, work in my 1967 Dodge Custom Sportsman?

DanTheVanMan

DanTheVanMan: Commissioner; Number of posts : 7905
Location : Escanaba, Michigan
Age : 62
Registration date : 2008-10-08

Post n°13

Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by DanTheVanMan Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:22 am

westcoastvanner,
The Miata Seats work great in all our earlies. Keep in mind you have to "Adapt" them but work great!

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1965 Chevy G10 Sportvan Custom
1984 Jeep CJ-7 Laredo, Restored
2004 Kawasaki KLR650
1997 Jeep TJ Sport

My Mini Gallery

fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen Qr_cod10

<-<-<- Cruising is not a "Point A to Point B" thing, but an "Everything in between thing! <-<-<-

mbasaraba: Number of posts : 823
Location : North Central Alabama
Registration date : 2009-01-08

Post n°14

Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by mbasaraba Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:45 am

It might be a good joint venture to get a generic mount that can be produced to allow mounting? Include a "How To" since it is likely that different makes might need holes drilled in a different spot than others.

Wish I had a set of these to fab something up with my tube bender and welder, might help a lot of people that dont have all the equipment needed to fab one up.

ditdater: Number of posts : 590
Location : louisville ky
Registration date : 2010-11-06

Post n°15

i hear that , for the not so great mech.s

Post by ditdater Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:42 am

i hear you on that subject matthew. to where i probaly would like a set of fiero buckets over stock seats , but with having to have the sliders mounted and all that , i just went stock original ,from roman and are being recovered now .mainly because of ease of mounting , but i really think i/m going to like the originals, new and correct fitting , and since truck is fairly orig. it should blend in good .really like bolt in and go , will post pics in a bit.

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mbasaraba: Number of posts : 823
Location : North Central Alabama
Registration date : 2009-01-08

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Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by mbasaraba Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:59 am

I hear that. I could have given you my stock seats if I had known you wanted some. I ended up giving them away for free last weekend to a guy using them on a Tempest project.

DanTheVanMan

DanTheVanMan: Commissioner; Number of posts : 7905
Location : Escanaba, Michigan
Age : 62
Registration date : 2008-10-08

Post n°17

Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by DanTheVanMan Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:07 am

I have a post on how to build the mounts for a 1st Gen Chevy. I'll search for it tonight and link it for you guys...

Dan

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DanTheVanMan
1965 Chevy G10 Sportvan Custom
1984 Jeep CJ-7 Laredo, Restored
2004 Kawasaki KLR650
1997 Jeep TJ Sport

My Mini Gallery

fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen Qr_cod10

<-<-<- Cruising is not a "Point A to Point B" thing, but an "Everything in between thing! <-<-<-

NipRing: Number of posts : 336
Location : Waukesha WI
Registration date : 2011-08-14

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Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by NipRing Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:43 pm

Dan, did you find it?

DanTheVanMan

DanTheVanMan: Commissioner; Number of posts : 7905
Location : Escanaba, Michigan
Age : 62
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Re: fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen

Post by DanTheVanMan Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:06 pm

https://vintage-vans.forumotion.com/t20771-miata-seats?highlight=Seats

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1965 Chevy G10 Sportvan Custom
1984 Jeep CJ-7 Laredo, Restored
2004 Kawasaki KLR650
1997 Jeep TJ Sport

My Mini Gallery

fiero bucket seat switch on 1st gen Qr_cod10

<-<-<- Cruising is not a "Point A to Point B" thing, but an "Everything in between thing! <-<-<-

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