Bucket Seat Install question

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  1. 55crownvic

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    I am installing later model bucket seats in my 76 mav 2-door, and am using seat tracks from a 74 mav 4-door. The question is, am I going to run into trouble with the hump for the cat converter? I dont remember if the 4-door 74 mav had that hump or not, and it was a v8 car, my 76 was a 6 cylinder car.:hmmm:
     
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    yep the hump will be in the way ,,,
     
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    so....the 74 didnt have that hump? Just trying to decide if I need to make a trip to the junk yard this weekend or not. Thanx
     
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    75 was the first year for the hump. If your lucky, you might be able to fins a set of bucket seat tracks out of a 75 & up car.
    Depending upon how you like your car finished, you could cut the hump out.....
     
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    Didnt some 74 have them also?
     
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    Nope......
     
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    driver side is pretty much straight forward but i had trouble with the passenger side
     
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    You might be able to find Granada/Monarch seat tracks. Those floors have the hump, too.

    Another thought if you can weld .... cut the hump out, turn it upside-down and weld it back in. That is assuming you have gotten rid of the cat convertor ....(y)
     
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