I'm sure I've seen this written up before in another thread, but I couldn't find it.

How hard is it to put C5 seats in a C2? What do you have to do to the tracks? The C5 base has to be much wider. I don't mind modifying the tracks, but I don't want to punch holes in the body.

Anyone done it?

 

No one?

 

Forum member Rich Lagasse installed C5 seats in his "Split Personality" 63 coupe. Here is a link to the article in Corvette Fever:
http://www.corvettefever.com/project...pt4/index.html

 

You are either going to have to manufacture plates to mount the C5 tracks to the original mounting holes or drill some new ones.

I removed the front and rear mount plates from the C5 seats and transferred the rears to the front. Then I bolted the seats down to mounting plates I attached to the underside of the floor pan. Had to drill new holes to align with the C5 tracks.

Rich

 

Here is a write up on how to do it. Just a few holes in the floor board.

Real simple!

 

Awesome guys... Thanks! All I got to now is find some...

 

I have been thinking about this upgrade for a while. I like the approach of the Split personality project. I had been thinking of buying the repo slide in pieces for the mid year seat track and welding them to the C-5 track. Or maybe even adapting them to a C-3 track. This way you wouldn't have to drill any holes in the floor. It would also be very easy to switch back to the stock seats. Is this a feasible plan?

 

Dunno yet. I just bought some seats. When they arrive, my plan is to use the '67 slides and make whatever I need to weld them to C5 mounting brackets.

Until they get here tho, I'm only wishing. I'll post when I get them and make whatever I need to mount them in the stock floor holes, if that's even remotely feasible.

 

I just finished installing mine. I bought power sport seats, motors, tracks, and all. I opted to not use the motors or the tracks. My 67 has TPI, and the computer is under the drivers seat. Unless I move the computer, I can't use the power tracks.

I opted to use my 67 slides, and not drill new holes in the floor. I removed the slides and bolted them to a piece of plywood so I had them in the exact spacing they would be if they were in the car.

I welded a small tab on the rear of the slides, matching the rear mounting hole in the seat frame. For the front, I tack welded a 2 1/2 inch bolt in the front hole of the slide. This bolt required that I drill holes in the seat frame for connection.

The 2 1/2 inch bolt in the front allowed me to use spacers for the rake of the seat. I opted to use 1 1/4 inch spacers on mine. (You can add more of less to suit your taste.)

All that was left was to bolt the seat frame to the slide, and reattach the upholstery.

Since I used the plywood jig, this made the seat frame hole drilling easy, and gave me correct alignment. I used grade 8 hardware for everything in this installation. Grade 8 is probably overkill, given the factory mounts, but it gave me warm fuzzies to use the best quality hardware.

I put Grade 8 bolts in the factory floor mounting holes, but installed them from the bottom of the car, giving me studs to mount the seats on. (I didn't want to be sliding things around during installation, given my computer situation.)

Once I had this all together, I simply set the seat slides on the studs and fastened the original slides to the floor. They fit perfectly due to the use of the plywood mentioned above.

Overall, I love the seats. I did not drill the car floor, and I can still use the motors at a later date. The tab could be cut from the slides, and the 2 1/2 inch bolt removed as well, allowing the old seat to be put back in and the slides reused.

I can't imagine going back to the old seats...

 

All power functions work. New holes, yes.

Wendell

 

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