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Old 05-10-2009, 09:42 PM   #1
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Default Question about seats in a Stocker

Do you need the exact year of the seat to match the car. Dodge's and Plymouth racers do you prefer the high back or low back seats?

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Old 05-11-2009, 12:10 AM   #2
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Default Re: Question about seats in a Stocker

That issue became a non-issue once NHRA placed it in the rule book as "factory type". That's about as vague as you can get. The seats in my AMX when raced in Stock were from a "Renault Le Car Ralley" as Renault once was a partner with AMC.

Now that this AMX is a Super Stocker, I have the same seats and they look very similar to a Porche 911

And I have never sat in a drag race car with a better fitting seat. Found them in a wrecking yard front office for $100 each and the upholstry was great!

Food for thought; I've always thought what looked best was the period correct look. In other words, a '70 Challenger high back just doesnt look right in a '68 GTS and the opposite is true. If your building a '70+ mopar, a cheap very light high back seat is an Omni or other K car. Also take a look at a VW Rabbit or similar. You can pull springs and hardware out of some of these import seats and have a 15#-18# seat with solid mounting (which is legal).
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Old 05-11-2009, 03:25 AM   #3
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Default Re: Question about seats in a Stocker

so, this american i'm building (for stock) can run a pair of buckets?
i'd love to replace the split bench reclining seats that're in it now....
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Default Re: Question about seats in a Stocker

There is a grey area here I think.
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Old 05-11-2009, 02:50 PM   #5
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Herb,
I'll go along with Jeff on this one. We ran a Nova the last couple years in stock. It had buckets from a mid nineties Camaro in it. Very nice seats with factory type upholestry on them. We took the rule as Jeff did it says factory type. Technically they are a factory seat so should be legal by their definition. We were teched at one national last year and a couple national opens over the last two years and not once did they ever even comment about it.
I like the having the correct seat for the car but if the seat is upholestered with factory type material and the seat isn't made from plastic or aluminum I don't see the harm.

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Old 05-11-2009, 05:51 PM   #6
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Default Re: Question about seats in a Stocker

I don't think they would want to see bucket seats in something like a 2 dr Biscayne, or worse yet ,in a 4 dr. But then again, who knows, nowadays.
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Old 05-11-2009, 05:56 PM   #7
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Default Re: Question about seats in a Stocker

I am building a Dakota stocker and among the questions I asked tech when I called them was about the seats...since some were built with bucket seats they didn't have a problem with any type seat I wanted to put in it as long as it had some type of upholstery on it....
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Old 05-11-2009, 06:04 PM   #8
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Default Re: Question about seats in a Stocker

Here's question for you guys? I'm 6'5" and with helmit on, my head is cocked sideways and up against roof of car. I'm trying to figure out what I'm going todo to fix problem. With factory seat there's not really anything I can do to lower seat. At least I don't think. And I don't recall them having recline seats for camaro.
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Old 05-11-2009, 06:12 PM   #9
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What about a seat out of a late model pickup? They go pretty low and most now are 7 way adjustable. Just a thought. Jim
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Old 05-11-2009, 06:15 PM   #10
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I am building a Dakota stocker and among the questions I asked tech when I called them was about the seats...since some were built with bucket seats they didn't have a problem with any type seat I wanted to put in it as long as it had some type of upholstery on it....
I could put some upholstery on a Kirkey, is that legal?
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