1968 to 1971 Console Hump and Bucket Seat Support Installation
Parting out a 1968 Torino with an original console gave me a good opportunity to document the hump installation and bucket seat support bracket installation.
The cars with factory bucket seats had a special support installed for the inner, front seat stud for both seats.
The shifter hump is installed over a rather rough cut hole in the transmission tunnel. This hole is made with a cutting torch at the factory from what I can tell. Over the years, I have seen a great deal of variability in the size of this hole. I have seen a few that were cut larger than the hump and the holes were sealed with putty. The one in the photos is one of the neatest ones I have seen. I have also noted that the rear of the cut out is always dented. (See the photos with me pointing to the dent)
posted by Stacy Bond @ 9:09 PM
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Stacy, thanks for this info. I am in the process of converting a '69 Formal Roof Torino from a bench seat/ column shift car to a bucket seat/ floor shift column car. This info is exactly what I needed to do things right. Do you happen to have a photo of the rear inner seat mounting hole and the riser that is supposed to be used in a factory manner? Also any ideas on here a guy could find 2 of those Ford risers? If you had locations for the rear inner holes of both seats that would be a big help for those that don't have actual seats yet to figure out the hole locations....
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