Texas69

I know the 68 had a shorter floor console than the 71/72, but would it be a direct bolt-in if you could live with it not being original style?

Likewise, would the bucket seats, rails, and brackets from a 68 Cutlass be a direct bolt-in replacement for a 71/72 Cutlass with a bench seat? I imagine some drilling may be involved, but it should otherwise fit, correct? I understand the styling and seatback tilt would be different between the years.

Thanks

2blu442

I think you could swap the bucket seats, but I'm not sure the floorboard would be similar enough for the console. I know the door panels are too different. John

P.S. rather than drill you can get repop bucket seat studs attached to a strap that can be welded onto the floorboard. That's what the factory used for the inboard seat bolts on each bucket.

Allan R

The buckets can be swapped but they won't be the correct style for 72 if you can live with that. I don't know why the floor console can't be swapped into a 72. Goodmark Replacement floor panels from 68-72 A body are the same for Olds, Chev, Pontiac and Buick. X2 on welding the bucket mounts instead of drilling.

tru-blue 442

Console mounts are different on 67-69.
You would need the mounts for those years.
I belive there are two, one front, one rear.
These are welded in as well.

arodenhiser

Are you going from column shift to floor shift? If so, the 67-69 consoles have the Neutral Safety switch in the console, not on the steering column. You would need to get/make a wiring harness to the wires in your dash. The 67-69 console DO NOT have the steering lock rods/hookup that the later ones did. The buckets will bolt in providing you install bucket seat brackets on you floor pans. The mounts are repro-ed and not a hard welding job.

Adam