63 laurentian to 62 strato chief potential swap over

juuraslahti · Veteran Member

63 laurentian to 62 strato chief potential swap over

poncho62 · Poncho Master!

I put a 64 interior in my 62 convertible......rear seat fit fine. I had to cut the door panels to the shape of the 62 (top front corner)...it was easy to do. The rest of it fit fine

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paris63 · Addicted!

Agreed, the 63 panels would need a trim, but seats interchange. Steering wheel will bolt on fine but the 62 had the cleaner one horizontal bar look, while the 63 was skinnier accross the middle and had the horn ring hanging down. Not like that matters if you like how it looks.

I was over at honest Dave's last week and while checking out his '62, I couldn't help notice the incredible amount of changes gm made in one year. By today's standards, I'd say its closer to a 10 year gap in designs.

rumrunner · Veteran Member

The front seat will interchange but the rears seats are specific. I am pretty sure hardtop and convertible(haven't actually owned a convertible between 58-64) seats can swap between each other, however sedan back seats are different.

HonestDave · Addicted!

rumrunner wrote:
The front seat will interchange but the rears seats are specific. I am pretty sure hardtop and convertible(haven't actually owned a convertible between 58-64) seats can swap between each other, however sedan back seats are different.

The convertible rear seat is four inches shorter than the 2 door hardtop rear seat. This is why my 2 door hardtop parts car seat doesn't fit the ragtop. Looks like the rams and some fairly heavy braces take up more space.

If "J" has 2 door sedans to play with, it should work. What body style is the parts car (63) ?