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[mrprofile]

So this is just information I learned from my own project of adding 89' seats to my 72' van the bolt pattern to connect the rear bench seats is very very similar, you can bolt them down without drilling holes, you just cant do the quick removal of the seats you have to at least loosen the bolts to take off the back seats.
As for the front seats, the bolt pattern for the base is not the same, what you do is use the original seat bases, take off the seats, the new seats wont fit on the base (there too long) but the bolt width is the same, so you just take some metal rails, bolt those to the base and then mount the seats to the rails. I made a diagram in paint, I hope it helps
If this isn't clean enough I could go take some pictures of my vans setup.
EDIT: I was wrong about one little thing, the chairs are wider then the base, not longer

[EcumSecumGuy]

Very cool..do you have any completed pics?

[Hcklbrry]

Neat. Even I could manage that. About how thick were your metal rails? I ask because I foresee my own handiwork sending someone through the windshield.

[EcumSecumGuy]

I did this conversion and I am very happy with it.