Any seat suggestions for a Model A?

[Levis Classic]

I know the mopar mini van middle seat will fit nicely, but I am looking for something else. I would love some simple buckets in Black or dark grey vinyl. Any suggestions? What did you use?

Thanks!

[Junkyard Dog 32]

'60s Mustang are a great fit in any hotrod.
Some '60s T-Bird rear seats are nice, as they have curved ends that really make for nice form. You have to get rid of the center armrest section.

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[RileyRacing]

I know this is a looooong shot, but at a farm auction I was at last weekend, there was a seat from a "Hoverround" scooter (like the elderly use) that looked like it would work pretty well... Shoulda spent the buck it went for! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Jay

[scarylarry]

Escort back seat.

[Paul]

MG Morgan Corvette Mustang..

if you want your butt on the floor..

how much room ya got? chopped, channeled and sectioned or unchopped hi boy?

Paul

[Reggie]

Falcon buckets work well too.

[jub]

I used bucket seats out of a Porsche 914. My car is channeled and they fit between the door and the trans. tunnel.

[Levis Classic]

60's Style -

Its channeled 4" and chopped 2" - thanks for all the suggestions - keep them coming!

[side_valve]

I have MGB seats, early 80s, in my 29 cdan. Fit great, fold forward and they recline.

[C9]

Here's a pair, commercially available and I'm pretty sure your choice of basic colors.

I've been thinking about these for my under-construction 31 roadster. (See pic below.)
Price is pretty reasonable as I remember.

Can't find the info on who carries them, but the place that does supplies dune buggy parts.

I'm pretty sure they have an adjustable style seat track as well.

Barring that, if you're wanting bucket seats, search the junkyard for a medium size late model and you'll probably find more than a few pair with black leather for less than the price of upholstery.

Power seats in a Model A would be cool.

[Junkyard Dog 32]

C9- You tease...

You can't show us those seats and not tell us where to get 'em... They're cool as hell!

Please, see what you can do to find the info on 'em...


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[Paul]

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I used bucket seats out of a Porsche 914. My car is channeled and they fit between the door and the trans. tunnel.


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me too. I'm thinking of cutting off the headrest though.

they are thin and very light and not uncomfortable.

Paul

[C9]

Lemme see what I can do.
The info's around here somewhere.

Pretty sure they're made from aluminum.

Note too how they fit back into the trunk area - one small thing that really helps in the legroom dept.

Fwiw - looks to me like no matter what bucket seat you use, you don't need the adjustable track.
Even if you're a six footer sharing the car with your 5'2" Sweetie.

Here's why - summer before last me & Sweetie bought a new Ford SuperCrew (her choice cuz it was her turn to pick. She makes good choices most times, but then, she picked me so what does she really know? Even so, the trucks a cool one and we both enjoy it. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif) Anyway, the truck has power everything including power movable brake & throttle pedals.
We've found that simply adjusting the tilt back of the seat and adjusting the pedals, we never move the seat on its tracks.
If the pedal location in the Model A was carefully determined, more than likely simply changing the tilt of the seat would do it for both drivers.
Although she may want to sit on a firm foam pad to get her up to where she can see out of the car ok, but in most cases that wouldn't be necessary.

On our 32, the bench seat's (home-made, plywood & foam etc.) back cushion doesn't go into the trunk area - and I should have done that - and Sweetie has no problems driving the car sans cushion behind her back or underneath.
I did have the uph shop guy make up a matching foam pad for her back and she'll use it, but most times not.
She's 5'2" fwiw and I'm 6'.

I wouldn't hurt my feelings if there was a little more leg room in the 32, but it's an ok car to spend the day in.
The 31 will have a little more leg room, part due to preference and part due to what I learned with the 32.

Erogonomics is a medium sized big word, but it's an important one to apply to our home-built vehicles if we expect to have a good time in them.

My friends car prior to the roadster he now runs had poor ergonomics - specially where the throttle pedal was concerned and the seats (comfortable ones) were poorly placed - and he couldn't stand to spend more than a half hour at a time in the car.
More attention was paid to the ergo thing in his new roadster and it's a for-real all-day car.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[C9]

Had the seat stuff filed away in the wrong place.

They have a wide variety and an email request I did a while back brought forth information the next morning.

Seat Stuff (http://www.redart.com/sportster_hb_lc.asp)

[Flexicoker]

some simple buckets

here (http://www.quadratec.com/cgi-bin/sgin0101.exe?UID=2004051910211132&T1=24220%2B01%2B 06&UREQA=1&UREQB=2&UREQC=3&UREQD=4&FNM=11&x=36&y=6 5)

[k-member]

I also am running the Porche 914 buckets in my A coupe,Chopped about 6 inches and chaneled 4 inches..
They sit right on the floor..

[TulsaChokehld]

You might want to think about Ford Probe buckets as well. They are a nice shape, and are comfortable.

[Justin415]

The Riviera's have the same fullness style of the T-bird seats as well.