seat ideas for my 51 f1

[billj]

looking for thoughts on who makes the lowest seats.i channeled my truck and don't have a ton of head room left.also'anyone know where i can get the best prices on a steering u-joint.thank you,bill

[sawzall]

this is a pic of the seat in my 48 f1. its actually out of the rear of a saab sedan and as such it is leather. the seat is made for the yuppie skier type and folds up and down to allow the placement of skis and such in the rear of the car

[sawzall]

the worst part about this seat was getting it out of the saab, it was held in its former home by 8 "star" drive bolts.. and as such was a pain in the arse to remove..

anyhow if you do some thing like this you will need to create a frame like mine. seen here in photo below

[sawzall]

and heres a shot of how the seat folds from the back.. kinda handy..

please disreguard the boom boom speakers and amp

[billj]

thanks sawzall,i think i'm gonna need lower yet.bill

[old beet]

When I chopped my F-1, I sectioned the base a few inches. But I think you could lower a stocker quite a bit, with new brackets..........OLDBEET

[Big A]

What about Triumph Spitfire or MGB? Or old school bus seats? They're almost flat.

[billj]

the triumph's sound like a good idea.i'll look around for one.thanks

[29EHV8]

In my 48 M-47,canadian 48 F-1 I used a eraly 90s ford ranger extra cab front seat.Its a 64/40 split with lotsa lumbar support.I actually had to raise it up bout 1.5" and I'm over 6'1".It fit perfect for width too.Easy to get out of the ranger and the install was a sinch too.I might have pics I can scan in a few days......Shiny

[bobbleed]

The Jumper seats from minivans work pretty good too. You know, the seats that are removable. That's what I have in my roadster.

I still want the convert, I've just been super busy. I 'll email you about it..............

[Radshit]

I've owned a few F-1's in about a 20 year span......and went thru plenty of seats......If you have access to a boneyard,

Look for : 78-82 Olds Cutlass, Buick Regal, Pontiac Gran Prix
S-10 Seats, Ranger Seats
Early Falcon bench seat ( for a more "traditional" look) http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[Mai Ki-Ki]

Porsche 914...about as flat as you can get i believe.
I've been told not hard to get in the USA.

Cheers
MAIKI http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

[billj]

thanks everyone,bill

[Rocknrod]

WWII fighter buckets...

That is if your going for a no frills ride http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif