Has anyone used little bitty seats......

Yes, I did a search, and yes, I know the seats are from off-topic vehicles, but they've been mentioned here before, just cant find pics......

Has anyone used those little bitty mid-90's GM van seats (Venture, Montana, Sillouette) in a Model A?

If so can you help a guy out and show some pics!

 

I was going to use a mid 90's van, jeep or whatever seat in my T. But I didn't want a seat that looked mid 90's van, jeep or whatever.

The thing to do would be modify them a little. Takes time and could be fun. So, any one of those that you mentioned can work. Take a measuring tape to the junkyard and go to town. But don't leave it stock. It'll look very out of place in an early car.

I built my own seat, but it's a T and very easy to do.

 

I think Paul put one in one of his roadsters.

Norms Model A coupe... page 7....

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=549249&page=7

 

Chad,

I've seen the bench seats and they're great for a coupe. I was talking about the small bucket seats like these:



THe cool thing about the seat closest to you in the pic is it has a built-in child's seat. And since I have a granddaughter coming in March, I could fit them with her in mind!

Now, how to get rid of the homely headrests......

 

Brett,

Check out the tractor supply places and Summit- they have tractor and Jeep seats that are small, but comfy. I know that Brad54 and others have used their seats and have been really happy with the results!

 

Those headrests should come out with a right angle pick. There's usually a clip inside the seat that holds the metal rod for the headrests in place. fish it around in there and youll feel it release.
with the headrest out you still have the two holes to worry about, but if youre covering the seats nobody would be the wiser

 

Some nice little buckets can be found in Triumph Spitfires or MGs

 

I used Mg seats in my tudor.

 

The seats you took a pic of would probably be ok. Take the head rest off, cut the top 2/3's of the head rest off, restich the material, and reinstall them. would look ok and not have to recover.

 

^^^Kinda what I was thinking. Each seat has sliders, too!

The seatbacks have plastic molded covers with cupholders in them. I'd pull them and make plain panels and cover them, maybe in carpet.

The reason I even ask is. if they are still there on Jan. 1, the local pull-a-part is having a 50%-off sale! I can get 5 (4 good seats and 1 for parts/covers) for around $100. Not too shabby!! I can't find a single Triumph seat and the MG seats I find are $300 each!

 

Nice interior dutchrod! Love the color!

 

Here's GM minivan seats, without headrests, in my '36 ford pickup.

Blue

 

The seats you show look very "Street Rod ish", it your car so do as you wish. Enjoy

 

Northern tool carries a forklift seat that a few of my friends like to use in their rods. Doesn't look as holy as you'd think is part number 1742 made by wise

 

I used seats from a DC3. They were butt ugly when I bought them but I could see how they could be re-worked to give something a little different;

As found


More interesting


I made these brackets from cutting up the seats and having other parts laser cut in stainless


After a trip to the polisher


In the car - the backs use the original mechanism to adjust for rake


Supports made from DC3 clevises and aluminium airframe tubing


The squabs be made from 1" thick high density foam covered in tuck and roll. They will clip on/off. Similar for the backrest but I think I will run without them around town to show off the polished ally

 

I've been telling people to use those seats for years. I looked at an Olds van for sale a few years ago as part of a car deal and that one had seats that had rounded tops and no head rests - they'd be perfect for an A coupe. They stuck out as being kind of odd for a van like that to have in it, which is why I remember them at all.

 

I used these in a few now. they can be found in vans such as 90's 3500 series dodge handicap van. usally they are lined up along the walls and have built in hinges to flip so wheelchairs are enter the van.......

 

I like it, but I need a seatback that folds forward (at least on the passenger side) for back seat access.

Nice work on the redo! See above comment....

What year Olds van? I'd really like something a little less "square"!

Nice seats! I'll keep a lookout!

 

I'm using ford king ranch back seats for my 35

 

There is an old seat post about this...

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39735

 

Boones

The thread you copied is for bench seats. Sorry, I should have added "bucket" to the first line of the post! See the pic in post #4....

 

Jeep Seats from Summit... they look JUST like the old Dodge A100 van/Mopar Super Stock buckets.
Brand new, fresh covers, fresh foam, fresh springs, $300 for the pair, ready to bolt in and go. And they're comfortable.
They've got the right look and the right price--tough to beat.

-Brad

 

Similar to Brad54's suggestion, Speedway Motors has Mustang-style seats - complete with vinyl upholstery:

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Mustang-Style-Seat,58575.html

 

Yeah these with sliders...
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_8264_8264

CJ jeep seats look good....
http://www.shopjeepparts.com/back-b...-p-9351.html?gclid=CJ_qyc20mLQCFU-d4Aod_kQAZw

 

The customer reviews on the Northern Tool web site for that seat are all glowing. It looks like it would be a cinch to install in something like a Model A hot rod, and it appears that it might even be weatherproof for a roadster. I see that they even have seatbelt holes in the seat frame, so if you secure them properly adding seatbelts should be a snap. And they are very low cost, about $80 plus shipping.

Link: Wise Universal Bucket Seat

 

1947 to 1954 Chevy or GMC school bus driver seat but it takes two of them. They are cool.

 

brett, sorry, missed that. I am also in the need for a set of narrow seats for my Modified project something like a 17" wide bottom. outside of bomber seats that is tough. I have been looking for a set of early MG or Triump seats.

 

Check out third row seats in vans and SUV. They have to fit between wheel wells so theyre narrower, They usually don't have as much contours to them and have fold down mechanism which can be handy if there any storage room behind your seats, usually Need the mounts cut down for height

 

scrounging around pic-a-part, i got some seats from a '68 M715. made them fit, look great. ditched the bottom spings, to get low.

 

Whatza M715?