Trying to figure out how this is normal done. Should the rear seat upholstery material wrap over the wood rail on the body. I am going with black vinyl tuck and roll.
I normally wrap the upholstery over the wood with some foam and tack it on the backside with some matching hide um. It's called the hot rod roll. Do your home work and study a few 32 roadster interiors. There's some that look good and some not so good.
Of corse I gotta say no... on mine it makes the seat look too big.... i'm use to it now so won't change...but if you keep the top of the seat lower it can go back further
also, I don't know how big you are, but I would put some cushions in there and sit.... you're gonna be way into the steering wheel... now is the time to change...
Thank you. I have mocked it up and only have room for 2” of foam on the top back of the seat, around 3.5” in the lumbar. I plan to use webbing for comfort in the back and bottom.
I see that you live in Canada, so in the event that you would like to put a top on your car you will need the tack strip. I had the leather go over the tack strip on my '32 and yes, it does raise the back of the seat an inch or so but I needed the tack strip for the back my top to anchor to. I'm in NY so I have a top and side curtains for use on my car and it add's a couple of months driving in cold weather.
I've done quite a few 32 roadsters with Brookville bodies. I buy the bodies without all that stock seat wood, seat riser and little tray behind the wood. Unless your dam short and skinny your gonna find you will be cramped sitting in your roadster. Without all the extras I make a plywood back with foam, about 2 inches of foam with and additional 1.5 added to the top roll and use more plywood for the seat bottom which I put on the floor with about 1.5 inches of rise at the front. I usually have about a 4.5 inch cushion with another inch plus roll on the front to support my legs. Take lots of time to do it right or you'll be sorry. Take a look at Roy Brizio Street Rods completed cars and go to 32 roadsters. Sid Chaver's who does his upholstery has it figured out after doing 100's of roadsters. You can spend the day in a Brizio car on a Sid's seat with turning into a cripple.
I think it's more what you like best ! I did a "tech on make at home" with some tips an tricks,you may find helpful; https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/tech-sew-at-home-upholsrety-hot-rod.604077/
Attached is the picture of that area on my AVATAR. When I built it (many years ago) I tried to be correct "according to Henry" except under the hood. Charlie Stephens
Opinion only. If the car is going to portray the 60's look then the "muffin top" upholstery roll fits the bill. If not, nothing says the tack strip even needs to be used, my Wescott body is notched out like original bodies but I plan to glass it in, it will have a look similar to how the first Brookville bodies were made. Like has been said, depends on your own sensibilities.
Kind of hard to get details from this pic, but it’s similar to what you have. I see you have the package tray/spacer/back support as I did. I rolled the seat back down in front of the tray, covered the tray in upholstery, and covered the tack rail the same, and fastened it to the body with bolts from underneath. It is an 31, and has a smaller tack rail, but you can see part of it. Similar to what @Charlie Stephens did.
Thank you guys! I want a built in 1959 look to the interior. It is definitely hard to find a good close up picture of that area finished.
A number of closeups in link below More here: https://www.grautogallery.com/vehicles/2836/1932-ford-roadster
No.. the belt rail should be seperate. A lot of rods lose this feature completly but if keep it then it's seperate. It's also where the fabric of the top attaches originaly. If you are not running a top you don't need it.
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