I have a 1926 model t pickup. I question is if I put in the seat frame I bought and bolt my bucket seats to the frame my head is a good 8 inches above the windshield. I think the previous owner chopped the front windshield. I was going to mount everything and see how it looks. And until I mount the seat I really can't get a gauge on how the pedals feel. I guess I answered my own question but I wanted other feedback. The second question is on this 1926 The battery is mounted under the p***enger seat. But there is also provision for mounting the battery in the pickup bed. What do you all think? Thanks Jerry
If it's chopped, you'll probably have to mount the seats directly to the floor. If it were up to me, I'd prefer the battery be outside the p***enger compartment. We need pictures
JerryT, I gave you some suggestions when you asked about mounting these ugly seats. You have a survivor Hot Rod that deserves better seats than what you got for it and as i said in the other thread i have a T RPU the same as yours and the lower you sit the more leg room you will need. JW
A T pickup (whether roadster pickup or closed cab, you didn't say) really needs the seat to be built into the body to maximize space. Any pre-made bucket seat is going to eat up too much space and position the driver awkwardly.
Its a Roadster Pick-up and the windshield is taller than most that are cut down and if it had my seat i would sit behind it not looking over it. This is a re post of my seat base that also has the battery in the same place, also a small area for tools etc. JW
This is the interior of my '26 T, you can see how thin the back rest is, also the dropped floor board in front of the pedals (just where the bottom of my feet sit, it's the only part of me that contacts the floor). The steering wheel needs to be in the exact position it's in, any closer to the dash and my legs/knees will hit it when I operate the pedals. Firewall pushed forward at the bottom for better pedal clearance when the clutch is all the way in. There's not a bucket seat in the world that would fit in here and still allow a driver to sit in it.
I used a seat out of a short bus mounted directly to the floor. The width was perfect however, the back is basically straight up and down. Kills my back after driving it for an hour. I'm gonna have to redesign the seat back. I'm 5'8" and the top of my head is 1" above my chopped windshield. Also, if it's an RPU, mount the batt in the bed.
Forget what you bought. Just make a seat to suit you and the seating position that suits you. Make a Mount wherever you want for the battery.
If you look at all his other threads there is a photo of the RPU. It doe's not deserve modern seats. I don't think he will be back but just start another thread and ask much the same, as before and that makes it very frustrating when trying to help. JW
I'm sure he's just busy. Gl*** half full kind of guy that I am, I'm sure it isn't that he's in a hospital bed connected to tubes and wires monitoring vital signs all the while wishing for wi-fi and a chance to reply to these life changing answers and suggestions given to his questions. Just busy right?
Bob, check his profile page under threads by jerryt. Thread is called ''Easy Patina'', look on page two. JW
Check "this old hot rod" on youtube. He puts buckets in his 26/27 roadster, hes a short dude but makes it work pretty well, not a ton of cushion. I think theyre mg frames
Find the right size W/shield. Maybe a swap. Make a seat that fits the back of the bucket and holds 2. Affix a batt container in the bed ( like you want ) Next OOps just noticed "aussie57wag" said the same thing, Apologies
It's beyond me why people post multiple threads asking essentially the same questions, getting the same answers, only to continue to post even more threads asking yet again, the same questions!!
I think it’s a new member thing. If they “watched” their thread, they could easily find it. Otherwise they come back a day later and they can’t spot it, so…
Minivan seats don't work well in a T, they're square across the back and the T body is not square in back, so you're forced to move them forward too far or m***ively modify them to the point you would have been time ahead to have just built a seat in place. They kinda work in an A because the A doesn't have a bulkhead panel that you're pushing the seat up against. The OP bought some forklift seats and is trying to make them work and they're just not going to work. I don't think minivan seats or any other pre-made seat is going to be the answer here, unless you're 5'4" and 100 lbs and also not real style-conscious.
I'm not in the mood to go on a search of the internet, if he can post photos on other sites let the people on other sites help him.
Bob, these photos are on the HAMB and are on his other threads about this very topic. I a'm not trying to bag jerryt but give help to what he asks. JW
jerryt's windshield looks tall enough to use the stock seat riser, with mods. By removing the rear seat mount and lowering the wood seat base, you can gain legroom and lower the seat 1 1/2" Sid Chavers used fairly thin dense foam for the seat bottom. I have taken seven hour drives and it's totally comfortable. As for the battery, it can be mounted under the seat.
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