Hey just scored a back seat for my shoebox coupe and was wondering how easy it was for the swap Ive seen a few guys with them so any help would be great Oh and pic please .
how about a pic of seat and of your interior. what year is seat from? I have found that '61-'63 Tbird rear to be a great fit.
I also picked up a nice wrap around t bird seat for my 56. Im trying to figure a way of installing it so that I could still go back to using the original seat if I wanted.
I always thought the wrap around Tbird seat is a *****in way to go. We just did one fitted into a 60s style 40 Ford conv with a mild chop. Sadly I have the interior out so we can get to paint so you'll have to wait for some pics. How hard is to do? It depends on your perspective and skills. 1st thing I can offer you is DON'T OVERTHINK THE JOB. It's easier than it may seem. Remove the OEM seat cover and expose the metal frame. Measure the side to side dimension as it is stock, then measure the avaiable space you have to work with. Just for the sake of clarity, let's say you need to remove a total of 5" to get it to work in your opening. At that point decide if you want to keep the center armrest. We didn't want to and frankly, removing it made for a perfect fit to the car we were working with. That aside, divide that difference by 2 and remove that amount from each side of the cushion frame only if you want to keep the armrest. That means you separate the armrest portion, remove 2 1/2" from the INSIDE of each cushion frame then re-attach the armrest portion. Having a welder handy, some hog ring pliers and hog rings, some 3/16 and 1/4 inch wire is about all you'll need. If you have access to the proper spring frame clamps it's better but not a deal breaker. Maybe I can get a few in-process pics from the office in a couple hrs and add to this. I hope that makes sense the way it reads. Tbird rear seats rock...
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