LarryH
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I'm going to tear the T-Bucket down for a redo (paint & interior) later this winter. Since my interior is a drop in and it's really starting to showing it's age (the car was built in 1971) i can gain about 4" of width if i attach the interior panels directly to the side of the body.
I thought about bomber seats or maybe some low back fiberglass bucket seats but since my grandson is only 6, i don't think a car seat would fit in either of those. Aftermarket bench seats are a little pricey and they still need to be upholstered.
I found an older post about narrowing a Dodge mini van seat...
...and was wondering if maybe i could gain an inch or two in leg room. The leading edge of the seat is 22" from the firewall and the seat including the riser is 8" from the floor to the top of the bottom seat cushion. I don't want to raise the ride height any but i sure would like to gain a little more leg room.
So for you guys using cut down mini van seats ho's the leg room?
I thought about bomber seats or maybe some low back fiberglass bucket seats but since my grandson is only 6, i don't think a car seat would fit in either of those. Aftermarket bench seats are a little pricey and they still need to be upholstered.
I found an older post about narrowing a Dodge mini van seat...
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...and was wondering if maybe i could gain an inch or two in leg room. The leading edge of the seat is 22" from the firewall and the seat including the riser is 8" from the floor to the top of the bottom seat cushion. I don't want to raise the ride height any but i sure would like to gain a little more leg room.
So for you guys using cut down mini van seats ho's the leg room?