I am going to install a pair of bucket seats from 71 Mustang along with the Mustang seat tracks. Do you guys think that as long as I get the tracks level just straight to my 73 Maverick floor board that they will be "high" enough or will I need to raise them up? Any one done this?
ok cool....I hope to try this weekend. I may just use some stock tubing or "unistrut". Some have said 1.5" would probably work but some have said 3". I am not going for an all original car just functional.
I used steel seat adjusters & tracks from Summit Racing when I replaced the factory bench with '87 Mustang GT seats and then later when I adapted these racing seats to the same tracks. Bruce
The odd thing about Maverick floor pans is that they are higher outboard than they are next to the trans tunnel. On the stock seat tracks, there are spacers inboard, while the outboard ones bolt to the floor. Also, if trying to use bench seat holes in the floors to locate the seats, highback buckets like yours will be a bit inboard. You won't be centered behind the steering wheel and a bit tight to the tunnel. Factory highback tracks have an offset built in to move them outboard. I am 6' tall, and used LDO tracks with the highbacks. Got them nice and low to the floor, and I fit the car well now, but doing it again, I would do the seat track holes from scratch, rather than using the bench seat holes. Luxury Decor Option tracks Highback tracks. Partial set ... these came with riser blocks, like seen in the above picture. Note the added height built in. Me, with some legroom, thanks to the lower LDO tracks. I have never cleared the steering wheels in these cars well.
Yeah I have seen this thread and took a lot from it as many others. I am going to basically start from scratch and lay the out with just the "buns" portion of the seat first off to get a good level/height and what I will need to do a far as spacers etc goes. But before final bolt down I will def. check to make sure they look centered . Thanks for the head up! My car will never be like some of you guys' cars ......but hey I an having a blast tinkering around on it....reminds me a lot of when I was young kid helping my Dad on all of the old Fords he would mess with...anyways thanks everyone I truly appreciate the help!! I will post pics when I can. It may be a while as I got a lot to do Jerry
Wow. Your knees are quite bent there. Doesn't look comfortable to me. It's interesting how the seats in modern cars can be moved back much further than in Mavericks. I'm not very tall, so it's not a problem for me, but you 6-foot-plus guys don't have much room.
My feet were on the floor for that picture. Legs would be a bit straighter otherwise. With a taller seat height, my thighs were a lot closer to the steering wheel. That is a 13 inch aftermarket wheel in this shot. I have since been able to put the bigger factory sport wheel in there and clear it OK. I have the power steering box, but converted to manual, so the extra leverage with the bigger wheel will be appreciated. My first Comet was a bench seat, and it was a stick. I couldn't wait to put a smaller steering wheel in that. My left knee was hitting the stock wheel everytime I went for the clutch pedal.
