Whats the best bucket seat to put in to replace bench?

I was wandering what the best bucket seat some of you have tried to replace bench seat , and of course besides an original maverick bucket, I tried a ser of 86 mustang buckets but they are too low and wide? ANY SUGGESTIONS???????

 

I like a high back Mustang seat 72 73 ....

 

but the question is do the tracks work if you drill new holes that what im trying to do get a new or old buckets with seat brackets that i can drill new holes and fit???

 

'71-'73 Mustang are basically the same, '71-'73 Cougar are similiar with more padding, '69-'70 Mustang will work, too. Currently, I have the Cougar ones in my Sprint Mav and red Comet GT with LDO seat tracks. I also have a set of '70 Cougar high backs I am considering putting in the Sprint. They are more comfortable than the '71-'73 seats.

Jim

 

ok but you used maverick LDO tracks they are hard to come by so im trying to find out if i can just bolt up a bucket like a mustang or so with there currnet tracks ???

 

The easiest way to do it, is to use Maverick/Comet bucket seat tracks, either regular buckets or LDO.
Then pretty much any Ford bucket seat from the 70's will bolt to those tracks.
People have modified other seat tracks to work, but it involves some modification.
Use the search feature, and see what you'll come up with, there's at least 100 threads about this very thing.

 

you will probably have to make pestals for the seats because of the sunken floor under the seats i havent found any that are close enough to redrill and bolt in,but with a little box tubbing you can make most buckets fit

 

Not to highjack but this is a good topic, please keep it going.

 

Nothing is going to just bolt up without Maverick tracks. It's going to be a matter of, set it in there, and figure out how to make it work.

edit: geez you guys are fast.

 

right on jamie ,these cars have a weird floor ,but i put some in mine in about 2 hours with a stick of 1 inch box tubing from lowes

 

so i guess my question should of been what is the closest seat tracks that will work besides maverick bucket tracks because lets be honest the mav tracks are hard to come by

 

i used mustang seats early 70s ,but i have seen some others that look great out of some small cars not sure witch 1s but they look good

 

I know someones done it, but how, and exactly who..I don't know.

 

Mav seat tracks tend to place the seat a bit further forward than other Ford tracks. I ran Pinto seat tracks for far too long ... I am 6'1" and had them set at the second notch all the way forward, and this was using the factory front bench holes. My wife needed a pillow behind her to drive the car. It was bad.

I finally scored some LDO tracks and it looks like they will be perfect with my Mustang buckets. A bit lower than Grabber tracks, but to me, that is fine.

 

yup when i get some other seats tor my car i will just make some brackets

it's not that hard with a welder

i have some seats in my mav but i don't know what thet came from / they just drilled wholes and bolted down

there might be some pics in my pics folder ????