Hi Whiplash and welcome to Club Hotrod. Yes, all is well here. I have been sidetracked on home improvement projects and not spent any "quality time" on my T build for several months. Also, we have been having one of the coldest, longest winters in history for our part of the country, so when I do have time to do anything, I end up staying indoors quite a bit.

Like you, I want to sit down low in my T. I have studied the old "track T's" of the late 1940s - early 1950s and most of the drivers of those cars sat down low. The high seating position with a tall windshield and really tall top is a trend that came about with the fad-T's of the 1970s. There's nothing wrong with that, just not for this style car. I also needed to get down low enough that a rollbar wouldn't look out of proportion. The first set of seats looked like they would be just the right thing, but the shape of the bottom boosted them up too high when I tilted them back to a comfortable position. If I attempt to remove the upholstery and re-shape the bucket, then the upholstery won't go back in. So, rather than ruin a perfectly good pair of seats, I have put them aside to use on a '64 Falcon gasser project that is awaiting my attention.

The wood frame with web straps in the bottom is nothing new; upholsterers and furniture makers have been building seats like that for a couple hundred years (since before springs and foam rubber were available). The straps will stretch and move slightly to relieve pressure on the tailbone and hip joints... Now, however, I am considering tearing it all out again and getting a pair of bomber-style seats. Military surplus aircraft seats were the common type of seat used when the "Roaring Roadsters" dominated the short tracks of the post-war era and I think they would look good in my roadster. Whatever/ whenever I decide, it will be posted here.

In the meatime, check out the thread below. Don (Itoldyouso) started out to build a "budget" T roadster. He blew the budget early on, but built one of the nicest T-buckets I have seen in a long time. The pics don't do this car justice; in person it is just fantastic. http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23618 .

Post some pics of your car on this forum. We all like pictures!