Another Build Thread - My '32

[J. Robinson]

I went "junkyard stompin'" on Friday and must have looked at the bucket seats in 500 different cars. I finally selected a set from a 2004 Nissan Maxima. They are black leather in perfect condition. I originally wanted seats like those in a Chevy Volt - adjustable 8 ways manually. These are power seats; the driver seat is adjustable 8 ways, the passenger 4 way.

Three of the four "feet" on these seats are relatively flat. The fourth one extends downward about 2 inches. To make these fit the flat floor of the '32 I needed to modify that fourth foot. First I set the seats (one at a time) on my table with that odd foot hanging over the edge. Then I used a yardstick and a paint marker to scribe where the foot needed to be cut off. A quick excising with my angle grinder cut-off wheel and a little touch-up with my Roloc grinder and I'm ready to weld on a 1/2 inch washer. Now the seats sit flat and I can put them in the car for trial fit. (I will remove the headrests later).