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Driver's seat blues - replace?
83zombi Offline
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#1
While my engine and trannie are in pieces around the garage I decieded to sit in the car and make car noises. The driver's seat has the twisted bend in it. This is the second seat, the first completely broke. Is the 83 seat worth fixing? I looked through the threads for replacement ideas, the sn95 bucket seemed to get the most votes but will any ford fit? An LA bone yard wanted $150 per seat, a Riverside yard wanted $25 (if they had it) and on the 22nd of this month everything in the yard is one half off. What are chances I can find one on half off day.
83 dead bird, in pieces however I'm reading from the book of the dead, should be running soon.
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evintho Offline
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#2
Go to the yard and scout it out the day before. Then, be there the minute it opens on half-price day. There's alot of guys that go in and buy everything on half-price day only to resell the stuff on Ebay and locally.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5

1986 Turbocoupe 5-spd - New daily driver!
1988 Turbocoupe 5-spd - parts car.
1989 Mustang convertible (Thunderstang). Built '88 TC shortblock, head by Boport, R/R, T3, Bobs log, gutted, rotated, ported mannys, AFPR, LA3, NPR I/C, etc.
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Gulfdiver Offline
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Quote:Originally posted by 83zombi:
While my engine and trannie are in pieces around the garage I decieded to sit in the car and make car noises.
OMG I got a good chuckle out of that.. When I first got mine and couldn't drive it cause it needed some TLC first.. Thats what I did.. Sat in it.. turned the radio on and made car noises.. My wife thought I was a complete retard.. But I loved every minute of it!
!!!!! MINE ALL MINE !!!!!
1988 TBird Turbo Coupe Mach 1 Special Edition
K&N airfilter; Spec Stage 3.. More mods to come!
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longbedGTs Offline
Senior Member
#4
Lol! Glad to know Im not the only one! Did ya'll do the revving noises as you went through the gears? haha!
88 TC 5spd~money pit
88 TC 5spd~78K miles
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83zombi Offline
Senior Member
#5
I couldn't coordinate my motions with the sounds cause the seat won't support the long throw to third. Does anybody know what seats will fit a 83 TC?
83 dead bird, in pieces however I'm reading from the book of the dead, should be running soon.
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Walsted Offline
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#6
Quote:Originally posted by 83zombi:
...What are chances I can find one on half off day?
See if you can get a hold of Chip Givens (RDOG). He knows the yards in your area as well as anyone, and who has the best and worst prices.

Quote: ...Does anybody know what seats will fit a 83 TC??
I think that most Fox body bucket seats will fit, but I am not sure.
Mike Walsted - Sold my 1986 5-speed TurboCoupe
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bhazard Offline
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#7
I was somehow able to get some tire squeel noise while bouncing off the rev limiter when I first got mine home and it had no brakes.
88 TC, 170k, K&N, $5 Boostvalve, Stinger 3" ex., 3" Magnaflow, 3" Stinger tail, Zoom clutch
15.26 @ 86mph, 2.18 60' killed valvetrain & headgasket
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Joe F Offline
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#8
My driver seat has broken and been fixed three or four times in the last 19 years. Most good upholstery shops can handle it for you.

HTH
JR's Place - My '87 Turbocoupe
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EricCoolCats Offline
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#9
All Fox cars, all SN95 (Fox4) Mustangs, plus 1984-92 Tempo/Topaz , pre-1990 Escort & GT/Lynx & XR3 will fit your car. You have to use your track though; other tracks won't work with the possible exception of a Mark VII.

Just a word of warning about newer Mustang seats: they have a tendency to rub the armrest on the door. Not bad if you have cloth, but lots of squeaks if you have leather. Smile Otherwise they are very light in weight, and seem to have stronger seat backs. No issues in 5+ years of running them in the convertible. Well, other than the squeaks.
Eric - COOL CATS
The 1983-88 Mercury Cougar
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83zombi Offline
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#10
Thanks for the help everyone, with any luck there will be a Mark VII with grey leather seats on the 22nd.
83 dead bird, in pieces however I'm reading from the book of the dead, should be running soon.
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