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1957 leg room manual seat relocation

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Tom 57-40

Tom 57-40

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Does anyone have any experience with relocating the seat of a 57 Bird further back to increase leg room? If so, how is it best accomplished new holes, custom brackets, etc. and how much backward movement can be gained before there is interference with the down position of the convertible top? I understand that this is something that Amos Minter has done for some of his costumers.

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Is it a power seat?
 
I have a NON power seat 57 that I relocated 2” aft by drilling new holes in the floor and still have ample room for the soft to store behind the seat when in the furthest back position.
 
Thank you for your input, my seat is non power also. I am going to do the same thing, because somehow these birds seem to have shrunk between the one I had as a teenager and the one I have now.
 
I had the seat rails moved back. I still have room for the convertible top plus the Tonneau cover. What I also did is replaced the screws on the back of the seat and installed the snap males. To switch to the cover all you do is unsnap from the seat and re snap on the area with the males to cover the cockpit of the car
Tannou Cover B.jpgTannou Cover Back on front seat.jpg
 
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How did you install the Tannou cover snaps or lugs on the dash? I’d like to do a split tannou cover with a zipper to cover the drivers side as well.
 
ICON 56 said:
I had the seat rails moved back. I still have room for the convertible top plus the Tonneau cover. What I also did is replaced the screws on the back of the seat and installed the snap males. To switch to the cover all you do is unsnap from the seat and re snap on the area with the males to cover the cockpit of the car
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Interesting. I've always just folded in 1/2 and tucked it down.
 
The male snaps were already installed only on the windshield bottom. I had the original dealers install for the rest of the measurements to drill on the stainless trim... On my invoice the car was ordered with a Tonneau cover.
Tannou Cover Instructions to install.jpg
 
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That is interesting. My '57 came with a tonneau from the factory. Y20210611_133627.jpges the snaps around the windshield two on the door and one behind the door. The tail is fastened under the rear trim.
 
ICON 56 said:
I had the seat rails moved back. I still have room for the convertible top plus the Tonneau cover. What I also did is replaced the screws on the back of the seat and installed the snap males. To switch to the cover all you do is unsnap from the seat and re snap on the area with the males to cover the cockpit of the car
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ICON 56 said:
I had the seat rails moved back. I still have room for the convertible top plus the Tonneau cover. What I also did is replaced the screws on the back of the seat and installed the snap males. To switch to the cover all you do is unsnap from the seat and re snap on the area with the males to cover the cockpit of the car
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How much did you shift your seat back? Just wondering if anyone knows what the maximum amount a non-power seat can be sifted back before it interferes with the top or the deck behind the seat?
 
Ward 57 said:
That is interesting. My '57 came with a tonneau from the factory. YView attachment 27814es the snaps around the windshield two on the door and one behind the door. The tail is fastened under the rear trim.
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The optional tonneau cover replaced the drop curtain on original factory orders as in Ward‘s photos. No snaps along the rear deck stainless. An aftermarket tonneau dealership installation was done with the snaps along the rear deck resulting in both a drop curtain and a tonneau cover.
 
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