Well you could take the 2 hour drive north and sit in my 68 this weekend and see if you still have the same problem

 

Thanks for the offer Nick, how does the headroom in your 67 and 68 cars compare to your '65? I have a ton of headroom in my 66, but the seats are all original.. I think there is something going on with the seats in this car, but perhaps it's just fresh foam..

 

It is hard for me to answer that question because I have 2001 bullet seats in my 65 and 2004 mach 1 seats in my 67. However...I feel like I sit a little higher in the 68 than I did with the 67 old stock seats.

Also....the 68 seats are by far the most comfy classic mustang seats I have ever sat in. I bought another set of 2001 bullet seats to put in the car 7 months ago and haven't put them in because I've been happy how I feel after doing 60 miles in the 68 seats

 

6'2" and redid my '68 convertible a while back, it was noticably taller than the worn out decades old ones that got replaced, but something sounds off if your head is in the headliner (unless you wear a 24" inseam!)

They will settle a bit, mine dropped about 1" over time, when first done real tight seat-to-steering wheel, now not huge room, but noticeably more.

I bought a 68 GT/CS a year ago, daily driver in "ok" shape, first thing I noticed was I could not see the in-hood indicators, I sit about 1" higher in the convertible and can see them in that car. So as both are OEM frames its the foam/spring settle making the difference.

One thing you can do is put a towel down, then a bit of board that fits the seat insert and drop a cinder block or 3, or something else heavy, on it to help it compress when your not driving...

 

you can adjust the angle of the seat with the bolt in jam area i tightened mine down more which gave me more of a lean back and more head room , i am 6-2

 

I put new TMI sport seat foam in my 67 and had the same problem. I ended up pulling the seat and chopping the seat frame down as far as a could and that solved the problem. I didn't want to chop the seat box. I'm 5' 10" and it was a problem for me so at 6' I can see where it would be a much bigger problem.

 

I'm 6'5" and an old fart. I was 6'7 when I bought my 68 back in 1977. Did the trick to add 2" to leg room as I did with my 64 1/2. Headroom is not a problem. Sounds like you have had your own past experience...you don't need mine!!

I would quit discussing it, take the unholstery off and see what's up (pun intended) with the seat foam.


Slim

 

Hmm.. interesting subject, I have a 66 with a rebuilt interior.. new seats..I'm 6'1", and my knees hit the door handles when shifting and my head hits the headliner.. i tried to add to the recline of the seat and that helped a bit.. is there anything else to do... mentioning the seat adjustments.. i might try and tinker with that... is there an adjustment possible?

 

I have '93's in my 65 FB, I'm just shy of 6'1" and have no problem with headroom. Stock old tracks on the seats.
Stan

 

Just put the top down irate:

 

+1.

I'm 6'-3" and keep the top down. Sometimes I wonder if I look like a cartoon looking over the top of the windshield. :O

Lots of tall guys on here.

 

If it really bugs you, I think that a lot of people here have modified the seat risers by chopping an inch off of the height - some have also built modified seat tracks too IIRC. Don't ask me where those threads are though, you'd have to do a search

 

I'm 6' and I have no problem with my car. BUT, my headliner is higher because I didn't use the old fiberglass insulation pads, I put dynomat in, and the original seat foam is probably close to dying.

 

Cant you use a later 69 seat riser ? I think they are shorter ?

 

Vanscooter yes you could. The seat tracks are the same bolt pattern, they didn't change until 1971.

 

I just had some 70 high back seats re-done for my 67 coupe and now have the same problem. I'm 5'10" and my head just about hits the headliner.

What did you guys that have this problem do??

Do you think sandbags would do the trick??

 

It takes a lot of sitting and moving around on the seats to get the foam to break down enough to settle. The only reason I have enough head room is that my foam is just about 1/2" thick and the seat frame is broken. Needless to say, Fiero seats are in my future.

Sounds like the best thing to do would be to take a couple inches out of the sides of the seat riser pan.

 

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