Looking for an original 66 seat

[DKC]

My 66 custom cab has a thick, cushy seat. I imagine it's from some luxury car. Problem is, the back is so thick, I can hardly get my belly and thick winter coat between the seat and the steering wheel. I'm not ready to remove the gas tank or alter the steering column just yet. I think a regular stock bench seat would solve the problem. There are a few truck junkyards around my area. What normal (thin) truck seat will bolt into my 66 with little alteration?

[Lowell]

Where are you? Ive got one from a 65 regular cab,needs recovering.

[DKC]

South Western Ohio -- Hillsboro

[DKC]

Perhaps another angle -- Is there a junk yard Ford steering wheel that fits, and has a smaller diameter or shallower dish? Not willing to pay $300 for an aftermarket right now.

[William-in-St George]

Later F100 seats will easily fit up to around the early 90's. Pretty much a bolt in deal. The newer seats have thinner foam backs and swapping on of these will get you a little belly room. I personally prefer the older seats with springs verses foam biscuits. The real solution to this problem is to install a tilt column from a later Ford truck. I used a tilt column from a 78 F250. I shortened the column and the shift tube 2 inches and sawed off 1.5 inches from the shaft. I installed an oak bushing in the bottom of the column to replace the plastic one. I installed a Borgeson insulated U joint and ground the steering shaft to fit the Borgeson DD on the top and the Ford Gear box on the bottom. I now have plenty of belly room, shift on the column (C6) and the 4 way flasher on the column. I have power steering and a smaller diameter steering wheel but this deal would work with a regular steering wheel and manual steer. The one drawback is the steering wheel blocks the glance down view of the gauges. I may install a flat (no dish) regular size wheel from a 53 or maybe 40. This is seriously easier to do than it sounds.