Many people re-use the early Mustang seat tracks, and bolt them to the new seat. My Mustang seat tracks were trashed, so I wanted to find a way to use the Supra's tracks. Mounting the seats wasn't very difficult, but I did need a welder for the brackets. The Supra seat tracks are wider than the Mustangs, so I welded steel braces across the Supra tracks that would pick up the holes in the floor pan.

In this picture, you can see the steel brackets spanning the seat tracks. I used 3/4" angle iron for the front, and 1" square tubing in the rear. I had to use the 1" in the rear to get the seat level. The 3/4" angle was notched so it only raised the seat about 1/8" (the thickness of the angle) Before welding the brackets to the seat tracks, I marked the hole spacing of the Mustang floor pan. I drilled the holes, and tack welded 2" bolts in the brackets. Then finished by welding the brackets to the seat tracks at the proper spacing.

The seats were originally covered in gray cloth. The rear seat in the Mustang was badly worn, and I had a center console that I wanted upholstered. So I started shopping around at professional upholstery shops. It turns out that the Supra seats are some of the most difficult to reupholster, and the best quote I could find was $1500 to do the front and rear seats and center console. This was only $300 less than I spent on the whole car!!

Instead, I found a local occupational college that had an auto upholstery class. They charged a shop fee of $15 per seat, and I had to buy the materials. The professor helped me select a nice quality vinyl, and gave me a list of the foam that would be needed for the console and rear seat. The materials cost $130 from local shops.

The rear seats and console were completed in a couple of weeks. The front seats, however, took another two months! Most of the students in the class had their own projects, so it took quite awhile to get them completed. Fortunately, they came out great, and the total cost was a bargain!