Remember that hogged out, Fox-body rear seat cushion I blogged about a few days ago?

Well, I told you I had a plan for it. Hiding nitrous bottles is not part of this plan. I'll explain more, after the jump...

If you're following Project T-top Coupe in the magazine, you're up to speed on the intercooler upgrading we've done. A 5-gallon, aluminum ice/water cell is mounted in the coupe's rear-seat area, and to keep the "full-interior/street" theme solid, my vision has been to "surround" the tank with a seat, that covers the braided lines and gives the area a complete appearance.

It's pretty obvious there won't be any rear-seat passengers riding in the 'Stang, but having that finished look is important to me (you can call that a direct channeling of Big Steve).

That's where the "sneaky seat" comes into play. I didn't want to saw through the coupe's perfect rear-seat cushion that Oscar Barrera made a few years ago, so I acquired the beat-up piece from Greg Montoya.

With all of the puzzle pieces gathered, I explained my vision to upholstery grand master, Herman Paul, of Los Angeles, who took measurements of the coupe's rear-seat area, the ice/water tank, and anything else that would affect the plan.

After taking the measurements, Herman went back to his shop and then returned one-week later with the two "bucket" seat cushions that I wanted for this effort.

As you see in the photo of the finished product, the look is complete, and in my opinion, it's perfect!

Here are some pictures that will catch you up on the entire rear-seat transformation. Thanks go to Oscar Barrera (for making the original rear seat), Latemodel Restoration Supply (for having the seat restoration material), Huey DeWitt (for turning me on to Herman Paul), and Herman Paul (for being the meticulous upholstery craftstman that he is, and creating exactly what I wanted for T-top Coupe).