I did it. I took a few pics but what started as a community minded intention of providing a proper write up turned into a bit of a slog to get it done and get some relaxation time in. I don't really have enough pics to put together a proper tutorial but I'll happily answer questions.
Neglecting the time I spent the other day to trace down the power to the seats (see my post above), the total time was about 6 hours. Four of it was on the first seat figuring things out. I can, at least provide some tips.
1. Start with the passenger seat. It's easier and it will keep you from getting discouraged with the increased complexity of the driver's seat.
2. Recline the seat, flip it sideways and carefully maneuver it out of the car.
3. I trimmed the pad for the seat back to fit only the cloth space.
4. For the seat bottom, I used the entire pad.
5. When mounting the switch I was surprised to find that I've cut butter that was harder than the plastic of the seat trim. I used the dremel to cut a small-ish hole of approximate proportions and used a box cutter to whittle the hole into shape. I still have a nice dremel mark on the outside of the passenger seat from before I discovered this softness...
6. I was going to try to get the connectors from Ford to splice into but managed to get no help from the parts department. Instead, I used wire taps to connect into the seat wiring harness without cutting any wires.
7. The seats use clips and velcro. The clips are embedded in the foam, be careful, you may need to work the clips out easily or you'll separate the clips from the foam or the little rail that goes into the clips from the seat cover. I did a little of both...
8. The up down handle on the driver's side seat has a little clip on the end that holds it on. Very carefully work a small screwdriver under this to release it.
Tools you'll need:
-T30 for removing the recline handle
-very small flat-head for prying out the cover for said recline handle bolt
-Phillips screw driver
-T50 torx for removing seat from car
-9/32 nut driver for removing the seat wiring cable
-Scissors
-Electrical tape
-Your choice of connectors
Good luck!