i just want to know if the lack of leg room gets annoying. and being so close to the steering wheel?

got 180sx seats, no problems. Im 6ft" and use a 300mm wood grain wheel.

im about 6ft3" and have sparco buckets touching the back wall, i certainly wouldn't want any less room haha.
when i got it it had some mega seats that were thicker than factory, still driveable but very cramped and uncomfortable, i find with the super thin buckets they support you really well and i've gone on 3+ hour drives and the only thing that hurts is shin cramps

Yeah apart from being ugly they are not really suited to the utes. Maybe look for a skinny backed bucket seat. Theyre cheaper and more readily available than you'd think. My Sparco fixed back bolted almost straight into my sedan, and ebay recaro copies bolted straight onto the orginal rails in my gf's ute.