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Re: Seats
Posted by jlw (more from jlw) on Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:11:38
In Reply to: Seats, JohnC, Thu, 15 Feb 2001 19:02:20
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Roger's right, the seatback already goes pretty much all the way back to the "Swiss cheese panel" in front of the gas tank, so you can't get a significant increase just by (e.g.) moving the seat tracks backward.
However, if legroom isn't a problem and all you really want is a longer arm stretch to the steering wheel (in which case you must have REALLY long arms!) an alternative is to tilt the seat backward slightly. I did this to eke out a small increase in headroom (allowing me to fit my 6' 1-1/2" frame into the car without my head *quite* touching the headliner) but it increases the seat-to-wheel distance as well.
It's quite easy to do: I just removed the driver's seat by sliding it forward on its tracks and lifting it out, then removing the bolts securing the front mounting tabs of the fiberglass seat shell to the tubular base. I then went to the hardware store and got four 1-inch-long "mending plates" (flat pieces of steel with holes in the ends) and appropriately-sized nuts and bolts. I bolted the mending plates (2 per side to make sure they could handle the weight) between the seat's mounting tabs and the base so they act as spacers, tipping the seat backward a bit.
There might even be enough clearance to go back a bit more than 1", but you'd want to check with the seat in the car to make sure you're not blocked by the Swiss cheese panel. Also, with the seat raked back farther, it's a long reach to third gear.
Posts in this Thread:
- Seats, JohnC, Thu, 15 Feb 2001 19:02:20
- Re: Seats, jlw, Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:11:38 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Seats, Jeff Plummer, Sun, 25 Feb 2001 20:45:37
- Re: Seats, roger, Sat, 17 Feb 2001 02:13:29
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