I have a 1970 GS and I was wondering if anyone has ever moved the seats back by either crating new attachment points or by changing/altering the tracks. I am 6'4" and it is really tough to be comfortable in the car due to being so close to the steering wheel. I knees hit the steering wheel. Thanks.
Yup! I moved my driver's seat back about 2 inches on my '67 GS. Just drilled the holes for the rails and moved everything back. Just be careful not to drill through anything important. LOL!
I may move the tracks back when I reinstall my interior as well. But one little (and easy) thing I did years ago was to just shave down the little "bumpers" that are attached to the seat, underneath where the back rests on. It angled the back a little further backward, and it definitley helped that "crowding the steering wheel" feel.
I am 6'2'' and have moved seat brackets several times.... on several different vehicles.... first, get some longer bolts and a couple stacks of flat washers and elevate just the front side.... and try it to see how it fits..... you may not have to do as much as you thought.... if the seat is rocked back it seems to work better for us tall guys.....gives more leg room and puts the arms further away from the steering wheel.....
Somewhere here is a '71 Buick Service Bulletin on the subject, aimed at the larger cars. Looks like the same can easily apply to the A-body. I sent it out to a few members here. Search a bit. Can't find it let me know & I'll e-mail it to you.
Sure. What's your e-mail? ---------- Post added at 08:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:44 PM ---------- Just found the old thread & bumped it to the top. Check new posts just prior to this one.
SCamaroSS2000@yahoo.com. I read through the posts. I am going to try multiple options. 1.5 to 2" inches would be nice, but even then, I bet that will be tight. Thanks.
I seem to remember something like this problem on early Firebirds, there was not enough room for tall peeps. GM added some kind of extender to the tracks, I think it was then standard equipment on FB's for a couple years (1967-68-69?). I don't know if Camaros were the same. I remember seeing the extenders on ebay or something. Maybe a Google search might lead you to that info. I'm going to look myself now out of curiosity. ---------- Post added at 09:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:47 PM ---------- Right, I see them and they are repro'ed also. Run a Google search for Firebird seat extenders. I'm not sure if they would work on later A body buckets or not. Someone here probably knows.
Drove my 65 Skylark this weekend for the third time since I got it and had the same "crowded" feel- I am 6'3". I will try to drill the tracks to move the seat back a bit as well as washer the front a bit- I am not a fan of the propper posture and prefer a bit more of a lean than the seats currently allow. I was thinking of looking into other seats but if these can be made to work I would prefer to keep my interior "stock". Cheers! ~Kevin
Someone makes a relocation kit that you do not have to drill any holes in your car. Try ss396.com , amespontiac, or npd.
I'm the proud owner of a '68 GS 350, but my problem is that i'm 2,05 m tall (6,73 ft) so that won't fit behind the steering wheel in a comfortable position, the solution was to move the bucketseat 10 cm ( 4 inches) backwards but I hate drilling through the body when it is not necessary so I took 2 pcs of flat iron (50 x 6 mm) with a lenght that was 12 cm (4,7 inches) longer then the original distance between the front and back bolts of the seat drilled a 2 holes for the original bolts in each pcs to mount them on the original spot and them drilled some holes 4 inches further to the back and used some new bolts to remount the bucketseat.What I also did was shaping the flat iron so it was sloping down a bit at the back ( behind to original bolt) so the seat is angled a little more backwards and is also lowered a few cm more to gain more space between the top of my pretty head and the headliner.The only things you'll need is a drill, tapemeasure, few bolts, flat iron and some elbowgrease, it took me 30 minutes to do it, If you do it right and carefully ( use some of your braincells) then the carpet can cover almost everything ,I'll try to post a pic asap.
I've always wondered how you tall guys manage because at a whopping 5'7" I usually have the bucket seat as far back as it'll go ... Granted I like my legs stretched out when I'm piloting
look here http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...akeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en problem solved ken
I used those extenders. They work great! Problem solved. I was going to order them from TPP but I found some that were cheaper on ebay. Do a search on ebay and i'm sure they'll pop up.
$79 for a extension set, quite expensive if you ask me, for me its no option I had to move the bucket 4 inches backwards, you won't achieve it with this extension set and I have calculated the materials and time i needed to fabricate my own set it all adds up for $ 46,== ( 35,== euro's), for the materials only it will be $ 13,== ( 10,== euro's) But for some of you it will work fine, but if you want to save money and adjust it to your own size it is cheaper to use your own material and wake up some braincells
