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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 09:48 AM
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Default Re: rear interior bulkhead contents
Was 2, the first was https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum/interior/64694-raising-seat-free.html and the second https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum/interior/66289-seat-too-narrow.html

Think I just described the final cutout was really pretty ugly becore recovering it. Cutout was 18"L x 4"H x 3"W and left the rear wall of the box intact.

It took the combination of the two: raising the seat so that the contact point of the seat/bulkhead was further down (this also compensated for the Crossie not having a tilt wheel, and curtting away the bulkhead so the reclined seat could move further back provided a comfortable position for me.

Keep in mind that I have been known to run over 1,000 miles in a day and 300-400 is common. When I was a yout I found that carrying the weight of my back on my shoulders with a reclined seat eliminated back pain so have been modifying seats for a long time, this was just the most radical.

Was more recently that I found that too narrow a seat caused hip pain so this is not the first I've modified and knew what was needed immediately. Any good upholstery shop could do the same, is just a matter of shaving the sides and raising the middle.

Now the only thing left is that the trans is not really a six speed, it is a five speed with a granny low and I drive it that way - first is just for malls and heavy traffic. 6th is the only overdrive and not nearly tall enough (needs to drop another 500 rpm at 70 mph - I suspect 30 mpg on the road would be likely then)

What I have never understood about this is that I am not particularly tall, 5'10" and 29" inseam, but like to be able to stretch my arms and legs out when driving.

And while I have had A Lot of cars, mostly small, ranging from an 850R FIAT an MGA to several Fieros. This was the first time I could not get the seat back far enough.
 
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