 Seat: One for a 914, one for a ?, Seats have different mounts. I'm confused. |
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| ben*james |
 Jul 15 2020, 08:22 PM
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LIFER  Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Portland Oregon Member No.: 10,062 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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My driver seat was too snug around the back. Passenger seat felt great. OK - I'll just swap them out.
Enter Murphy. After getting the seats out - driver side no small feat. Come to think of it - that should have been a hint; I find out that the mounts are different. The biggest issue, perhaps not showing up in the pictures, the drivers mount is about 1/2 inch wider than the passenger. I can't just swap the tracks out. Bummer. So - collective wisdom, what exactly am I dealing with here and how could I pull a switch or solve for my wide back and narrow seat issue behind the wheel? OK, first we'll start with an artistic pic (at least for me). Is this houndstooth?  |
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| ben*james |
Jul 15 2020, 08:27 PM
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LIFER Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Portland Oregon Member No.: 10,062 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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 Here's the driver side mount set up |
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| ben*james |
Jul 15 2020, 08:28 PM
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LIFER Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Portland Oregon Member No.: 10,062 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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 Here's the passenger side set up. What I assume is stock and what I"m used to. |
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| ben*james |
Jul 15 2020, 08:31 PM
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LIFER Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Portland Oregon Member No.: 10,062 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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 Here's the under side of the seats. Original Driver in front of photo, passenger in rear (and what I assume to be stock set up) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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| ben*james |
Jul 15 2020, 08:34 PM
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LIFER Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Portland Oregon Member No.: 10,062 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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 Finally, so you can see the difference in the seats. The front, driver seat, is a little too narrow for my frame. As the lady selling sport coats said "with an athletic build like that, you really need a Joseph Abboud". 'Fat man in a little coat' is more like it. Anyway gang, the help you can give is much appreciated. Comments welcome as I sort out this mystery. Cheers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) -Ben |
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| Chris914n6 |
Jul 16 2020, 01:22 AM
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Jackstands are my life. Group: Members Posts: 3,328 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Las Vegas, NV Member No.: 431 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Drivers is a typical race car setup.
Pass is stock. In your case the easiest would be to swap the rails on the seats. Also looks like your car is a 70-71 with the fixed pass seat originally. You are missing the tilt/slider base assm and rear pivot mounts on the driver side. |
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| ben*james |
Jul 16 2020, 07:52 AM
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LIFER Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Portland Oregon Member No.: 10,062 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Jul 16 2020, 12:22 AM)  Drivers is a typical race car setup. Pass is stock. In your case the easiest would be to swap the rails on the seats. Also looks like your car is a 70-71 with the fixed pass seat originally. You are missing the tilt/slider base assm and rear pivot mounts on the driver side. Thanks Chris. Swap the seat rails is worth exploring (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Yep - it's a 70. It's a six. I thought just the driver side was a mod, but you are right - it probably came with a fixed seat. So both seats are modified! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| VaccaRabite |
Jul 16 2020, 09:37 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,456 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
They probably put the front tilting rails on the pass side when they changed the driver front seat to a more race oriented setup.
Zach |
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| ben*james |
Jul 17 2020, 08:44 AM
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LIFER Group: Members Posts: 524 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Portland Oregon Member No.: 10,062 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(VaccaRabite @ Jul 16 2020, 08:37 AM) They probably put the front tilting rails on the pass side when they changed the driver front seat to a more race oriented setup. Zach I think that sums it up nicely. It’s not a bad set up but not quite right for me. Thanks Zach |
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