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| gnomefabtech |
 Jan 26 2023, 06:26 PM
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Hello All-
I took a break from the 914 thing but now I'm back after a few year putting a barn found 73 back together. I modded some stock seats to have side bolsters and now that I put them in I notice that the driver's seat isn't really in line with the steering wheel but off to the right a bit. Stock seats, stock mounts. Is this normal? My last 914 has aftermarket seats so I don't have a point of reference. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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| Superhawk996 |
Jan 26 2023, 07:45 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,885 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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Pretty much all vehicles have an offset. Some more, some less.
It depends on the vehicle architecture. Vehicles with a tall transmission tunnel and or wide wheel wells are typically the worst. Although the 914 has a low tunnel, the front wheel wells intrude on the passenger compartment quite a lot. This drives the pedals toward the center line. After that the steering wheel and the seat just follow. |
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gnomefabtech Sitting sideways in stock seats Jan 26 2023, 06:26 PM
gnomefabtech Also. How do I post a picture here? Jan 26 2023, 06:27 PM rjames That's normal. It threw me for a loop, too, wh... Jan 26 2023, 06:55 PM mepstein I’ve owned a 914 since I was 16. Sitting in one ... Jan 26 2023, 07:05 PM 914Sixer Part of the crash safety engineering that was ahea... Jan 26 2023, 07:32 PM gnomefabtech Thanks for the info. I guess I'll do more str... Jan 26 2023, 07:34 PM
SirAndy Still can't post a pic of my seats though.
Tr... Jan 26 2023, 07:48 PM SirAndy This might explain it better Jan 26 2023, 07:55 PM Spoke Not only the steering wheel, but the peddles are s... Jan 26 2023, 08:44 PM Montreal914 Imperfection is perfection! :driving: :) Jan 26 2023, 09:21 PM wonkipop the skew whiff thing is nothing to complain about ... Jan 27 2023, 12:39 AM Jamie
the skew whiff thing is nothing to complain about... Jan 27 2023, 08:48 AM lkeigwin
Hello All-
I took a break from the 914 thing but... Jan 27 2023, 06:37 AM gnomefabtech
This might explain it better
That diagram is pr... Jan 27 2023, 10:53 AM gnomefabtech My image was too big before. So here are the seat... Jan 27 2023, 10:59 AM MM1 The "angled to center" implementation se... Jan 27 2023, 01:46 PM |
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