| "Seats" I'm 6'4" and need leg room ! [message #259383] |
Tue, 19 August 2014 17:09  |
Tony Cook
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Location: Torrance CA
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Has anyone modified the original seats to accomidate long legs LOL ! I love the original seats to me they seem like they were designed( the look )by Boba Fett from Star Wars any suggestions ?
Tony Cook
77' Kingsley ' SuperSession 77 '
Torrance Beach,CA
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| Re: "Seats" I'm 6'4" and need leg room ! [message #259388 is a reply to message #259383] |
Tue, 19 August 2014 18:12  |
lotsofspareparts
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I'm 5'11 and feel like I am too close to the column and too low. My seats are Dygert Captains chairs. My plan is to use 2x2 square steel tubing between the OEM seat swivel and the seat slider tracks to move my seat up and back.
Jared
Jared & Tina Lazaron + 14yr old Daughter.....
77 Eleganza II "Recherché".....
73 Canyon Lands 230 "Elephant"
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| Re: "Seats" I'm 6'4" and need leg room ! [message #259390 is a reply to message #259383] |
Tue, 19 August 2014 19:10 |
Steve
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I'm 6' 7. My 78 Royale did not have the cool GMC seats like yours. My only interior upgrade has been to toss out the worn and sun damaged Coachman seats and replace them with Oldsmobile Mini-van second row seats. Probably not quite as nice as the Honda seats but do have arm rests on both sides, fully adjustable, were in absolutely perfect condition, and only $20 each at the local U-pull-it mans mall. Now I have Olds engine and Olds seats.
I used 1 inch square steel tubing to adapt to the existing swivel plate, and mounted them about 2.5 to 3.0 inches further back than the stock mounting position. Perfect fit. More leg room. The only thing I have to do is slide the seat up a little before it can swivel around to face to the rear. I am really happy with the upgrade and only put just a small dent in the wallet. I'll post pictures to the photo site when I can.
My coach has the twin Davo bunks bunks in just ahead of the rear bath. Perfect for a tall person as my feet can just hang over a little into the doorway on the passenger side. I may "engineer" an extension for the bed that can fold away when not in use.
1978 GMC Royal
Eastern Pennslyvania
1968 Chevrolet C20 396 Camper Special
1969 Chevrolet C20 Camper Special
1985 Buick Electra Park Avenue
1992 Camaro 25th Anniversary Heretage Edition Black
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| Re: "Seats" I'm 6'4" and need leg room ! [message #259441 is a reply to message #259383] |
Wed, 20 August 2014 09:17 |
Tony Cook
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Right on sounds like some good ideas was hoping there were some longer seat tracks perhaps that would add a little more. I see there is a dimple in the track that stops it from going back further and also the mounting bolt head. Just love the OG seats and dont want to go with anything else but for long road trips i can already tell my bad knees are gonna be creek'n
Tony Cook
77' Kingsley ' SuperSession 77 '
Torrance Beach,CA
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| Re: "Seats" I'm 6'4" and need leg room ! [message #259442 is a reply to message #259441] |
Wed, 20 August 2014 09:30 |
Gadabout
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Tony , there should be enough room to relocate the seat tracks on the mounting plate, I was able to relocate mine by 2" . Another suggestion is tilt the seat back by putting 1/2 spaces under the front seat mounts.
Hope this helps.
Carl Harr : Driver NASCAR Pro Series #2
1978 Gadabout-Restoring
1978 Palm Beach
1976 Glenbrook
Prevost Featherlite H3-45
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| Re: "Seats" I'm 6'4" and need leg room ! [message #259443 is a reply to message #259441] |
Wed, 20 August 2014 09:31 |
Gadabout
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Tony , there should be enough room to relocate the seat tracks on the mounting plate, I was able to relocate mine by 2" . Another suggestion is tilt the seat back by putting 1/2 spaces under the front seat mounts.
Hope this helps.
Carl Harr : Driver NASCAR Pro Series #2
1978 Gadabout-Restoring
1978 Palm Beach
1976 Glenbrook
Prevost Featherlite H3-45
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| Re: [GMCnet] "Seats" I'm 6'4" and need leg room ! [message #259568 is a reply to message #259566] |
Thu, 21 August 2014 04:49 |
Mr ERFisher
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Remember
Moving steering collum, affects the steering box connection
Erf
On Thursday, August 21, 2014, Todd Perkins wrote:
> i'm 6'5" and got two junk yard seats out of a conversion van for
> $25/each. re drilled the holes and put a 2"x3" under the front bolts to
> get it to
> lean back like the original. I installed them in a camp ground. The inch
> or two back and recline make a VERY BIG difference and I'm very happy with
> it. The next mod is to lower the column, new steering wheel (I can see
> the gauges through) and maybe an telescoping wheel. With the seat moved
> back
> and reclined, it is a little hard to reach the wheel with my arms on the
> arm rests.
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> good luck!
>
> Todd
> --
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> 84 Goldwing
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I have an inch on you and on both my coaches, I've had our local welder add to and rebore the plate which is on the swivel. I seem to recall I added about 2" and it makes a lot of difference. Not looking at your post right now, but if you have a rear twin Royale, you'll have trouble getting comfortable without cutting a bit off the kitchen cabinet. 