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| | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | On my 49 Sub the front passenger seat has almost no foot room for an average size person. Whenever my wife goes with me to a car show or cruise she always complains that she has no place to put her feet. I think there is enough room to move the seat back 2 or 3 inches before it would hit the riser for the rear wood floor. It would just be a matter of drilling new holes in the new position and bolting it down. With it folded would there now be enough room to get into the back seats? Anybody ever try this? I am open to any other suggestions on solving this deal. She enjoys going with me and I like having her along because she is an excellent navigator and map reader.
Weeds | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Invite her to sit beside you. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 649 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 649 | On my 51 Burb the jump seat is inline with the drivers seat, so I assume yours is not? Both seats should allow for enough foot/leg room. Also the jump seat folded up still leaves plenty of room to access the rear area. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | maybe she'd like being a "back seat navigator"?  I'd just try mocking up the seat move and see if it solves the problem without causing new ones Bill | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | I asked my brother and my neighbor if they thought my suburban had enough foot room,keep in mind both these guys are over 6' tall.My brother said there was plenty of room and my neighbor said "why wouldn't there be" ? So I'm wondering where your jump seat is mounted ? Like stated above,my drivers seat and jump seat are in- line with each other.I sat in my passenger side and it seems fine with me.
Tim
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
My movable "70% driver's" seat can be placed in line with the "30% passenger's jump seat". There is plenty of room for a passenger's legs on the jump seat (but that seat is less comfortable than the 70% seat.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | I have modified the 70% drivers seat using the electrics from a 70s Grand Prix. The seat is adjustable front and rearward within a 5" range and up and down probably 1" or 2". I did this mod because some of the original adjusting mechanism was missing. This along with the tilt wheel makes for a comfortable ride on long trips. The 30% passenger front seat however is bolted down solid and is not adjustable. The seat is also quite narrow and my wife is not as petite as she used to be. This along with very little foot or leg room make for an uncomfortable ride. Instead of bolting it down fast 2 or 3 inches back maybe I should be looking at some way to adjust it back and forth. Anyway I thought maybe some of you had solved this dilemma. I am 5/11 and 208 and there is no way that I could fit in the passenger seat and tolerate a long ride. I need to make it adjustable and I will figure it out sooner or later. Thanks for the replies.
Weeds | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 320 | I ran accross this page while deciding what to do about seats for my panel. They offer a variety of parts for seats and modifications such as seat tracks. Perhaps you can find something here . | | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 | Weeds, you may have been away at the time THIS this was being discussed. Sully started THIS conversation because he had modified his passenger seat frame to tilt forward. Sully was using late model bucket seats, which is probably more comfortable than the original split seat.
I am not sure that this will work in your circumstance because you are using the original frames and seats. If you look at Sully's seat pictures you will notice that he set HIS SEAT back a couple of inches more than the original seat. The way his seat FLIPS FORWARD may allow more room than the original seat does.
Do you have a picture of your final seat location? Do your seats match up when you have the drivers seat in it's correct position? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | George, looks like the Bronco bracket might work. Thanks to you other guys for the replies and suggestions. Pics show the drivers seat in the forward and back positions and the passenger seat in the normal and flipped positions. The seats do not quite line up when the drivers seat is in its most forward position. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/q6ofuUmL65kJTuiXTdpezw?feat=directlink Oops, wrong pic, see added post for seat pics. Weeds
Last edited by Weeds; 01/02/2011 8:21 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 438 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 438 | Weeds
I am using bucket seats from 2005 suburban. To gain extra room I moved both back so that rear of seat sits on top of the "back deck" steel lip. The steel strip is good to attach the rear bolts and then used steel 1" square tubing to level out the front. I think I gained about 3=4" leg room.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2002 Posts: 144 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2002 Posts: 144 | Hi 49bourbon
I have been reading this with interest.
Could you post some pics of your setup that show the late model seats, and how you they tilt forward?
Thanks
Ter
Last edited by Ter; 12/29/2010 9:41 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,966 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,966 | Weeds, Beautiful 49 Burb!! Really nice. Looks like you spared no expense in making it a sweet driver. Congrats on a job well done.
Sorry the Mrs. is not as comfortable. I don't know anything really about the Suburbans but it seems to me that the passenger seat is mounted too far forward somehow - more forward than intended as there should be more foot room...
Good luck with it!
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Sorry been away for the holiday. Iwilltry to get some loadedin next day or so.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
Things may come to those who wait...but only the things left by those who hustle."-Abraham Lincoln
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,966 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,966 | Again, beautiful. It does look like the pass seat could go back approx 3" - if that does not crowd the first bench seat. (I guess it's in the original/factory holes?)
Also I am not familiar with the burbs and panels but the seat bottom looks deeper (longer) than a pickup seat bottom... maybe not. I like the 3-pt seat belts too.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | From the last pic it looks like you have a seat back used as a seat cushion-it shouldn't be longer than the frame. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | The seat cushion lengths look correct to me.
Tim
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | The leading edge of the seat in my '54 GMC sits about 3 forward of the frame. That one looks to be about the same. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | My 64's jump seat looks identical, except the cushion is 2-3" shorter than weeds' appears-maybe a 60-66 jump seat cushion could be used? Mounts by two hooks in rear, two 5/16 bolts vertically thru front tube. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 438 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 438 | Guys soory for th edelay but here are pictures of the seats moved back for additional room. http://community.webshots.com/user/49bourban
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
Things may come to those who wait...but only the things left by those who hustle."-Abraham Lincoln
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 438 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 438 |
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
Things may come to those who wait...but only the things left by those who hustle."-Abraham Lincoln
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 95 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 95 | Guys,
Look at my photobucket. I built a custom flip and used toyota seats.Lots of room and someone 6'3" can sit on either side.
Hope this helps.
Sully
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,132 | Solved the no legroom problem by drilling new holes 2 1/2" rearward and bolted the seat down. Also made new taller front brackets so the seat now tilts back a little. Seat folds forward almost the same and the cushion hits the dash in almost the same spot.
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