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66sprint6 09-08-2021 06:34 PM

Bucket seat track relocation brackets, for more leg room
 
Anybody ever install the "seat extensions" that push the seat back a couple of inches? My son is over 6'4" and very leggy. I can see when he's driving that he's pretty tight in there. I'm 6'2" and have never felt cramped. But I thought that I would at least explore the option for the poor kid.
If it's some cheap crap or if it affects the integrity of the seat and everything, then I don't want anything to do with it. But if it does work , let me know.

vertigto 09-08-2021 06:45 PM

I added the driver's side extension on my 70 GTO. Required a bit of bending to match the correct contours. There is an instructional guide online somewhere. Maybe 400 4 spd will chime in, since his guys did the actual fitment/manipulation, but it came out great. I really needed any extra space I could get, being 6'4" also. Wasn't cramped with stock setup, but wasn't comfortable either.

KSZR 11-02-2022 10:06 PM

I've got them from year one. Not sure how I survived without them. I'm 6'7" and it helped a lot, but I would take a couple more inches!

Tim john 11-03-2022 08:53 AM

I installed them in our 69 Firebird with a bench seat, very pleased with the quality and integrity.

Tim john---

chuckies76ta 11-03-2022 11:15 PM

I made some of my own and installed them to give me about 1.5" more room. Did not affects the integrity of the seat whatsoever. I basically just did a copy of these. https://store.restoreamusclecar.com/...-4-pieces.aspx

dataway 11-04-2022 07:29 AM

After reading this thread I'm going to make myself a set. For some reason my 60 year old 6'4" body doesn't fit as well in the GTO as my 19 year old 6'4" body did :)

KSZR 11-04-2022 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by dataway (Post 6384579)
After reading this thread I'm going to make myself a set. For some reason my 60 year old 6'4" body doesn't fit as well in the GTO as my 19 year old 6'4" body did :)

Yep, I've said the same except 17 vs 47;)

Jack Gifford 11-05-2022 12:20 AM

In almost all the cars I've had (since 1956) I've moved the front seat back by drilling new holes in the floorpan. [But I've always been into old machines; nothing newer than sixties]

tallrandyb 11-05-2022 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by KSZR (Post 6384581)
Yep, I've said the same except 17 vs 47;)

Same except 15 and 57!

KSZR 12-07-2022 08:53 AM

I got another set for our GTO. Can't believe how little leg room these cars have.

blue67gtoragtop 12-07-2022 09:33 AM

I added a set of the extenders to the drivers seat of my 67 GTO. I’m 6’2” and it makes a world of difference

242177P 12-07-2022 11:20 AM

Playing around with seating positions in different cars, I found I could move seats forward some after tilting the entire seat backwards a little. Your knees are more bent, makes a big difference. And tilting lowers your head slightly as well. Feels less like sitting ON a seat, and more like IN the seat. Without a tilt column that probably ain't happening, good thing your 67 is nicely equipped. Try a stack of washers under the front of one seat and see? Could even combine that with seat extenders if it works. HTH


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