redbstd

Im 6'2 300 and i was wondering about other tall/big fb owners, how do you fit in your car and have you done anything to make more room. I was thinking about new seats but i dont know how much that'll help.

RW-7

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6'2" 280#"s here. I fit better in my 81 with fc highback seats than my stock GSL-SE. I have plenty of legroom in both, its just that the GSL-SE seats seem to sit up higher. I definatly fit better in an FB than a FC.

dbragg

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ive got some NICE FC seats if you want to gain some room

RW-7

iTrader: (56)

A smaller sterring wheel might give you a little more leg room too.

SSRx7

6'1", 250 here. With the stock steering wheel, I was having trouble getting in and out. My legs were being squished between the wheel and the seat. I put in a Grant GT wheel and have no problems in or out. Only complaint I have is the E-brake always pressing into the side of my leg.

Oh yeah, I wear a size 15 shoe. Heel/toe is more like inside of right foot, brake; outside of right foot, gas. Head room is no problem and I don't have the seat leaning all the way back. It is slid all the way back though.

82transam

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I'm 6'-3" and 210, I have FC seats (sit lower than stock 83) a smaller Momo steering wheel (also dished) and a 60mm steering wheel spacer to bring the wheel closer to me. The dished wheel combined with the spacer gives me all the knee room I need, my legs never hit the wheel anymore.... I still have a inch or two of headroom as well.

MSTR X

At 6'4" and 240lbs. same problem as above. Still trying to source a 320mm Grant or Momo up here, but question is, will '83 seats bolt directly into my '85 SE's (both with leather) without moding rails? I have heard FC seats sit lower than FB's, yet above post says '83 seats give more room than his GSL SE.

Can rails be re-drilled to push seats further back (didn't have time to check myself between purchase, licensing and storing)? And lastly, anyone venture on whether cloth sits lower than leather? May have to start looking for some new seats. (Styx are you reading?)

Jeezus

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The max passenger weight combined is 300lbs iirc.

82transam

iTrader: (18)

They should bolt right in just like FC seats, and unless you somehow modify the storage bin frame you can't really go any father back with the seats, they hit the bins. The momo I have is a 350mm wheel and it is plenty small enough. You guys should consider a spacer or at least a dished wheel, brining the wheel closer to you gives us more room for our long chicken legs!

redbstd

hahaha i know but what am i gunna do go on a diet

djessence

Jeezus you did recall correctly about the 300lb passenger capacity.

As well you can fab up some different seat rails to sit a bit lower or throw some fc seats in there

djessence

and are you having trouble fitting leg room or head room or how...?

DwArF

You mean total capacity for our cars is 300lbs? 150 per person in each seat? Or 75 per person if you got tiny people in the rear seats.??

djessence

Yes indeed. So pretty much if ur an average weight (170lbs) you can take yourself and a skinny gf or friend. Proper sports cars are meant for small people i guess....

82transam

iTrader: (18)

Yea I remember reading that on the sticker in the door jam and laughing

redbstd

My problems height wise. Im already buying a momo apache wheel which will clear leg room but now its either new shorter seats or no headliner.

djessence

i think as someone already stated the fc seats sit a bit lower. Lean back more? haha.

Could probably fab some mounting plate for the rails so it sits like an inch lower becase they raise the seat a bit.

redbstd

whell i had my brother email me a pic with the passenger seat out and it looks like those 2 horizontal pieces welded to the car that the rails ride on can be cut out and lower the seat abot 1-2 inch wich will give me plenty of head room. I'll just drill some holes in the floor and mount the seats to it .with some momo seats it'll be a lot lower so i think i figured it out. ha ha a big man can fit in a tiny *** car!

djessence

just so you know the passenger side mount is different from the driver side because it has to clear the transmission mount (or something) but it is different

redbstd

Oh well, they're both coming out and ill figure it out from there. even if i have to make a new floor, i have plenty of sheet metal lying around. yes i know its a unibody so dont start im not retarded. Im just so tired of wacking my damn head when i get in!!!!!!!! Im about to get a helmet haha

PvillKnight7

iTrader: (16)

give in and buy a truck ?

djessence

by truck do you mean repu? cuz otherwise that would just be mean trying to convert someone over to the pistons again lol.

but its a unibody....

haha im just playin. let us know what you end up doing how you did it and with some pics. im sure there probably a couple peeps out there in the same boat that is just waiting for somone else to do something first

redbstd

the car was only $500 bucks so if i screw it up to bad i'll buy another lol. And no i dont have the money for a repu but if you talking about a piston truck i have my chevy scottsdale w/500hp 454, 42 tsl's, and dana 60's

PvillKnight7

iTrader: (16)

yea, REPU

perfect for fat boys

1983GSP

6'2'' 230 here, im constantly hitting my knee on the wheel and the e-brake. but i love my 7 and wouldnt trade it for anything, except maby a 3 rotor fb.....ha ha