Ok, have modded my FJ40 to 383 chevy with NV4500, sky jackers and such. But for years have hated my ride off road and long distance in the one fact of leg room. Knees in the emergency brake. Tight under the wheel. Shifter room. My front roll cage tubes in way for entry. ETC.
And me on the passenger side is even worse.
Well when fuel tank started leaking and seats needed a new covers I had to pull all of the seat, brackets and such out.
Well seat are now covered ($160 for pair Mexico). Tank is all brazed and sealed back up.
But when time to put seats back in I thought why not move them back as far as possible (fender sides are stopper). But how tank stopped just moving brackets back and you can not just turn the four rear mounts around and be done.
So a bit of measuring and little simple metal work and a new set of spanner bars in place moving the seats back two inches. Seemed small by tape but what a difference in room (I can set brake with out hitting knee.
If some one desires picture and drawing I can drum some up and post.
Effort was a days work of taking a 8 ft length of 2" x 1/4" flat steel stock. Cutting it to four pieces. Three bends in each piece (for clearance on bolts, tank and fact front to back seat footings are not flat or on same plane). drill 8 holes and press in wheel studs (suburu) drill ten more holes of which three need counter sunk for flat head bolts down through (attaching plate to existing brackets). some minor grinding on plates for clearance (heater, hose clamp gas, and driver fender wall). Add a very small touch of grinding on seat brackets back end of passenger (for heater) and driver for fender wall.
Again any one serious on the leg room let me know will help as I can.
And me on the passenger side is even worse.
Well when fuel tank started leaking and seats needed a new covers I had to pull all of the seat, brackets and such out.
Well seat are now covered ($160 for pair Mexico). Tank is all brazed and sealed back up.
But when time to put seats back in I thought why not move them back as far as possible (fender sides are stopper). But how tank stopped just moving brackets back and you can not just turn the four rear mounts around and be done.
So a bit of measuring and little simple metal work and a new set of spanner bars in place moving the seats back two inches. Seemed small by tape but what a difference in room (I can set brake with out hitting knee.
If some one desires picture and drawing I can drum some up and post.
Effort was a days work of taking a 8 ft length of 2" x 1/4" flat steel stock. Cutting it to four pieces. Three bends in each piece (for clearance on bolts, tank and fact front to back seat footings are not flat or on same plane). drill 8 holes and press in wheel studs (suburu) drill ten more holes of which three need counter sunk for flat head bolts down through (attaching plate to existing brackets). some minor grinding on plates for clearance (heater, hose clamp gas, and driver fender wall). Add a very small touch of grinding on seat brackets back end of passenger (for heater) and driver for fender wall.
Again any one serious on the leg room let me know will help as I can.
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