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ford nut · 07-04-2023, 04:34 PM

boy did this thread drift off topic. i wouldn't have been able to fit in the stock set up when i was 15 years old. legs bent up, etc. the seat was too close. anyway, the last three photos are there to show the change, the seat is all the way back and you can compare it with a stock set up. who knows, maybe the upholster put too much padding on the back, who knows how it would compare to what ford did at the time. i thought the steering wheel was to close, but then remembered the column drop and the bolt that secures it has to fit into a notch. so you're not free to just slide it down closer to the dash. anyway. i'm happy.

07-04-2023, 04:34 PM	#35
ford nut Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: rosemead ca. Posts: 581	Re: 36 5-wcoupe, seat too close to wheel? boy did this thread drift off topic. i wouldn't have been able to fit in the stock set up when i was 15 years old. legs bent up, etc. the seat was too close. anyway, the last three photos are there to show the change, the seat is all the way back and you can compare it with a stock set up. who knows, maybe the upholster put too much padding on the back, who knows how it would compare to what ford did at the time. i thought the steering wheel was to close, but then remembered the column drop and the bolt that secures it has to fit into a notch. so you're not free to just slide it down closer to the dash. anyway. i'm happy.