Seat modification

[1stgen4evr]

I have been considering several seat modifications for a while now but due to a failure on the back adjustment, I was forced to do something which lead me to the following.

I should add that my seats are the buckets. I only did this to the drivers side seat. I striped all the cushion from the lower seat and unbolted the adjustable back mechanism. The upright bracket on the left side of the seat (sitting in it) is not bolted but welded. I cut that bracket loose with a thin wheel on my die grinder and repositioned (welded) it back about four inches and up about two inches. I used the holes that are there as a guide for this. I added a piece of similar length to the bracket on the other side and bolted it back in place.

I found numerous crack in the lower metal frame and welded those up. I reassembled all the cushion and cover pretty much as original except that I had to elongate the holes in the lower cover where the seat back brackets go through. I will have a nicer cover made if I can find some new foam for the lower cushion. The left side of the cushion is about elcrapo from getting in and out over the years. So the net result for this is that I now sit exactly where I did originally but the back of the seat is just the tad higher that I need for comfort fit on my tall upper body. The bottom is four inches longer under my legs for better support. This is much like the standard bench seat in the 92.

The next mod I want is to find an adjustable steering wheel mount that will allow me to move the wheel fore and aft.(closer or away from me) I had that in an Imperial and it was really nice.

And I know I should have taken pictures. The wife has been hogging the digital due to a new grandbaby girl and it was not at my disposal.

Should you consider this, you will have to have a grinder and a welder along with a couple of pieces of metal to lengthen the brackets. If you are tall, as I am, I highly reccomend it. The seat had always had a lump (the swell of the head rest) that pressed on my shoulders. Worrisome as heck after a few hundred miles. I have only driven it about three hundred miles but I already know that I like it.

James