[DeTomaso] Tall Guy Seat Problem

[Art Stephens]

Jack,
     Your description of the seat base crossmember,  sounds exactly like what is giving me the trouble.  Great info.

Thanks,
Art



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JDeRyke at aol.com 
  To: artstephens at verizon.net ; detomaso at realbig.com 
  Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 10:49 PM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tall Guy Seat Problem


  In a message dated 5/9/09 4:50:56 PM, artstephens at verizon.net writes:


    I drove the car 900 miles in two days back in March.  When I got home,  my tailbone hurt for a couple of days and this was with two inches of temporary foam padding on top of my seat. 


  The stock seat bases have a crossmember near the back that, if your posture isn't agreeable, irritates the tailbone. When Mike Cook redid our stock seats, I had him bend the rear crossmember into a shallow curve so that irritation isn't possible any more. Now, both Judy & I can drive for 8 hrs with only a gas stop, and not need a chiropracter when we arrive. MIke's new foam in our seats also lowered the base enough so I can sit comfortably with a helmet on, and not rub the roof- all without dropping the floorpan. I'm 6'2" and with a 15-second seatback rake adjustment, Judy at 5'4" is also comfortable. This is all with stock '71-'72 3-piece seats. FWIW- J Deryke


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