Seat position

bobbydamit
bobbydamit Expert Adviser
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Gettin old sucks. :eek: I have the seat in my 2 dr. '51 Pacemaker all the way back, and the mounting rail in last set of holes, and it is still too close to the wheel to be comfortable getting in and out. Has anyone ever drilled holes for the rails a couple inches back yet, and had any luck moving the seat back a bit that way? :(

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Same problem here in my 54 Wasp...I have the seat as far back as possible and it is still way too close...It looks like I may need to fabricate some mounting rails that are farther back, but then some of the floor that is not hidden by the seat and the carpet is going to be exposed.....I'm Not a heavy guy either 6'1" and 180.



    Wonder what some of our more robust members have done?





    TOM
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    When my gut rubs the wheel I stop eating ice cream for a few days.



    Robustly,

    Matt
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    Paul Schuster moved his seat back a tad. He could tell ya how to do it.
  • bobbydamit
    bobbydamit Expert Adviser
    bobbydamit wrote:
    Gettin old sucks. :eek: I have the seat in my 2 dr. '51 Pacemaker all the way back, and the mounting rail in last set of holes, and it is still too close to the wheel to be comfortable getting in and out. Has anyone ever drilled holes for the rails a couple inches back yet, and had any luck moving the seat back a bit that way? :(

    I'm not a tubby either but at 6'2" and 250 lbs. the wheel is in the way to get in. I'll try calling Paul. Thanks. Any other { Don't fit } stories. ?? And there is plenty of room in the back floor to cover any riders. :)
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    bobbydamit wrote:
    Gettin old sucks. :eek: I have the seat in my 2 dr. '51 Pacemaker all the way back, and the mounting rail in last set of holes, and it is still too close to the wheel to be comfortable getting in and out. Has anyone ever drilled holes for the rails a couple inches back yet, and had any luck moving the seat back a bit that way? :(
    Bobby etal:


    Well I am a large fellow... might say I have enjoyed too many days of fine dining without the penalty of exercise... but that aside, I installed a Large steering wheel in my 1953 Wasp and was most displeased with the result. The wheel rubbed on my ample belly! Not wanting to reinstall the cheap two spoke simple wheel that came with the Wasp I set about finding away to run the seat back enough to allow me to enter and exit without having to cram myself into the seat or have the wheel rub the belly. What I did to fix this problem was remove the seat and the tracks. After they were removed I purchased a piece of bar stock steel from Lowes and created a new mounting scheme for the seat tracks. First I cut the steel to a length that allowed me to move the seat tracks back 3 inches. Then I transferred the mounting hole pattern from the floor to the steel plate and drilled holes to mount the plate to the floor. Once this was done I located one of the seat tracks on the top of the steel plate and created new mounting holes for the track and bolted same to the plate... obviously I duplicated these processes on the opposite side. Note you will have to work out the issues of making the floor mounting bolts clear the track so it will slide properly. Once the tracks where in place I lubricated them and installed the seat.

    Moving the seat back allows me to now enter and exit with ease and the ole belly and wheel are no longer in the same space... good luck to all who are trying to get their seats adjusted.

    :)
  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    Hi Wel Here Is How I Did It In My Pacemaker Cv ( I'm Paul Schuster ) I Did It Just As Ken Has Explained Added 6"" Of Bar Stock Under Both Seat Slides And Even I Get In And Out With Out Any Trouble Good Luck With Your Belly Mine Fits Just Fine Lol
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Hopefully, I can change my scenario by modifying my diet than modifying my Hudson, but I say that every year, and it does not change.



    I like to eat, and being 6'7" really isn't conducive to fitting into my Hudson with a bit of a fuller figure. I think that when I got the car when I was 16, it seemed to be a bit more "roomy"



    Likely, I figure I'll be looking at some form of modification, I don't know, but thought that maybe I had the only problem with this....



    Good to know that there are others out there with similar issues.



    Maybe we need a support group...



    One thing I can add is if your belly hits the steering wheel, for god's sake, make sure your steering wheel is in good shape, and not with any sharp cracks!!!
  • rambos_ride
    rambos_ride Senior Contributor
    I'm a "little weight challenged" myself - of course going slightly custom with my build means I can put a tilt wheel in and I can slide right in under it!

    BTW - it's not so bad having the wheel rub on your belly...it's the screech of wheel rubbing against the flesh (think scratching your finger on a chalkboard...) and the slight combination of burning hair and barbeque smell that gets me! LOL

    Now - back to some more serious stuff...I own and operate a nutritional analysis website. I don't do diet recommendations or workout plans - its strictly for tracking and analysis. You would be amazed at how simple it is to tweak your eating without resorting to the deprivation of going on a diet.

    BC_NFP1.bmp

    This chart shows a period of time where I was healthy, working out and tracking my eating. In 8 months I lost only 8 pounds on the scale...but lost 13 lbs of fat and gained 5lbs of muscle.
    The 2 biggest single changes in my diet...high protein (385 grams a day avg) and an average of 3500 calories a day - and with no drugs!

    Anyway - the point is thats what worked for me and I've repeated it several times since then usually coming back from major injuries (too many to list... some still ongoing:mad: ) - all just by tracking and analyzing and tweaking what I already ate.

    Simple common sense stuff no weird diets..

    So why am I babbling on about this on the Hudson forum you ask? With all the talk about wheel-to-belly rubbing and seat moving I wanted to let anyone on the forum know if you want to try it out - I'll set you up for 6 months membership for free!

    No strings attached - really!
    :cool:
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    haha.. nice try Dan...



    you know us big guys don't have the dedication for any kind of dietary modifications...



    Let me tell a story of lore....



    One time several years back, we had a KFC here, in my town that was all you can eat buffet... (If you don't know what KFC is, you shouldn't bother reading the story...)



    Ultimately, they torched the building one too many times and did not rebuild it as a buffet... (the manager's were trying to cover up money scams... stolen money, I guess...)



    a truly sad day...



    Me and a buddy used to go over there, and made it a challenge to have to eat a whole chicken from the buffet, with sides before you could consider that you got your money's worth. We worked out what 8 or 9 piece equivalents would be, etc...



    Just considered it fun. Maybe went once every other month, or so...



    I find in my older and more mature days, that this is not really the approach to eating that I use today, but still like to eat, nonetheless....



    Eating is one thing that no one has figured out how to take away from us.



    Maybe I should join the I.F.O.C.E.....



    eating for fun and sport!!!!
  • bobbydamit
    bobbydamit Expert Adviser
    I started a fat club for Hudosnites.!!!!! We now have our own Motor head T.O.P.S. club off and running, and all I wanted to do was find a solution to move the seat back a couple of inches. Thanks for all the stories. It is refreshing that we are not all business, and some of us like our chicken and barly pop a bit to much in the later years. But the 4,300 lb. tanks we drive are the only friend we have that will never complain or critisize. They just keep on haul our cute cheeks from meet to meet. Go Hudosns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    bobbydamit wrote:
    Gettin old sucks. :eek: I have the seat in my 2 dr. '51 Pacemaker all the way back, and the mounting rail in last set of holes, and it is still too close to the wheel to be comfortable getting in and out. Has anyone ever drilled holes for the rails a couple inches back yet, and had any luck moving the seat back a bit that way? :(



    You can also check out Tech Bulletin TS 77-22 on my web site @ http://www.freewebs.com/hudsontech/index.htm



    On the left side click on Tech Bulletins, Vol. 1 and scroll down to the last bulletin.



    Hudsonly,

    Alex B
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