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Subject:Re: jumpseat brackets
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Tue, 18 May 2004 19:05:20 -0400

On Tue, 18 May 2004, Robert Fisher wrote:

> I was thinking about the fit while I was driving today; it's one of the
> reasons I agreed to buy the thing and fix it (the engine was trashed,
> sorta)- the visor in the upright position is just above my eyebrows. Wife
> says I have about 3" of headroom. The seat back stops just about the bottom
> of my shoulder blades, but other than that, it's fairly comfortable. Nice
> not to have to shoehorn m'self in.

I remember someone on the list commenting, a while back, that they had cut
apart the seatback for the driver's side seat and welded in an extension.
They were really tall, and it helped get the lumbar support in the right
place.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon
'82 VW Vanagon Westfalia Diesel