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Subject:Re: Driver Needs Leg Room in Westy
From:Kelly Bauman
Date:Mon, 7 Jun 1999 09:51:16 -0700

List member Ken Wyatt had this seat mod that I still haven't tried.  One
day ...
>Don't forget to ad about three inches of leg room to your bus by hack
>sawing a notch further back in the seat track.  Slide the seat off the
>track and you can add another notch further back. I did this on mine
>(from the list a year or so ago) and it made a big difference in
>comfort.  I am only 6' 3".  If you need info let me know.
>Ken Wyatt
>82 Westy
>Salt Lake City, UT
>
I should really give this a try.  Being 195 cms (6'5") I really could use
the extra space.
Good luck.

Kelly Bauman
Delta, BC
'91 Westy

At 22:56 6/06/99 -0400, Ralph Geho wrote:
>We met a Couple at a campground this weekend. He is a very tall long
>legged guy and he asked me about how he may increase leg room when he is
>driving his 89 Westy.
>
>I told him I didn't think he could do anymore other than "shove the seat
>back till it stops", but that I would ask the list and if it were
>possible, one of you might have done something about it.
>
>It seems to me that with the swivel mechanism there, he is stuck with
>the factory limits, --- maybe modify the track ?????
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>
>Ralph
>
>

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