Drivers seat adjustment

[stalkydog]

Hi there.
How far back can you get the drivers seat in a chimeara and how do you do it?. I have removed the through bolt at the front of the runner and that has allowed another 30 mm or so travel but there is still a good 70 mm left between the seat base and the rear bulkhead. Is there any way to utilise this space?

Cheers

Rob W

[CHGRIFF]

Seat can eaily be relocated by drilling new holes to suit the relocated seat slide position. A point to remember is the seat belt floor mount is not attached to the seat and stays in situ. therefore will move relative to your body. This could cause safety issues if the relationship changes excessively. 25mm no problem, 70mm bit too much unless you have a large torso.

[stalkydog]

Cheers CH
Out with the drill then.
I just need to straighten my left leg a bit giving more room between my knee and the wheel when using the clutch. No PAS and 225's on the front means the bigger steering wheel is useful to overcome the steering at parking speeds. Mr Trevor wasn't as tall as me it seems

[lesstatt]

Mine had this problem, i took the set out and found that a bolt had been used that was too long securing the seat to the runner, this stopped it going back all the way, the seat bottom part now touches the bulkhead

[stalkydog]

Lesstat
Thanks for that little nugget, the seat is definitely coming up against something mechanical, its a definite metal/metal clunk. As I said in the original post, the bolt I removed was through the seat slider channel at the front of the seat and was definitely the first point of contact. So now the seat has more travel (30 mm or so) but there is still about 70 mm to go at the back. I'll whip the seat out and have a look for long bolts.
Cheers

Stalkydog

[lesstatt]

Yeah was exactly the same on mine, thing that got me to take the seat out was the fact that the passenger one went back further, therefore the drivers should do the same

[stalkydog]

Lesstat
Snap! Passenger seat goes further back.
So drivers seat out this morning and after freeing up the sticky sliders/runners and establishing that there was more than enough travel in the mechanism for the seat to hit the bulkhead, I re-fitted the seat. Same problem, but now I know that the seat wouldn't go back far enough because the underside of the rear of the seat is hitting the floorpan. So out with the seat and in with some packing at the rear fixings. Bingo seat now goes way back to the bulkhead.Thanks for the info
Stalkydog

[K4TRV]

.....and have you checked that the pedals, which are adjustable, are fully "in" for you??

Just a thought??

Trev

[stalkydog]

Trev
Yep did that yesterday, thanks for the suggestion though.I was looking in the drivers floor pan area at the seat and saw the pedal plates sitting very proud of the arms on threaded bars. With all the info gleaned from this site and a bit of luck/knowledge the problem is fixed.Its a fact, you can adjust the driving position in a 1999 chimeara to accommodate a 6ft 6in driver with ridiculously long legs, (just)

Stalkydog

[biggiles]

Yes, I'm 6'5" and the legroom/headroom of the Chimaera was a key reason for buying one!

Not sure what sports car I'll get next- none of the cars I've tried so far have been comparable.