Nick,
As
a "professional problem solver", I like to look at a problem with all
options on the table and rule them out according to end results /
preferences.
After giving this some thought, amputation was
ruled out. Although a clear gain of some ten inches could be had
with the driver's head removed, the complications with eyesight and
awareness of the road were just too great to overcome.
;-D
Overstuffing seats was a popular lazy approach to
"restoring" seats when these cars were 20 years old. Too much effort
to find thin foam panels when the current trend was thick and heavy and
the upholsterer already had a bin of it on hand. Not sure what you
could do without redoing the whole seat. Sewing does not lend itself
to "adjustment" like this very well.
Being a metal man, I am
leaning to figure out why the floors sit higher than original and what
could be done about it at this juncture. Are the floors nice ?
Are they nicely done ? On all cars but convertibles, the floor pan
area where the seats sit is pretty much free floating and could be
hammered, heated, or even cut out and new panels put in to lower the seats
to a desired height.
I guess this all hangs on how nice the
car is, how persnickety you are about changing things, and how badly you
want this fixed. Oh yeah, and if you have a good surgeon friend
! ;-D
B.
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