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Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:51 pm

Yep... both sides. I'm just doing the other now. When I'm finished I'll put the car back together to see how it sits.

Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:08 pm

I am 6' 5, and I have "heavy bones", and just barely fit using OG seats. In my '62 I will be using a Recaro seat from an early Golf I GTI, and will sit about like this:

Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:13 pm

That does not look bad, I'm going to make an offer on the Ghia today (gee it's late), I'll let you know.

Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:15 pm

grelland wrote: I am 6' 5, and I have "heavy bones", and just barely fit using OG seats. In my '62 I will be using a Recaro seat from an early Golf I GTI, and will sit about like this:
Wow, looks cozy. Almost like you have 3 or 4 centimeters to head room.

Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:22 pm

There is rust under the battery which is next to the engine/body seal. I would guess there is sheet metal patch panels for that.

Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:28 pm

Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:49 pm

vwdevotee wrote: grelland wrote: I am 6' 5, and I have "heavy bones", and just barely fit using OG seats. In my '62 I will be using a Recaro seat from an early Golf I GTI, and will sit about like this:
Wow, looks cozy. Almost like you have 3 or 4 centimeters to head room.

smoething like that, yes

Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:53 pm

grelland wrote: vwdevotee wrote: grelland wrote: I am 6' 5, and I have "heavy bones", and just barely fit using OG seats. In my '62 I will be using a Recaro seat from an early Golf I GTI, and will sit about like this:
Wow, looks cozy. Almost like you have 3 or 4 centimeters to head room.

smoething like that, yes
With or without the headliner?

Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:56 pm

Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:57 am

I am 6' 2", 210. I fit Ok with the seat all the way back and the seat back fully reclined. I would not want to spend more than a couple of hours drivingthe car though.

The wife is 5' 2". I can barely get in the seat after she has driven the car.

Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:06 am

i just replaced the pans in my 74 ghia and when i welded in my seat tracks, i moved the drivers side back 2" then welded it in as suggested in another thread on here. idont know how its gonna sit just yet, i havnt put the seats back in there.