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    Posted: 02 July 2010 at 10:57am

Hi all,

I have search Pennocks and internet and there are a couple of threads for aftermarket seats and rails but nothing for stock, anyone know if it's possable to lower the height (more headroom) for our stock seats?.

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Brian, I've seen threads at Pennock's describing how to bend/adjust the rails so that the (stock) seats sit lower.

What happened, did you have a late-in-life growth spurt (and now require more headroom)?

 

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With the race training, I need to posture my seat upright for racing, and add a helmet...I literally need to remove my sunroof, but I still hit the edge, if I can get 1-2", that would be great.

Next year I may consider the race seat, harness, etc.

I am not sure what words to use in the search as I tried many, be curious to see how much work it may be to accomplish this...Thanks:)

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Originally posted by Bassman Bassman wrote:

I am not sure what words to use in the search as I tried many, be curious to see how much work it may be to accomplish this...

It was a tough call, but I used the words "lower" and "seats".

Have a look Here at what Archie did.

If I could just convince Clynt and John Carlo to do this mod to the passenger seats in their choppers, I could actually go along for a ride in a sitting position and not have to practically lie down.

Me sitting (yes, sitting normally) in John's chopper at the club meeting in July of last year...

 

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I don't think lowerer any would help:)...
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Originally posted by Patrick Patrick wrote:

Originally posted by Bassman Bassman wrote:

I am not sure what words to use in the search as I tried many, be curious to see how much work it may be to accomplish this...

It was a tough call, but I used the words "lower" and "seats".

Have a look Here at what Archie did.

If I could just convince Clynt and John Carlo to do this mod to the passenger seats in their choppers, I could actually go along for a ride in a sitting position and not have to practically lie down.

Me sitting (yes, sitting normally) in John's chopper at the club meeting in July of last year...

 


Brother, I have a stock roof and I still lie down. Why wouldn't you want to, it's amazing!
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Originally posted by Romeo Romeo wrote:

Brother, I have a stock roof and I still lie down. Why wouldn't you want to, it's amazing!

I lie down when I'm sleeping and often when I'm , but never when I'm driving.  

 

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I can only imagine what horrible expletive lurks behind that censor sign.

I don't know, I like to lie down for everything. Probably why I wanted to be a mechanic - affinity for creepers.

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Originally posted by Romeo Romeo wrote:

I can only imagine what horrible expletive lurks behind that censor sign.

Horrible? Not a chance. As a matter of fact, I've received my fair share of compliments over the years!

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LOL! Sure you do.

Which of us has "Romeo" in the title, again?

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Originally posted by Romeo Romeo wrote:

Which of us has "Romeo" in the title, again?

And this is necessarily a good thing??? 

 

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I think we need to get you both a room
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Hey Patty, you can't call me a dog. Which one of us placed a twenty on the ground? Yeah, thought so.

And we don't need a room. We just need to be young, handsome and... Oh hey, well, looks like I'm taken care of! =D

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Originally posted by Romeo Romeo wrote:

Which one of us placed a twenty on the ground?

Hey, admit it... That was a brilliantly planned and executed maneuver. The coup de grâce was that it was Clynt's twenty! Let's see you top that at the meeting this weekend. LOL

 

 

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Originally posted by Patrick Patrick wrote:

Originally posted by Romeo Romeo wrote:

Which one of us placed a twenty on the ground?

Hey, admit it... That was brilliantly planned and executed maneuver. The coup de grâce was that it was Clynt's twenty! Let's see you top that at the meeting this weekend. LOL

 

 


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Originally posted by Romeo Romeo wrote:

Originally posted by Patrick Patrick wrote:

Originally posted by Romeo Romeo wrote:

Which one of us placed a twenty on the ground?

Hey, admit it... That was a brilliantly planned and executed maneuver. The coup de grâce was that it was Clynt's twenty! Let's see you top that at the meeting this weekend. LOL


...Ainsleigh? lol

I strongly suggest you don't try "topping" Ainsleigh at the meeting. You'll get the whole works of us thrown out!

 

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