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09-30-2005, 01:04 AM
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Seating...?
This is a dumb question..so bare with me..
 About a year ago i was at a dealership with a friend and i took a 99 Z28 for a test drive..just a spin not going over 3rd gear. Just to basically get the feel of the car. One thing i didn't pay any attention to was the seating adjustments.. I'm fairly short (5'7) so i need height adjustment.  Naturally the seating is LOW and i was just able to see over the hood. Can you raise the seating so you sit higher,-for MUCH better view of the road..? This is the problem with my thunderbird as well, but you can adjust it's height good..so you have a good view...not that corvette seating.PS, i know the natural low slung seating is a plus for taking turns fast/racing but everyday driving needs other means of view. ESPECIALLY when parking, i tried to park that camaro near a curb...then just let the salesmen take over. I was like "i don't wanna scratch them rims".. 
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#2
09-30-2005, 01:08 AM
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Re: Seating...?
5'7 IS NOT SHORT!!!
I AM 5'3!!!!!!! with that said, you can change the angle of the driver's seat, but that whole not seeing the hood or the fron of the car is normal and the wy 4th gens are
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97 Camaro - 2.077 60', 14.745 @ 92.20 - still down, one year later. 194k miles-160* thermo-V8 shocks/springs (V6 rear springs)-3" Magnaflow !cat (3" dynomax bullet) back-SLP CAI-stock boxed LCAs-poly tranny mount and torque arm bushing-custom HPTuners tuning-4.10s/eaton/TA girdle-3.5" alum DS-spohn LCA brackets-prostar skinnies 179.75 RWHP, 204.52 RWTQ ON ITS WAY: MORE R.I.P. Andy 87 Benz 190e - DD 01 EX250 - still gotta get my license for this thing
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#3
09-30-2005, 01:15 AM
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Re: Seating...?
Damn...
Yeah i mean i love..LOVE that seating for highway driving, but once you're on everyday streets/parking lots it is a bitch. Sorry to bring up the word Mustang in here..lol..but i've always preferred the seating in a stang. Then again a camaro is more "performance" oriented.
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#4
09-30-2005, 01:15 AM
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judging the length of the front of the car is a common problem with camaros... you can sit forward more, you should be able to see fine... try some pillows if you're still not comfortable haha
i'm 5'11" and i lean back far(i'm more comfortable that way), there really is no point to try and see where the nose is... you prolly never will, just gotta get used to it
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#5
09-30-2005, 01:17 AM
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Re: Re: Seating...?
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unfortunately that's one of the reasons mustang outsold f-bodies
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'92 RS lt1/t56, lt4 hot cam, 30lb injectors, 54mm throttle body, full exhaust, 4.11 posi, 4 coil ignition, alluminum driveshaft, adj rear suspension, low. springs, electric water pump, custom tune.
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#6
09-30-2005, 01:20 AM
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Re: Seating...?
idk, after a little while you just feel it and know where the nose is
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97 Camaro - 2.077 60', 14.745 @ 92.20 - still down, one year later. 194k miles-160* thermo-V8 shocks/springs (V6 rear springs)-3" Magnaflow !cat (3" dynomax bullet) back-SLP CAI-stock boxed LCAs-poly tranny mount and torque arm bushing-custom HPTuners tuning-4.10s/eaton/TA girdle-3.5" alum DS-spohn LCA brackets-prostar skinnies 179.75 RWHP, 204.52 RWTQ ON ITS WAY: MORE R.I.P. Andy 87 Benz 190e - DD 01 EX250 - still gotta get my license for this thing
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#7
09-30-2005, 01:27 AM
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Re: Seating...?
Lol, or you hit another car at 3mph.....
I would get used to it, it's worth it. I used to drive 30 miles to work months ago, and it was basically get-on the highway, get-off..i'm there. These past couple months i've been unemployed and got used to the Higher seating due to more side street/everyday street driving..rather then all highway. Thanks alot guys, much appreciated.
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"And Death Shall Have No Dominion" Dead men naked, they shall be one With the man in the wind and the west moon When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone They shall have stars at elbow and foot Though they go mad, they shall be sane Though they sink through the sea They shall rise again Though lovers be lost love shall not And death shall have no dominion..... ....Dylan Thomas....
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#8
09-30-2005, 03:33 AM
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Re: Seating...?
Dunno about the LS1s but in my third gen, When I try to get a higher seating(about 5'10) my head will hit the roof and the only reason it doesn't is because of the t-tops, imagine being in a hardtop trying to elevate yourself. One pothole and that's it!
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#9
09-30-2005, 07:00 AM
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Re: Seating...?
Yeah I'm 5'2 and I can see fine in my '92....I still have trouble judging the front length though sometimes....big ass nose. lol If it makes you feel any better, when I had a '91 Cavalier I had to sit on towels because the car didn't have tilt. That was kinda silly.
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09-30-2005, 09:25 AM
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Re: Re: Seating...?
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 That made me laugh man.About seeing the front of the hood.. man if you want to do that get one of those bus mirrors that stick all the way infront so you can see, other than that you get used to it.
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09-30-2005, 10:41 AM
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Re: Seating...?
shorter people are better
right SG?
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97 Camaro - 2.077 60', 14.745 @ 92.20 - still down, one year later. 194k miles-160* thermo-V8 shocks/springs (V6 rear springs)-3" Magnaflow !cat (3" dynomax bullet) back-SLP CAI-stock boxed LCAs-poly tranny mount and torque arm bushing-custom HPTuners tuning-4.10s/eaton/TA girdle-3.5" alum DS-spohn LCA brackets-prostar skinnies 179.75 RWHP, 204.52 RWTQ ON ITS WAY: MORE R.I.P. Andy 87 Benz 190e - DD 01 EX250 - still gotta get my license for this thing
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09-30-2005, 12:04 PM
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im 6'4 and in my 98 i cant see the hood and for a couple of days it took getting used to but its not a problem now...i know pretty much where its at and kinda like not being able to see it.
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09-30-2005, 04:50 PM
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Re: Seating...?
Just takes getting used to not seeing the front of the car. My firebird is my first car so i got over it quick.... Judging doesnt take that long to get used to either.
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09-30-2005, 04:55 PM
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I'm not sure about the one you drove, but my 94 Z has power seats, and the middle toggly thing can move the entire seat up, down, back, or forward.
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-Tony- Sold my Z28 looong ago. Now sporting an '03 TJ. 
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