Lurker OrrieG Progress Pics

[1985-GMC]

OK cool.

[bjcaldwe]

That turned out really nice.

[OrrieG]

Thanks. This weekend I am going to install the steering wheel and seats to start mocking up the enclosure around the column and seat frame. Want to get everything that might need fiberglassed ready so I can do it all at once.

[meter swinger]

subscribed! i have a 59 short fleet i am going to convert to 4x4. lots of good stuff on your build thread. thanks for all the info.

[OrrieG]

Got the seats and column in. Also dropped the gauges in to. Here are photos that show the seat frame and the seat folded, etc.

[OrrieG]

These show the clearance to the cab, view from the back and relationship to the transfer shifters and speaker enclosure. Now I need to mock up how I am going to hide the column and the configuration of stuff under the seat. I'm glad I did this, I found that I need to rethink my center ac vents and tach/trans temp gauge location.

[Fat Mike]

Looks like you have the stock gauge in there. Do you plan on keeping it stock or switching it out. I am concerned because both my trucks are 6 volt I believe and wondered if I would have to upgrade my gauges?

[OYMC]

Cool idea with the seats but how do you adjust forward and backward for leg length differences?

[OrrieG]

I am keeping the stock gauges for now, they are 12v and/or mechanical. I have all of the original sending units and the new gas sending unit is compatible with the old gauge.

Leg room is not an issue, my wife and and I do not have to adjust any of our other car seats between us, we are almost the same height. I set it up using the stock location. I did make it so I can adjust the tilt. This was my final check to make sure the pedal locations and heights will work, steering wheel is where I want it and I can see the gauges ok. I am going to have to move the tach and trans temp from the left side of the wheel to the center of the dash, it is blocked by the turn signal stalk and wheel spoke.