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Oct 12, 2014 | 08:32 PM

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^79 seat angle

Does anyone know how to adjust the angle on the back of the seat on a 1979 corvette?

Oct 12, 2014 | 09:34 PM

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you don't

Oct 12, 2014 | 09:55 PM

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Some have suggested slicing rubber tubing in half and fitting it over the clamshell edge acting as a bumper that will slightly tilt the top half forward depending on the size of the tubing used.

Oct 12, 2014 | 11:28 PM

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Supposedly there was an adapter the dealer could install to bring the seat back up a bit, but I don't know the exact details.

Oct 13, 2014 | 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Rky Mtn C6

...Supposedly there was an adapter the dealer could install to bring the seat back up a bit, but I don't know the exact details...

The 68-78 straight back buckets could be shimmed for angle adjustment, but the clamshell seats cannot.

Try shimming under the rear seat feet.

Oct 14, 2014 | 12:59 AM

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Some have suggested slicing rubber tubing in half and fitting it over the clamshell edge acting as a bumper that will slightly tilt the top half forward depending on the size of the tubing used.

That's what I've done with my '80. Multiple layers of slit heater hose to raise the seat back from the reclining "rocket launch" position... The hose provides a bit of give and is hardly noticeable unless the seat back is folded down.

Oct 15, 2014 | 07:21 PM

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The 68-78 straight back buckets could be shimmed for angle adjustment, but the clamshell seats cannot.

Try shimming under the rear seat feet.

I put a stack of 4 washers under each side at the rear seat tracks between the track and the floor. That 1/2 inch under the seat track made a big difference in the angle of the seat back.

Oct 15, 2014 | 07:52 PM

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I put a stack of 4 washers under each side at the rear seat tracks between the track and the floor. That 1/2 inch under the seat track made a big difference in the angle of the seat back.

Washers sound like the best way to go. If 4 washers is not enough I can try the rubber hose trick. Thanks, John