1930 Model A Sport Coupe Seat Adjustment Question

[Steverino]

Hi Everyone:
I am a gearhead (50's American Cars and early Honda Motorcycles) but I need some help with my Dad's recently purchased Model A. It's a Sport Coupe as noted above. He lives a couple hundred miles from me so i can't see the car in person. He says he can't move the seat back far enough for his long legs. He says there is a package tray type of cover or fiberboard piece that the top of the backrest bumps into when he trys to slide the seat back. Even though he is 86 years old, he is new to the hobby and is not a gearhead like me. The last time he had a model a was when they were only a few years old. Can this piece that is blocking the seat back be popped out? Thank you for your help.
Steve
Portland Oregon

[roccaas]

Yes, you can remove the package tray, a lot of tall folks do it when they resto-Mod an A, but I'm not sure the seat would go back any further without more work to the seat and it's mounting system.

You often see the Deuce Coupes and Roadsters with the seat narrowed and pushed farther from the dash when the package shelf is removed.

If he is 6 feet or taller, its always gonna be cramped in a Coupe/Cabriolet/Sports Coupe body.

[lindy williams]

The seat on a '30 coupe will go back a little farther if the package tray is modified, however it does not just "pop out". Its a structural part of the car and shouldn't be removed completely. However, you can cut it and remove about an inch to allow the seat to go a little farther back. The length of the seat track is a limiting factor.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

On my early '30 Coupe, I cut 4" off the package tray, drilled out the seat riser rivets out & moved the "WHOLE" seat assembley back 4"-----"AAH!" Comfort! Bill W.

[Steverino]

Thankyou Roccass, lindy and Bill. Now if I can just get him to slow down. He thinks he going out to the shop in the morning, move the seat AND tighten up the steering box in time for the 11 am memorial day parade tomorrow. Nothing like learning from your mistakes.

[bhiland]

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Leg room is cramped in them. My cabriolet has adjustable seat but from full forward to full back is not much difference. One bad thing about them is room.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

'29 Coupes are really tight Here's what I had to do to mine Bill W.

[Steverino]

Thank You, I will be heading down to Dad's in two weeks to give him a hand. His 87th birthday is June 7th and I think I will buy him a nice set of Craftsman wrenches.
Steve