Steve, you need to push the cushion down at the same time as back, as there is a hook in the floor bracket to prevent it from popping out in a crash. Place both palms on the top to front panel seam, inline with the floor bracket, and give a mighty shove down and back at a 45% angle, ONE side at a time. Once the first side has popped up, do the other, no need to try and lift. They usually pop up by themselves, once they are forced out of the floor bracket.
I hear ya on laying under a dash. Last week I spent a few "quality" days building the instrument panel back up and installing it my '66 Chevelle. Still a long way to go to have the whole interior in, but it was a start.
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Mitch
1970 Chevelle SS
1966 Chevelle SS
1967 Camaro ss/rs
1938 Business coupe, street rod
2000 FXSTS, original owner, 13k miles
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