From: darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov on behalf of Dave Darling [darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov] Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 9:32 AM To: pelicanparts@csi.com Subject: [914] Re: Tall people & 914s >Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 09:29:48 -0700 >To: Mark Litherland >From: Dave Darling >Subject: [914] Re: Tall people & 914s >Cc: "914" <914@rennlist.org> >Bcc: >X-Attachments: > >At 6:26 AM -0700 4/28/99, Mark Litherland wrote: >>... I've got a buddy >>who's been hooked on autocrossing and he really wants to drive my car. >>Problem is, he's 6'7" and even with the seat back, his knees are >>literally above the steering column (long legs). > > Have you tried tilting the seat forward, and removing the >bottom seat cushion? I have a long torso and not long legs, so my >own problem with fitting in the car is somewhat different, but I >would think that he could fit a *little* bit better if you monkey >around with the seat and seat adjustments enough. > BTW, I have heard of people simply bolting a platform to >the floorpan and using the firewall as the backrest of the seat... >This was in a race-only car, of course, without the interior back- >pad. > >--DD > Dave Darling 74 914 2.0 (decapitated) darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov "OFF WITH ITS HEADS!"