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distance from seat back to brake pedal.
Dale - 11/3/06 at 10:26 PM

Just about to weld in my pedals but it seams a bit short to me but going to have to do it anyway as there is no more room. I have 46 inches from the the bottom of the seat back to the pedals with 3.5 inches of travel on the pedals till they hit the firewall.
Anyone have there measurement?
Thanks
Dale


stevec - 11/3/06 at 10:40 PM

I have 43inches from the bottom of the seat back to the face of the brake pedal, which for me is well enough, I am 6 foot +. So unless you are well tall you should have the range to adjust to your needs with 46 inches to use.
Hope this helps.
Steve.

[Edited on 11/3/06 by stevec]


kb58 - 11/3/06 at 10:43 PM

The number isn't your concern... it depends on you! Are you comfortable or not. What if people tell you it "must" be X distance... and you don't fit that? Just make sure you're comfortable, that's all that matters. If you need more leg room, can you move the seat mounts back? Use thinner padding maybe?


Dale - 11/3/06 at 11:05 PM

Thanks for the replies. I know it has to be set to comfort and I have wasted about 3 months of screwing around with seating to come up with something that works . It was suposed to be adjustable as my wife is 5'3" and I am 6'4" but she is out of luck as its going to be bolted straight in - I ended up withthe bench style seat as buckets took up too much leg room and good seats are not even close to being in my budget. I am glad it ended up being in the range that close to others.
I did end up with around 14 inches in width at the pedals though which helps alot.
Dale


stevebubs - 11/3/06 at 11:56 PM

Bolster Cushion for the little lady?


Dale - 12/3/06 at 12:04 AM

I have already checked that out and It looks like it will work. Will even fit in the proper trunk/boot so I can have her as my designated driver if I choose to indulge and we are out, well if she gets to drive it I guess.
Dale


UncleFista - 12/3/06 at 03:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dale
Thanks for the replies. I know it has to be set to comfort and I have wasted about 3 months of screwing around with seating to come up with something that works . It was suposed to be adjustable as my wife is 5'3" and I am 6'4" but she is out of luck as its going to be bolted straight in - I ended up withthe bench style seat as buckets took up too much leg room and good seats are not even close to being in my budget. I am glad it ended up being in the range that close to others.
I did end up with around 14 inches in width at the pedals though which helps alot.
Dale


Have you sat in a GRP seat, a la Triton ?

There's no padding to take up room and once fitted on Metro seat runners, they're easily adjustable...


Dale - 12/3/06 at 07:04 PM

The grp seats or cobras would be nice but out of my price range- wife is in school so money is non existant at for the forseeable future. I have carved the foam for the seat back to give me a bit more of an incline as well so its quite comfortable and since i have access to free foam and have leather and marine vinal I am set to cover them . Materials for the seats come to around $50. cnd or 20-25 pounds for the two .
Dale


UncleFista - 12/3/06 at 08:32 PM

I like your style

Our car was built on a tight budget, we had a home-made bench seat made from the rear leather seat from a Volvo

It was fine, if a little "absorbent", so I re-made them using the same leather, but closed-cell camping mat foam.
It made for very light, very dry seats that were so uncomfortable that after half an hour of sitting in them, I "needed" to have a break

The car's been on the road 18 months now, and a couple of weeks ago we invested in some Triton seats, cracking


Peteff - 12/3/06 at 10:06 PM

Make sure you can bottom out the master cylinder before the pedal hits the bulkhead, just in case you ever need all the travel.