Bet you don't drive with the top up!!:)
Tom
>
> From: Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net>
> Date: 2008/01/02 Wed AM 06:33:54 EST
> CC: Healeys Newsgroup <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tall guy in a BJ8
>
> Carl,
>
> I'm 6' 9" and don't fit in the BJ8 or the 100 (darn). I have a BT7 so this
> may not help too much. I welded another piece of flat steel to the gearbox
> side of the seat bottom. This allowed me to move the seat closer to the
> gearbox, about an inch. That moved the seat back away from the wheel well
> enough so I could then move the seat back. I welded some additional flat
> stock onto the tabs the seat back mounts to tilt the seat back a bit. I
> then drilled a new set of holes in the seat frame for mounting to the slides.
>
> For the "shorter" cushion, I used a new cushion (foam) from Heritage and
> drilled some blind holes on the bottom of the foam using a hole saw to
> soften the cushion - per Norm Nock's Tech book. Question - anyone know how
> to seal the foam so little bits of foam stop falling on to the carpet?
>
> I have a dished Moto-Lita wheel that came with the car. Yes, it's a bad
> design in that it blocks the two small gauges, but the dish gives me more
> leg room. Does Mike Lempert make dished wheels? Mike?
>
> Bob
> '62 BT7
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