Folks,
I had two previous posts in which I asked for shared knowledge. Naturally,
you folks came through like the champions you are.
*Hardtop headroom:* Some folks reminded me that the replacement seat foams
are inches thicker than the old ones. On the MGC, when I did a replacement,
I had trouble getting under the steering wheel. Had the thing taken apart
and cut down, and it is still close, but OK. My 6ft+ son still has trouble.
The Healey is a bigger car, and I had no trouble after the seat rebuild
until the Hardtop. Now I know I can have the seat taken apart and cut down.
I don't plan to use the HT that often, so the seat will remain the way it
is.
*Clutch pedal problem: *I damaged the Healey when my foot slipped off the
clutch and the car crashed in the garage. I asked for some suggestions, and
someone (Linwood?} suggested racing pedals from Dennis Welch. They were
expensive, but work great.
Once I removed the standard pedals I realized another reason for my foot
slipping off. The pedals are arced, and your foot only contacts a portion of
the pedal. The Welch pedals are only slightly wider and but they are
flatter than the standard ones, are metal, and have little projections, like
th ones in a strawberry jar, that grip the sole and make it almost
impossible for the foot to slip. Too bad the designers of the MGB made the
pedal part of the levers, or I would be getting them for the B&C, even if I
have't had any trouble.
Thanks to you all for help and lively discussions.
Jack
60 BT7
69 MGC
72 MGB (much modified for cumfort and roadability)
And I love them all!*
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