Don,
Bucket seats for 2 seater cars are approx. 1.5" narrower than bench
seats, and front seats of 4 seater PA is much nerrower due to no cutout
for prop-shaft tunnel - in my case, my J2 bench seats is too wide for
me, so I still sometimes go for hair cut with my two kids (10 & 8 years
old - yes, it is occasional three!). Narrower PB Airline bucket seat is
snugger, but still large enough. My ass is not that big, since I am only
5'8" and 145pounds.
Lew,
Yesterday I was sitting in my PB Airline and thinking about chopping the
steering column, but I found it is not easy since the Airline body
become getting narrower at the dashpanel area, so if we cut the column 2
inches, steering wheel rim will touch the door! Then we need to find
rare four spoke 18" L Salonette/Continental Coupe's steering wheel, but
still less room to turn it. Headache, but we will have to leave it as it
is - fortunately not so big problem for standard sized Japanese male.
But if you have a good solution, let me know.
Cheers,
Hiro
"Lew Palmer" wrote:
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My PB Airline also has bucket seats, albeit with a folding back. I
haven't driven the car any distance, but when I sat in it, the only
complaint was the proximity of the steering wheel to my chest. I'm 6'1"
and 200 lbs and didn't feel uncomfortable in the butt.
Cheers,
Lew Palmer
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net]
On
Behalf Of Pete Thelander
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 5:48 PM
To: Ray; TATERRY@aol.com; bill707@earthlink.net; MIKEFRAN@aol.com
Cc: britcars@juno.com; mg-mmm@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: PA Bucket seats
Don, Terry, et al,
Over the last two years my wife and I have spent something like 1500
miles in a Ernie Page's PA touring Scotland. And I might add that we
did find the bench perfectly comfortable. There is no question the PA is
smaller than our own TC. Getting in and out is a tighter squeeze than
the TC, but once in, the room is adequate for us average size folks. We
have sat in both Jerry Felper's and Jack Hardy's PA tourers and did
find the bucket seats to be snug. (I am only 5'11'', 165
lbs....Discretion and self preservation prevent me from giving out such
classified information about the bride of 47 years.)
There is no question but that the standard bench seat would be the way
to go for any one but the smallest segment of the population. We have
spent many thousands of miles in the TC and consider it to be very
comfortable.
If you really want to bellyache about small bucket seats, consider the
NE, it is only 13". But it is not very deeply contoured and I'm staying
in it for no longer than 20 minutes or so at a time. Now if you really
need a larger posterior parking lot, Terry failed to suggest one
additional alternative, and that would be his SA. The K2 Airline seats
are also not so deeply contoured and the wider chassis does provide more
elbow, hip and every other kind of room. But all that said, I would
still love to have a nice PA or PB for normal touring enjoyment.
Pete Thelander
> [Original Message]
> From: Ray <spook01@comcast.net>
> To: <TATERRY@aol.com>; <bill707@earthlink.net>; <MIKEFRAN@aol.com>
> Cc: <britcars@juno.com>; <mg-mmm@autox.team.net>
> Date: 2/4/2004 2:25:53 PM
> Subject: Re: PA Bucket seats
>
> "Course, the only problem is the fact that not all of us can FIND a >
N type! Terry, go ahead and rub it in!!
> Best,
> Ray
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <TATERRY@aol.com>
> To: <bill707@earthlink.net>; <MIKEFRAN@aol.com>
> Cc: <britcars@juno.com>; <mg-mmm@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 3:52 PM
> Subject: Re: PA Bucket seats
>
>
> Maybe what you Big Assed guys should do is get rid of them little >
dinky P types and get yourselves an N type! or a K type......!!!
> Terry in Oakland,
> NA013
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