I totally understand what the problem is, but I don't know if there is a
complete solution. At 6'1" I feel the screen is too short, so that would
indicate you need to improve your relative position by at least 6 inches.
Well, if you lowered the floor by 6 inches it would be 2 inches underground!
Adjusting the seat back angle helps. Replacing the seat bottom foam with a
thinner, denser pad might improve things. A racing seat would be even
thinner, although possibly not as comfortable.
A friend was pondering the possibility of attaching a GT windscreen to a
roadster. He was thinking it would take two custom-fabricated side posts (or
cut and braze them together from two sets), an extended or spliced seal, and
a longer center rod. Since the top frame doesn't contact the screen, the
standard top might even fit if you got a new one and set it up for this
arrangement. Of course, it might look goofy, with the side glass too short,
but perhaps something could be done with GT glass here, too. Just a crazy
thought...
on 2/22/01 5:59 AM, AGreenberg@aol.com at AGreenberg@aol.com wrote:
> Hey Group,
>
> I'm starting the interior rehab of my project car ( '76 B roadster )and I'm
> thinking of some modifications so I can be more comfortable. First off I'm a
> big guy (6' 7" 260lbs ). I had a BGT in the 70's that I had no problem with.
> The big difference is, of course, the windscreen on the roadster is not as
> high as the one on the GT so if drive the roadster with the seat back all the
> way back my head is still in the wind. So.....
> One thing I was thinking of was a modification to the seat frame so it will
> angle back more. An other idea that a nutty friend with a MIG setup had was
> to lower the floor!
> Are there any ideas or experiences out there that might be applicable?
>
> Thank you much!
>
> Alex
>
> 1976 B ( project )
> 1993 Subaru Legacy ( driver )
> 1974 Ducati 750GT ( escape machine )
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