Hi
Along this line has anyone looked at moving the peddal box.
In the midget I have and looked at it should be a simple
operation. It could even be hung under the foot box and
hydrolic lines extended.....
Pete
9/23/2003 9:20:44 AM, Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com> wrote:
>Bob,
> Since the seat frame is hitting the tunnel, there is much adjustment
>left. But you might remove the seat and examine the tracks. Possibly you
>could drill new holes in the tracks, a bit offset and to the rear, so
>that the track could be located a bit farther forward and offset to get
>greater clearance from the tunnel. The bolts go down through the tracks
>into captive nuts under the floor, which are prone to rusting, so give
>generous applications of Liquid Wrench, PB Blaster, etc before yanking
>hard on them.
> How are the straps/diaphram under the seat? If perished, the driver
>sits low and tends to sit farther back in the seat than when they are
>supporting the foam cushion.
>Bob
>
>
>On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:42:57 -0600 "engl" <engl@cableregina.com> writes:
>> In spring I bought a '65 MGB for my wife (yes ... really!). She's a
>> bit on the short side (5'2") and cannot reach the pedals. The front
>seat
>> seems to be as far forward as it will go as the seat frame hits the
>> transmission tunnel. She's OK (just barely) driving the car with a
>pillow behind
>> her back, but I was wondering if there is some adjustment I can make to
>
>> make the car more comfortable for her. At this point my thought is to
>make a
>> padded seat back cover for her, but would prefer a simpler solution if
>one
>> is available.
>>
>> Bob
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