My problem exactly! I just completed an interior restoration and
recently sat in our new BGT for the first time. My wife is 5'4" and
even she has difficulty with the seat/leg-room/steering-wheel equation.
Let us know how you fix this problem. I was/am considering a new
steering wheel that is smaller in diameter 'cuz I've never even sat in a
B before and didn't know what it should feel like. I thought it odd that
it should be so tight. I'll hold off for a while.
Lonn Howard
'70 TR6 -mine
'71 TR6 -in my garage
'70 MGB GT -ours
'89 Saab Turbo Convertible -hers
"We are but temporary custodians with an obligation of preservation."
----- Original Message -----
From: <BobMGT@aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 1999 10:08 AM
Subject: Help, My Seat's too High!
> I just got done re-doing the driver's seat on my 71 B. I used parts
from
> Moss: foams, diaphragm, and seat upholstery kit. I used a diaphragm
instead
> of webbing because the original seat had a diaphragm. Now my seat is
TOO
> HIGH! My legs are pressing against the steering wheel. I can't drive
the car
> this way! Before the renovation, I had a very comfortable fit. I'm
only 5'8"
> so it's not my physique that's the problem. The new parts don't look
that
> much different. But, I noticed the new foam is stiffer. Also the new
> diaphragm is way, way, way tighter than the original one. It seems
more like
> plastic than rubber and does not want to stretch. The little embedded
metal
> bars that the hooks attach to bent into V's under the strain. Has
anybody
> else run into this problem? Does Moss have a Email address?
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
>
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