At 10:50 13/05/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Well, my 74 MGB is sitting at the garage across the road from my office
>waiting to be inspected for the first time. The car, as most of you know by
>now, has been a rebuild hobby for the last 7 years. Hopefully I am only hours
>away from having a daily driver. Thanks to all for the help along the way.
>
>The one problem that I don't think the list can solve is my size vs the B.
>
>I am 6'3" and 215lb. My line of sight is directly into the top header of the
>windshield. I can lean the seat way back or crotch slightly and look under the
>header or sit vertical and look over the top. Needless to say I won't have the
>top up any more than necessary. Unfortunately here in Indiana, PA springs are
>the monsoon season. We are lucky to have seen sun 2-3 weeks total in the last
>3 months. so there are times either I put the top up or leave it in the
garage.
>
>I took the spacers out from under the seats from the get go, guessing this
>would be a problem. My family thinks me being to tall for the car is great
>because they will get to drive it more. (Ha! little do they know.) The seat
>cushions are new and may compress a little with use. The list has led me to
>believe the B is as roomy as any of the LBC. Is this true? My search for LBC
>#2 has started and it would be nice to have one I fit in a little better.
>
>Has anyone tried a smaller diameter steering wheel. Mine measures about 15" in
>diameter and it rubs my thigh. It does make it a little difficult to move my
>foot from the gas to the brake. How small of a steering wheel can I go to
>before low speed steering/parking becomes a problem and who are suppliers?
>
Ray,
Am the same hieght and weight as you and have no problem in a B, roadster or
GT. No exactly the problem though, do I look over the top, under and trhough?
Would suggest firstly that you make sure the seat is taking advantage of the
rear most mounting holes in the floor. This will give you max leg room but
will not do much for the windscreen height.
For this I suggest that you take out the drivers seat and replace the
wedding in the seat base with something that has a little less tension. You
will find that this will fix the problem perfectly. Your seats will not
look any different but when you sit on them you will sink a little further
into the seat. In fact I found that it was far more comfortable to sit in
after doing this to my car.
I use in both by Rodster and GT a Momo 13 1/2" wood rim steering wheel. A
nice wheel and believe it or not the extra 1 1/2" makes a big difference.
Momo also have matching gear shift knobs too. Looks pretty smart when installed.
I was able to pick these up at my MG suppliers here in Australia, but would
think Moss or such like would have the same on the shelf. Not cheap, but
REAL good.
Now how I get into my TC is a much more complex question.........
Cheers,
Murray Arundell - Brisbane, Australia
45-TC
65-B
75-BGT V8
98-Landrover Discovery SE V8i
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