Greetings, All!
I'm 6' 4" and as a result, my head sticks up rather high when driving
the Spitfire. I find I must recline the seat back rather far to see
out the windshield. While this works (been doing it for 8 years) it
isn't the optimum scenario. It also makes top-up driving a bit
strange. Has anyone ever shaved foam out of the seat cushion to lower
things? How about taking off the seat track and attaching the rails
directly to the floor? I'm not concerned about adjusting the fore/aft
position. On another tack, has anyone ever lengthened the seat back
so that it is taller? Yeah, I know - custom upholstery. But I'm
going to do something non-stock anyway.
I'm going to play with all these ideas, but wanted to see what others
have done before me. What other options can you all think of? Miata
seats seem like too much hassle, and make the seating position higher
and further forward than stock. I've sat in Joe Guinan's Cobra seats,
and while they were nice, they didn't do what I wanted. Finding seats
that are narrow enough to fit down in the Spitfire floor pans could be
tough - plus hard to test fit from a catalog or website. I have
several spare sets of late Spit low-back and high-back seats to play
with, as well as a set of non-reclining high-backs from an earlier
GT6.
Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Bill G
Nass #133
Newalla, OK
'74 Spitfire "Lazarus of the broken fuel line"
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