On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, John Vandermeulen wrote:
> I drive a '67 TR4A, but have problems with leg-room. I am 6'1",220 lbs,
> but everyone who has sat in the driver's seat has complained of lack of
> space. With my feet on the pedals, my right knee is back up under the
> steering wheel, with only about 2" clearance between the steering wheel
> and the transmission tunnel.
Yes, and you can almost open the door with your left knee!
> The steering wheel is a smaller one than the OE that came with it. It
> was almost impossible to drive with the OE wheel.
Good to know; I will keep my 14" wheel (Formuling)
> The steering column seems to come out of the dash alright - at least
> there is no obvious gap between the column and the dash. The driver's
> seat might be a touch thick, but that still does not cause the very
> little space between the wheel rim and the tran.
> Has anyone else had this problem?
Check your floorboards and seat rail adjusters. You may be able to
relocate the entire seat or move it back another notch (don't laugh, the
DPO of my car was kinda short and the seats could go back another notch- a
little difficult as they were rusted, but the BFH helped a lot)
Perhaps switching seat types may help too. Do you know anyone with a TR6
you could try jumping into, to compare?
I am similar build as you and don't have *too* much trouble in my TR4.
(love is blind, I guess) I did stretch the footwells as much as I could
when I welded them back up (1/2" here & there)
However, be aware that the TRs are among the biggest of the littlest- I
just DON'T fit in an MG. ('xept the BGT...)
-Malcolm
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