[Healeys] Fw: Leg Room in Healeys

[G. Brierton]

Two different needs =
two different meanings of leg room:
1) distance from where seat back bottom meets seat cushion rear edge to 
forward floor board (butt to heel space or length) or
2) distance between seat cushion forward edge and steering wheel (thigh 
space or thickness)
I think the first is more commonly used by car mag writers
GaryB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Z" <davzu29 at cox.net>
To: <pennell at cox.net>; "Jerry Costanzo" <grumpyinloomis at ssctv.net>; 
<healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: Leg Room in Healeys


> Keith,
>
> It seems to me by placing a tapered wood strip beneath the seat, you'd
> change the angle of the seat cushion and the seat back both, but while
> changing the angle of the seat, you'd be reducing the space between the 
> seat
> and the steering wheel, making it smaller and actually decreasing your leg
> room. In spite of that, I'm considering giving it a try to make the seat
> more comfortable.
> David Z.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <pennell at cox.net>
> To: "Jerry Costanzo" <grumpyinloomis at ssctv.net>; <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 5:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: Leg Room in Healeys
>
>
>> Jerry,
>>
>> The wood shim is a good, quick way to elevate the front of the seats.
>> When I did the resto on my BJ8 and BN7 I made tapered wood strips to
>> replace the factory strips.  The strips are the same length but 3/4 in 
>> the
>> front tapering down to 1/4 in the back.  This gives slightly more leg 
>> room
>> but better yet more thigh support.
>>
>> Keith Pennell
>>
>>> Well, so much for my planning in the BJ8 to move the seats back an inch.
>>> I
>>> did put a wood shim in my BN4 tilting the seat back and that made it 
>>> more
>>> comfortable.
>>>
>>> Jerry
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