[Healeys] Hardtop Headroom and Brake Pedals answered

[Jack Feldman]

Folks,

I had two previous posts in which I asked for shared knowledge. Naturally,
you folks came through like the champions you are.

*Hardtop headroom:* Some folks reminded me that the replacement seat foams
are inches thicker than the old ones. On the MGC, when I did a replacement,
I had trouble getting under the steering wheel.  Had the thing taken apart
and cut down, and it is still close, but OK. My 6ft+ son still has trouble.

The Healey is a bigger car, and I had no trouble after the seat rebuild
until the Hardtop. Now I know I can have the seat taken apart and cut down.
I don't plan to use the HT that often, so the set will remain the way it is.

*Clutch pedal problem: *I damaged the Healey when my foot slipped off the
clutch and the car crashed in the garage. I asked for some suggestions, and
someone (Linwood?} suggested racing pedals from Dennis Welch. They were
expensive, but work great.

Once I removed the standard pedals I realized another reason for my foot
slipping off. The pedals are arced, and your foot only contact a portion of
the pedal. The Welch pedals are only slightly wider  and flatter than the
standard ones, but are metal, and have little projections, like th ones in a
strawberry jar, that grip the sole and  make it almost impossible for the
foot to slip. Too bad the designers of the MGB made the pedal part of the
levers, or I would be getting them for the B&C, even if I have't had any
trouble.

Thanks to you all for help and lively discussions.

Jack
60 BT7
69 MGC
72 MGB (much modified for cumfort and roadability)
And I love them all!*
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