<div dir="ltr">steering wheel is tight already without raising the front of the seats. I had the fulcrum point raise 1/2 " and lowered the seat back hole 1/2" so the seat back tilts back. Also had a pump lumbar support installed when we recovered the seats. Driver seat foam was cut down and hogged out underneath so it crushes, but I think it's still too thick as I sit pretty tall. I have a 1" dense foam seat I sit on.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> _______ _______</span><br style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> (_________________________)</span></div><div> BT7 engine and disk brakes</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1967 MGB <img src="http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg" alt="MG"></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti</span><br></div><div>Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 8:27 AM, Keith Pennell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:llennep@verizon.net" target="_blank">llennep@verizon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font color="black" size="2" face="arial">
<div>When replacing the carpeting many years ago I replaced the 1/4 inch wood strips with wedges - 3/4 at front and 1/4 at rear. Makes the seat back real close to the quarter panel as you say but tolerable. Not sure if there is any comfort tilt but theory says there should be!!</div>
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To: i erbs <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com" target="_blank">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>>; Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>><br>
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<div>Hmmmm ... I find Healey seats to be reasonably comfortable (with
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