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Old 01-15-2009, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by tkb289 View Post
To All ... thanks for the great information and suggestions

The two cars I have had the most 'test sit time' are Dangerous Doug's ERA FIA and Got the Bug Doug's SPF (thanks guys!)

patrickt ... for me in both the ERA and SPF, the left leg reach to the clutch is OK. It's my right knee into the dash that's most of the problem on both cars. Doug's ERA even has the flat bottom dash. You are right about height and where those differences occur.

TerrysSPF ... tilting the seat seems to be a very common theme and makes a lot of sense.

Doug (Got the Bug) ... The dash in your car did seem to be most of the problem for me ... what diameter is your steering wheel?

Kramer ... I'll send a PM ... would like to hear more about the racing seats. I'll stick with the full windscreen, not that adventuresome I agree on the 'test seat time', it takes a while to get settled and figure things out.

Warren ... great link to your SPF and the 'fixes' ... wish I was a bit closer and I would come over for a 'test sit'! Nothing against the longer wheel base cars ... but at this point, I would really like to see if I can stick with ERA or SPF. They are an option for sure.

Tinker51 ... Looks like we are not to far from each other ... will send a PM ... very interested in seeing the dropped foot box if possible.

Doug (the Dangerous one) ... I have been thinking of divots as well ... the street 289 has a 'dropped' dash, maybe a 'raised' dash is the way to go ... ? Any room for a dropped foot box on the ERA? And Doug ... have FUN driving your car, crank up them pipes!

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Thanks guys !

- Tim
Tim,

The leather steering wheel is about 14". I'm not sure if the standard wood wheel is 15" or 16".

Have you sat in Dangerous Doug's car with the seat completely removed? That might be a good starting point and could give you an idea of the max seat frame/thickness that might work for you.
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