Greetings, All! I'm 6' 4" and as a result, my head sticks up rather high when driving the Spitfire. I find I must recline the seat back rather far to see out the windshield. While this works (been doing it for 8 years) it isn't the optimum scenario. It also makes top-up driving a bit strange. Has anyone ever shaved foam out of the seat cushion to lower things? How about taking off the seat track and attaching the rails directly to the floor? I'm not concerned about adjusting the fore/aft position. On another tack, has anyone ever lengthened the seat back so that it is taller? Yeah, I know - custom upholstery. But I'm going to do something non-stock anyway.
I'm going to play with all these ideas, but wanted to see what others have done before me. What other options can you all think of? Miata seats seem like too much hassle, and make the seating position higher and further forward than stock. I've sat in Joe Guinan's Cobra seats, and while they were nice, they didn't do what I wanted. Finding seats that are narrow enough to fit down in the Spitfire floor pans could be tough - plus hard to test fit from a catalog or website. I have several spare sets of late Spit low-back and high-back seats to play with, as well as a set of non-reclining high-backs from an earlier GT6. Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Bill G Nass #133 Newalla, OK '74 Spitfire "Lazarus of the broken fuel line" _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires
