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Re: Lowering seats

To: James <James@LWSD.com>
Subject: Re: Lowering seats
From: Mark Snowdon <racer45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 18:48:29 -0800
James wrote:
> 
> Howdy, all.
> 
> I'm getting a '74 MGB back into roadworthy shape. Finally got it down off
> the stands and drove it around the block today, with FUNCTIONING REAR
> BRAKES!
> 
> I'm 6'4" tall and a good deal of it is in my torso. I'd like to get my butt
> closer to the ground, so I can stop scrunching down to peer through the
> windshield. I race an '85 Mazda RX7, and I achieved this goal in that car
> by mounting an aluminum racing seat (the bottom of which consists of a
> quarter inch of aluminum, two inches of padding and nothing else) directly
> on the floorpan. I'd like to keep the original seat in the 'B, but make
> some changes to the frame/springs/mounting to lower the seating surface a
> couple of inches.
> 
> Anyone out there who has made similar changes to their car and has wisdom
> to share?
> 
> As always, TIA....
> 
> - James Einolf

take out some of the seat padding, it should lower you about 1 to 2
inches. Good luck.

Mark Snowdon

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