Subject: Re: [Healeys] miata seats

From: I Erbs <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 13:16:35 -0700

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That's half the issue. Also need more travel forward for wife.  Thanks

Mr. Ira Erbs
On Sep 13, 2015 1:10 PM, "rrengineer.mike" <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I think I have seen a modification to the seat frame to tilt it back a
> little to give a little more leg room. It may be in BCS book by Norm Nock=
..
> Mike MacLean
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> From: I Erbs <[email-masked]>
> Date: 09/13/2015 12:08 (GMT-08:00)
> To: Ahealey help <[email-masked]>
> Subject: [Healeys] miata seats
>
> I'd like to hear from anyone who has put Miata seats in their big Healey.
> I'm 6'3" tall, wife is 5'4" and the stock seat tracks don't move up enoug=
h
> for her to drive the car. I have seen Miata seats in the cars and they lo=
ok
>  a lot more comfortable. I realize it does not take much to be more
> comfortable :) Pedal blocks are out of he question in that I don't have
> enough leg room as it is. Has anyone adapted the OEM tracks to have more
> travel?
> Thanks
>
> Ira Erbs
> Portland, OR
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<p dir=3D"ltr">That&#39;s half the issue. Also need more travel forward for=
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs</p>
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 little to give a little more leg room. It may be in BCS book by Norm Nock.=
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leys] miata seats <br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"font-size:large"><div class=3D"gmail_default">I&#39;d like to hear fr=
om anyone who has put Miata seats in their big Healey. I&#39;m 6&#39;3&quot=
; tall, wife is 5&#39;4&quot; and the stock seat tracks don&#39;t move up e=
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more comfortable :) Pedal blocks are out of he question in that I don&#39;t=
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ore travel?</div><div class=3D"gmail_default">Thanks</div></div><br clear=
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From: Bob Haskell <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 18:57:04 -0400

Ira,

I welded some angle iron to the front of the seat frame and drilled some 
additional holes to move the frame back on the rails (I'm 6'9").  You 
ought to be able to do the same, but on the back of the frame.  Might 
also weld a support block on the bottom side of the front of the fame. 
You would have to unbolt/move/bolt the frame from the rails when 
switching drivers.

It looks like it would be a bit of work to lengthen the rails.  Not sure 
that you could get away lengthening just the lower rail.

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php

On 09/13/2015 04:16 PM, I Erbs wrote:
> On Sep 13, 2015 1:10 PM, "rrengineer.mike" <[email-masked]
>
>     I think I have seen a modification to the seat frame to tilt it back
>     a little to give a little more leg room. It may be in BCS book by
>     Norm Nock..
>     Mike MacLean
>
>
>
>     Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
>     To: Ahealey help <[email-masked]
>     I'd like to hear from anyone who has put Miata seats in their big
>     Healey. I'm 6'3" tall, wife is 5'4" and the stock seat tracks don't
>     move up enough for her to drive the car. I have seen Miata seats in
>     the cars and they look  a lot more comfortable. I realize it does
>     not take much to be more comfortable :) Pedal blocks are out of he
>     question in that I don't have enough leg room as it is. Has anyone
>     adapted the OEM tracks to have more travel?
>     Thanks
>
>     Ira Erbs
>     Portland, OR
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