A Cobra for the "taller" driver

[Thor maine]

Originally Posted by Mdman352

I own a Contemporary and I'm 6'3" 295# with size 14 shoes.. I tossed the seats and used a Walmart pillow for a year until I could afford to finish the interior and had some custom "seats" made that fit onto the floor allowing me to sit 6" down and 6" back, cut 4" out of the side of the transmission tunnel, moved the rear header pipe (427)forward and got 2" more in the foot box, moved the pedals apart, moved the steering column to the right to "center up" the driving position a little better. Nick Acton did the fabrication/modification work. It was physically impossible to drive the car when I first got it. Now, I wear it out every chance i get.

So is that a picture after all those mods or before??? You look like your a little big for the car in that picture. I used in my Contemporary early Jag E-type seats. Cut down the back 3 inches, easy the frame is made of wood. The bottom part of the seat is lower than Cobra repo seats and the front edge is angled to give room for the trans tunnel so I kept the track slides and the seat can go the whole range of front to back.

[Mdman352]

Originally Posted by Thor maine

So is that a picture after all those mods or before??? You look like your a little big for the car in that picture. I used in my Contemporary early Jag E-type seats. Cut down the back 3 inches, easy the frame is made of wood. The bottom part of the seat is lower than Cobra repo seats and the front edge is angled to give room for the trans tunnel so I kept the track slides and the seat can go the whole range of front to back.

this was before.......