Some advice on creating more room please

[John S]

Hello all. I'm new here and just realized my dream yesterday of owning a cobra. I sat in a few previously and didn't come close to fitting in them. I'm 6' 4 about 300 lbs. I saw one last week locally and went and looked and lo and behold I actually kind of fit in it and was able to drive it. Being an automatic helped. My question is can anyone suggest seats that are thinner and lower than what's currently in there, which are the wrong seats, high backed, thickly padded and unacceptable for the car. Can anyone post a link with this and other mods to create more room. I was able to lower the seat a few inches now my head is even with the windshield frame as opposed to 4 inches over it and I can't see to well. Thanks in advance.

[DanEC]

Is this a car you bought or one you are thinking about buying? Knowing the manufacturer might help. Removing seat tracks and bolting them to the floor all the way back usually gains significant room. raking the seat back hldps too. Some models have some adjustment of the pedal position also.

[gsharapa]

Originally Posted by DanEC

Is this a car you bought or one you are thinking about buying? Knowing the manufacturer might help. Removing seat tracks and bolting them to the floor all the way back usually gains significant room. raking the seat back hldps too. Some models have some adjustment of the pedal position also.

Agree with the above as I pretty much always bolt them to the floor and tilt the front up for more room. You could also take some foam out of the seat cushion or have a thinner one made. On other thing you could do is put a Kirkey vintage racing seat in it bolted to the floor and tilted back as you will pickup lots of room with that seat. I have one in mine per the following pic.

[mdross1]

Did the same thing to ours, seat on the floor all the way back fits me like a glove. Good Luck your car still has to be a lot longer than ours if your 6'4" and fit.

[Ron61]

John,

You might try contacting Bill Emerson of Emerson Motorsports. I know that he has built some Cobras for guys as large as you and a little taller and they have no problem getting in and out of them. I am not sure of just what all he did but the seats were one of the changes along with some others. I am pretty sure he has a link on here in the builders list.

Congratulations on finally getting your dream car.

Ron

[jwheeler1947]

To GSHARAPA. I love the look of your Kirkey vintage racing seat, in addition to the benefit of more room. Where did you get your seat? I'd like to get one for my Factory Five MK III Roadster. Thanks. Jack

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by jwheeler1947

.... Where did you get your seat? ....

Try this....
Kirkey Racing Vintage Bucket Seat Cover 17" for Classic Modified Sprint Car Et | eBay
Cheers,
Glen

[John S]

Thanks ron. I have the car going into the shop today to see what they can do. The current seats need to be changed. They are high back and not really rounded to fit into the seat wells far enough. Until I buy seats and a few other things I just want it more drivable till then. They'll remove the seat bracket and try bolting it right to the floor. I'm driving it anyway and its amazing. Yesterday someone knocked on my door to ask questions about the car. That was strange.

[Ron61]

John,

You will have a lot of people coming up to ask questions about the car. When I have my garage door open, I go and close the driveway gate as I got tired of strangers just walking up and into the garage to look at the cars. I hope they can come up with some seats and a mounting that will do the job for you. And you are going to have a lot of great times with the car.

Ron

[John S]

Here are some pics.

[G-Pete]

I concur with the posters above - the Kirkey are the way to go to gain room. Me, 6'1 inseam 33 in.

[Dominik]

I am 6.4 and used R-model seats with no runners. For your 300lb frame you may have to get a wider version. The R-Model seat is essentially a go-cart seat.

[John S]

I looked at the kirkey seats and the sides are too high and the seats too narrow. The vintage roadster seats have the look I want but seem too padded. I know the bottom padding can be removed and replaced with memory foam. Whatever it takes I need to get under the windshield. Thanks everyone for the input. Going for a cruise now.

[G-Pete]

Now I know what you need - you need bomber seats.....

[Bill E]

We do custom seats to fit you and your car.

[Buzz]

Originally Posted by John S

Here are some pics.

Hi John - can you tell us more about the car? From the pictures it looks like a rebody of some sort - possibly an MGB?
Definitely not a Cobra in the sense that most of us are used to with a twin tube chassis and a fibergalss or aluminium body, so much of our experience with seats, etc. may not be applicable. What drivetrain does it have. And lastly - have you already bought it?

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Bill E

We do custom seats to fit you and your car.

Did you think resurrecting a 1.5+ year old thread where the OP has not been logged into the site since 10-05-2014 06:19 PM was a smart idea

Originally Posted by Buzz

Hi John - can you tell us more about the car? From the pictures it looks like a rebody of some sort - possibly an MGB?
Definitely not a Cobra in the sense that most of us are used to with a twin tube chassis and a fibergalss or aluminium body, so much of our experience with seats, etc. may not be applicable. What drivetrain does it have. And lastly - have you already bought it?

Modified MG Midget chassis.

For the rest, see above in red

[Buzz]

Take a pill Bill! It was at the top of the page - didn't notice the dates

[Bill E]

The car could be a Tomahawk 280 Z based

[MOTORHEAD]

That's definetly an MG center section, w/s, door panels, dash, seats,etc. made by C-F enterprises of L.B. Ca. Basically used MGB platform with their front and rear body panels.