Gettin' Down In the BDR!

[Want1Bad]

Okay, this one is for the tall folks in the audience. I own BDR #293. It is a daily driver that I have put over 10K miles on (so far). Then I wrecked it (really munched it!). You can see it at http://autoworksracing.com/gray%20cobra%20pg.htm.

Here's my problem. Three times since owning this car, I have run through red lights -- accidentally. I mean, I just didn't see them and found myself cruising right through them. The first two times, I managed to avoid accidents. The last time I did not -- hence the munched Cobra.

Now, I have never done this before owning this car and I was not speeding or wreckless driving -- I just didn't "see" the lights. The first two times, I had someone in the car with me and the last time, someone from outside the car was yelling something to me -- so distractions were present in each event.

Why is all this important? And what does all this have to do with being tall? Well, it seems that the top of the windshield frame cuts across my sightline at about the point where an approaching traffic light would be. If you were to look at a picture of me sitting in my car, you would see that from eyebrows up, my head is above the windshield.

More facts, I have a slider on the driver's side of the car that allows me to move the seat -- and this adds about three inches. But, as I use this car as a daily driver, I find that I use the slider frequently -- if I'm wearing a heavy jacket and heavy soled shoes, the seat goes back. If I'm in shorts and barefoot -- seat forward.

Another fact: an airconditioning ventilation duct is attached under the dashboard and protrudes about where my right knee is, meaning that without the seat adjustment, my knee would collide with the vent when clutching.

So, what I need is to get further down in the car (to make my ride safer) but to keep the ability to adjust my seat. As the car's frame runs right under the fiberglass and the seat (slider) is bolted right to the fiberglass too, there's no way to sink the slider down into the fiberglass.

I know this is a tall order, but anyone have ideas?

Thanks,
Gregg