Hi there! Tall guy seeking advice about which kit to get

PANAVIA · #1 (**permalink**) 11-26-2009, 03:16 AM

Superformance with a seat mod and you should be OK . -- CSX wont fit without cutting out the foot boxes. -- kirkhams and ERA both have good options and all of these still "look" like a cobra.

Steve

mrmustang · #2 (**permalink**) 11-26-2009, 07:01 AM

Your height is not really an issue, your inseam will determine which route you have to take in order to fit in one cobra replica vs another. SPF,BDR,ERA all have work arounds for the tall driver. Adjustable pedal box mounts and adjustable seat tracks are the two biggest (besides a dropped drivers side footbox). I'm just over 6 feet tall and need to adjust my seat forward two clicks (I have a 34 inseam) in the ERA. I know of at least one 6' 8" owner in the bunch, he lives in NYC, if I can remember his name I'll see if I can get you contact information, he has owned(or owns) both a SPF (427SC) and a ERA(289FIA)........

Bill S.

patrickt · #3 (**permalink**) 11-26-2009, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by mrmustang

I know of at least one 6' 8" owner in the bunch, he lives in NYC, if I can remember his name I'll see if I can get you contact information, he has owned(or owns) both a SPF (427SC) and a ERA(289FIA)........

I don't know about an ERA fitting a 6' 8" guy. I'm skeptical.

I have no seat tracks, light seat padding, seat moved back, pedals spaced out (12EEE) and moved forward (with the special Tilton clutch MC), and the car fits me just fine at 6' 4". I guess it would all depend on where you put that extra four inches. Two inches between your foot and knee is not the same as two inches between your belt and neck line. I'm not saying it can't be done, but I would definitely fly up to ERA and have a butt-in-seat test to make sure before I stroked a check.

The last thing you want to do is be peering out over the windshield when you're driving the car -- that looks pretty stupid.

In order to look cool, you have to be looking through the windshield.

Bryan Anderson · #4 (**permalink**) 04-10-2010, 06:10 PM

take a look at the B&B cars we set up our car with a 4" dropped floor and we will have plenty of room and our car is still a 90" wheel base, I know you are asking about a body only that is available from B&B for only 4200 but you might want to ck out the car that is up for sale on ebay turnkey minus all done just needs engine and Trans it is only up to 14,500 at this point. ck out all of our info at www.bandbroadster.com