Driver seat position

[CHANMADD]

If the clutch is adjusted right ...it should begin disengaging right near the top...I dont
think that I ever have to push the pedal to the floor.....make sure the fork at the bellhousing
is pushing the slave piston all the way back and that it starts moving as soon as you touch the pedal.....not of course forgetting that there is a "small" amount of freeplay required....

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by CHANMADD

If the clutch is adjusted right ...it should begin disengaging right near the top...I dont
think that I ever have to push the pedal to the floor.....make sure the fork at the bellhousing
is pushing the slave piston all the way back and that it starts moving as soon as you touch the pedal.....not of course forgetting that there is a "small" amount of freeplay required....

I've got the slave piston pushed all the way back, probably deadheaded in the cylinder. It's a little difficult to precisely establish how much play I have because of the rock of the pedal on the arm - but it's probably about an inch or a little more. Since I changed from the 3/4 inch to the 7/8 inch master cylinder the point of beginning engagement is well above the floor now.

[bobbybeige]

How successful were you at placing the seat in a position that your could drive it comfortably?
I don't own an ERA (yet) but I am 6'5" and have 13EE feet. 220 lbs.
Without being able to test fit myself in one, there aren't any near me as far as I know.
I've tried sitting in some Factory Five cars & the way they've been set up there is not much chance.
The last thing I want is to able to finally find my dream car & then not be able to fit in it.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by bobbybeige

How successful were you at placing the seat in a position that your could drive it comfortably?
I don't own an ERA (yet) but I am 6'5" and have 13EE feet. 220 lbs.
Without being able to test fit myself in one, there aren't any near me as far as I know.
I've tried sitting in some Factory Five cars & the way they've been set up there is not much chance.
The last thing I want is to able to finally find my dream car & then not be able to fit in it.

I'm 6' 4" 190 and fit fine. The key is where your height is (from your feet to your knees, from your knees to your belt, from your belt to your head). Not to make a joke of it, but how "padded" your butt is will make a difference too.

EDIT -- and I have 12EEE feet. I had the pedals spaced a little wider for me; no problemos.

[bobbybeige]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I'm 6' 4" 190 and fit fine. The key is where your height is (from your feet to your knees, from your knees to your belt, from your belt to your head). Not to make a joke of it, but how "padded" your butt is will make a difference too.

EDIT -- and I have 12EEE feet. I had the pedals spaced a little wider for me; no problemos.

Most of my height is in my torso. For as tall as I am, my inseam is 34"
So maybe the leg room might be manageable but my head will be above the windshield?
I have read something about removing the seat tracks to drop the seat lower?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by bobbybeige

Most of my height is in my torso. For as tall as I am, my inseam is 34"
So maybe the leg room might be manageable but my head will be above the windshield?

That could actually work to your advantage. By moving the seat forward, you can then tilt the chair backwards. That will then drop your head down lower. A couple of techniques that ERA uses to fit tall guys is to remove the seat tracks and to reduce the padding in the seat itself. You can not judge whether you will fit in a car by sitting in a car that is set up for a normal sized (or small) man. As an example, when I flew up to ERA to be "fitted" by Doug, I sat in one particular ERA that was there. Not only did my knees hit the steering wheel, but my eyes were actually above the top of the windshield. The only way you're going to know for sure is to go there and sit in one of the cars that is being built and have the guys experiment on you a bit.

[DanEC]

Leg room will not be a problem with a 34 inch inseam but you will almost certainly have to omit the adjustable seat tracks, have the seat cushion foam trimmed and as Patrick said, shim the front of the seat for a fair amount of rake. I left off the seat tracks, had the seat foam trimmed and shimmed the front of the sear about 3/4 inch. I have a 34 inch inseam also but I'm 3 inches shorter than you - my view through the windshield is fine. Yours may not be so good - hard to tell.

ERA spaced my pedals out (at my request) even more than Patrick's.



You will probably want to wear some sort of driving shoe with a narrow sole. My pedals are spaced pretty much the same as in my 2012 Mustang GT but they feel closer. I think that has something more to do with the slightly skewed seating/pedal alignment than the pedal spacing.