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> When are you too big for a 914?
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post Dec 31 2017, 12:29 PM
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Can't remember the guys name, he was from the SLC area in Utah.

Anyways, 6'10 i believe and well over 300 pounds and he had to do some major rework of the seats and firewall to fit in his 914.

The thing looked like a toy car next to him ...
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post Dec 31 2017, 12:37 PM
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In 1977, I was not to big to fit into my 914.

40 years later, I'm still not to big to fit, nor am I too friggin' old


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post Dec 31 2017, 02:46 PM
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QUOTE(gereed75 @ Dec 31 2017, 12:07 PM) *

I am 6'4" + and have been comfy in my car since 1974. Do like the smaller momo.

Very surprised no one has mentioned the old trick of removing the seat cushion and putting in a thin foam pad for track driving. Not only provides extra head room to fit a helmet but also provides additional bolster support.

My 6'4" 300+ lb ex NFL lineman son has driven the car. Not comfy but fits.


Accually I kind of did, very first post first line

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I'm 6'-1' and I've already cut down my seat cushion so I sit at a more comfortable level and can see out my rear view mirror.


I cut my cushion down to 1" and replaced the seat cover.
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post Dec 31 2017, 03:11 PM
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QUOTE(1970 Neun vierzehn @ Jan 1 2018, 07:37 AM) *

In 1977, I was not to big to fit into my 914.

40 years later, I'm still not to big to fit, nor am I too friggin' old


6 ft give or take ,the 914 is very roomy compared to the 911's and 356's I have been in,the 356 is rather cramped IMO,as with the 944 you kinda fall into them,my smaller steering wheel helps with getting my legs in.
My son got tall relatively late in his teens and is now same height as me ,his mother (RIP) was tall also.
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post Jan 16 2018, 07:24 AM
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Just seeing this today and the answer seems to be clear...your son will have no issue.

The 914 is uniquely accommodating for tall frames - it gets tighter if a driver is on track with a helmet like Tomeric mentioned. I fit fine in stock seats in a street car - not so with a helmet. t!

Below is a pic that shoes the dropped pan on my car - the black unit protruding from under my seat. I sit very low and even with full gear I have about 2" of clearance - it doesn't sound like much but I honestly would not want to be any lower in a 914 for line-of-sight issues.

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post Jan 16 2018, 07:31 AM
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the one on the left is 6'6" and he fits just fine


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post Jan 16 2018, 01:28 PM
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What's with all you tall people? Did I miss a height requirement when I joined the site??

There's no too tall, there's just a no-man's-land where you are too tall to see through the windshield and too short to see over it!
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post Jan 16 2018, 05:39 PM
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I'm 6'7" 280lbs and fit, I tilted my fixed-back Corbeau seat back and my knees are higher than most, but I fit pretty good. Makes it more like a go-kart! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Jan 16 2018, 05:43 PM
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Me standing near mine and a semi-normal size person hahaha (muggs if you know him)

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post Jan 16 2018, 06:27 PM
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Me at 6’4” fit into the 914 much better than my wife’s Boxster!
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post Jan 16 2018, 08:10 PM
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I think the gut is more of an issue than height.
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post Jan 16 2018, 08:16 PM
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QUOTE(Edward Blume @ Jan 16 2018, 06:10 PM) *

I think the gut is more of an issue than height.

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post Jan 17 2018, 12:29 AM
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6'4", 200lbs and I fit comfortably. I'm all legs though. I have a buddy who's 6'7" and he's all torso. He doesn't fit unless the top is off.

I can fit inside with the top on while wearing a helmet but its tight and didn't happen w/o creative reworking of the racing seats (to retain the factory slide/tilt mechanism) and a thinner seat cushion.
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post Jan 18 2018, 09:06 AM
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I had a POC driving instructor some years ago who was a 'big guy'. Now I'm around 5'9" 175lbs and my car is set up for me with a full 10pt cage and tight non-adjustable race seats...It was comical watching the guy get in and out of the car. His body barely fit between the seat bolsters so he was practically sitting on top of them. The car was noticeably slower too. But we pulled it off!
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post Jan 18 2018, 12:57 PM
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post Jan 18 2018, 05:03 PM
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You are too big to fit when you are too big for your britches.
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