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| bkrantz |
 Feb 23 2022, 08:42 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 7,811 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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To check out your potential max head and leg room, remove the seat and slider (and back pad) and sit on the floor with your back against the firewall. From that point, figure out how much higher and more forward you can sit and design from there. You might get by with the stock seat shell mounted to the floor, and some thin bottom and back pads.
I am 6-2 with 36 inch inseam. When I built my 914 race car, I had to fit with my helmet on (and space between the helmet and roll cage/roof to satisfy regs. I tried the stock seat bolted to the floor, but ended up with an aluminum shell seat with a very thin pad. |
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| emerygt350 |
Feb 24 2022, 11:05 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,152 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
I would also hope you are relatively bendable. I am 6 1 and 240 (all muscle (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)) and the car is perfectly comfortable when I am in it, but getting in and out is not as easy as it would have been 20 years ago.
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| ClayPerrine |
Feb 24 2022, 11:29 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,540 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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Just take out the seat tracks and bolt the seat directly to the floor. That will add a few inches in head room to the car.
Of course, I don't have that problem. I even store stuff behind the driver's seat.(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) |
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| 914Toy |
Feb 24 2022, 11:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 721 Joined: 12-November 17 From: Laguna beach Member No.: 21,596 Region Association: Southern California
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Install a steering wheel extension - 3" to 4" - will improve long legs clearance.
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| sjhenry1075 |
Mar 1 2022, 10:44 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 269 Joined: 22-July 12 From: Stevensville, MD Member No.: 14,709 Region Association: North East States
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I'm sorry it's taken me so long to reply, I havent checked the forum in a few days.
I'm 6'7 and roughly 290 lbs and wear a size 17/18 shoe. I fit pretty good and can drive the car fine but I have to take off my right shoe. Also, forget about having a center console. My car has the stock steering wheel, which if you upgrade to a smaller one could help. Also, my seat is all the way back and tilted back if this makes sense. I removed the backpad to see if it helped with legroom, but it did not. |
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| volksswag63 |
Mar 1 2022, 12:52 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 12-October 21 From: Chandler, AZ Member No.: 25,980 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Go for it. I'm 6'6" 238lbs and I bought my 914 in Oct. 1st gear is kinda tricky, the stick is pretty much under my thigh. I have a smaller steering wheel than the standard though. Not sure it'd work with the stock wheel.
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| sjhenry1075 |
Mar 2 2022, 09:41 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 269 Joined: 22-July 12 From: Stevensville, MD Member No.: 14,709 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(volksswag63 @ Mar 1 2022, 01:52 PM)  Go for it. I'm 6'6" 238lbs and I bought my 914 in Oct. 1st gear is kinda tricky, the stick is pretty much under my thigh. I have a smaller steering wheel than the standard though. Not sure it'd work with the stock wheel. I used to have the same issue with 1st gear until the shifter broke and when it was rewelded I twisted it a little bit, so it fits easier and I can actually shift out of 1st gear. |
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| Ansbacher |
Mar 2 2022, 11:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 4-July 14 From: Tampa Bay, Florida Member No.: 17,589 |
If the car has A/C your giant sized shoe will hit the blower motor. I have size 13 feet and had that problem. Luckily the A/C was shot, so I removed all the components. Now no problem. I do not find the center console to be a problem.
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