I have red pages and pages of previous treats, but can not fond anything specific on the hight os the steering wheel.

I don't need a long explanation of all the variables, but just a few (confortable and working) hights from the floor to the centre of the steering column and from the last body brace to that same point.

Unfortunately, this is one of those "how long is a piece of string" questions!

You put the steering wheel where it suits you best, remembering that you have to get your legs under it, get in and out of the car, and so on.

Best thing to do is them method Ron Champion suggests - tie the steering column up to something, climb in, and generally move things around until they feel right.

rgds,

David

I ended up getting a flat bottoned wheel as I have the steering very low to suit me and a flat bottomed wheel was the only way I could gte in and out of the car!

I agree with David, tie the column to something and move it around until your happy, remeber your building a car deisnged by you for you, so why not have it excatly where you want it.

I placed my steering wheel where if flet comfortable by sitting in the drivers seat and making vroom vroom sounds and shiofting, I kept re-adjusting it until it felt "right"

strong recomendation.

buy your seats early in the build.

put tjhem in the car. Then from that position set your steering wheel and pedal positions.

if you dont you will possibly end up with something uncomfortable and crap to drive.

atb

steve

Good advice- wish I'd followed it!

James

only problem is you have bloody seats hanging around in the way for months (years) afterwards! you cant leave em in the car or they will get trashed............

atb

steve

and if you want nice seats its a lot of cash to oulay and have tied up from an early point when you could be spending it on bodywork, brakes drivetrain suspension etc.

But as steve says, if at all possible it's the best route

I made a wooden seat early in the build when I was positioning everything, I built it according to what the seat I was looking at was. It actually worked out nice except that the wooden seat didnt sink like the foam does, I would like to have lowered the steering wheel another inch, but I am just going to raise the seat instead.

very true.

but if you buy the seats of your dreams up front you can make sure they fit - or make your car wider so they do!

atb

steve

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Originally posted by colmaccoll
and if you want nice seats its a lot of cash to oulay and have tied up from an early point when you could be spending it on bodywork, brakes drivetrain suspension etc.

But as steve says, if at all possible it's the best route

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Thanks for all the advice, BUT....

Give me a couple of actual dimentions just to give me a guide. I have fitted mock up seats and have fitted the s/wheel in the most comfortable position, but battle to get in and out(with the standatd s/wheel). That is why I want to double check with some other working solutions.

Kango,

I will make some measurements for you when I next go to the garage. Mean while if you look at www.performancelocost.co.uk you get an idea of where I have mine. I do have trouble getting in and out with the standard wheel on, but I'm replacing it with a much smaller wheel that has a flat bottom later so its not really relavant.

Steve - prefctly agree with the buy seats early comment. I did and I'm so glad I did, just make sure you store them somewhere other than where you grind. As per a previous thread grinding sparks get everywhere (including embedded in the windscreen of my Jag ) so it would be quite easy to wreck £300 of seats before the end of the build.

EDIT: to make link work.

[Edited on 27/10/04 by PioneerX]