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Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding
Nice write-up. A quick question. I'm 6'6" and have no chance under the sun of getting into the driver's seat of a Miata. NONE. There is no way to move my legs because they are pinned under the steering wheel. I tried and had to call my son the fire fighter to extract me. On top of that (literally) I wind up looking over the top of the windscreen. There is no chance of the top going down and my head becomes the top of the roll cage.
How do you do it?
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Originally Posted by new2subaru
Yes, how do you do it? I’m just shy of 6’ 6”. No way I can fit in one.
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In the ND, I had to hunch down a little with the top up, if you autox you do it with the top down rain or shine. We played with the stock seat for a while I even bought another set of ND Miata seats to tear apart and look at on how to lower it and bolt it hard mount to the floor pans to no avail. Ended up trading it in for the FRS as you there is more room front to back and a little more room between the head and the roof.
The Spacer Giacomo makes helps with the knee situation and makes getting in and out a sinch, But inevitably you cannot fit in there with a roll bar and helmet at our sizes. Ultimately that is why I am in an twin now.
My attempt at Hacking the stock seat to lower it. COuld only gain about a half inch to 3/4 of an inch and lose adjustability
Follow the Link to the Miata Forum where I posted my excursion with my shop
This is basically what caused me to sell the car: I am sitting on the floor
And With a helmet I wouldnt pass any roll over broomstick test