Re: LRO: RE: Series driver height.

From: DaveB (rovergawd@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Jul 06 2001 - 12:51:57 EDT

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    --- "Faure, Marin" <Marin.Faure@PSS.Boeing.com> wrote:
     So far as I'm
    > aware, the
    > front passenger compartment in a Model 109 is virtually identical to
    > the
    > front passenger compartment in an 88,

    109 regulars have 3 more inches at top-of-seat-box height. With the
    defender seats in my 109, I fele like I have 4-6 inches more leg room
    than in my 88 with either the original or defender seats. In a 109 SW,
    you can remove the bar behind the front seats if you have self
    supporting seat backs. this allows even more leg room thna I have in my
    2-door. Most drivers of standard-seated 88's and 109's are amazed and
    disoriented when they sit in my 109. Bill Rice thought my steering
    column was different than his. When I had the defnder seats in the 88,
    nobody ever thought it was any roomier than with the stock seats. BTW,
    i am 6'2" and I don't think my legs are particularly or unusually
    short. in the 88", I'm a little cramped but it is very doable and I
    have driven it for 12 hours straight many times. But the 109 is a whole
    differnet ballgame. In fact, i had an idea to convert a 109 regular
    rear bed into an 88 bed, by removing the side panels, cutting the
    necessary amount off the back end, replacing the back end panels and
    rear cross piece, repositioning the underfloor cross pieces if
    necessary, and replacing the side panels with those from an 88. You may
    have to remove the wheel well toool boxes and spare holder that are
    often found on a 109 regular but the end result would be about 4-6"
    less cargo space, and 4-6" more leg room. You would have to weld new
    brackets onto for the front part of the tub to mount to the frame
    though.

    best
    daveb

     

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