On 2010-08-30 3:15 PM, donaldfleischut wrote:
I have a friend who is six foot seven. From the waist up he is average height.
All his height is in his legs. I tried to fit him into my Model C/D and you
already know the result. Moving the seat is not an option (of course). I am
going to redo my panel this winter. Has anyone made half moon cut outs in the
panel (where the knees would go)? If so a picture would be great.
Don,
I think the best solution for him would be to find a two-control Coupe
and modify the seat back cushions to give a nicely formed and padded
seat back with minimum thickness.
The original cushions on my Coupe were a lot thinner than the cushions
I've seen on many reupholstered Coupes. At 5' 11" I bumped my head on
the canopy of several Coupes with replacement seat cushions but never in
my own Coupe.
Fred Weick, the Ercoupe designer, was 6' 4" if I recall correctly.
Also, your tall friend may want to avoid planes with the instrument
panel that extends a few inches lower (Forney and later?). I don't know
how much leg room is available in Alon Coupes.
Ed
