Originally posted by MarkJerling You can tell us who the racer was Les, we believe most anything in this thread!
I'm 6'2" so need leg room in vehicles too. I forgot to mention my daughter's Ford Ka which I swapped off her. Notwithstanding it's silly looks and tiny exterior dimensions, it's actually roomy enough inside for someone of my size.
And it corners like it's on rails. Back seat is useless unless you have no legs. But, since I'm now using Annie's old Mondeo this one had to go.
I remember getting a new 1973 Toyota Corolla....1600cc, 4 cylinder with hemispherical heads. It was a stripper...no extras except for front disc brakes, oversize wheels/tires and the larger 1600cc engine, basic engine was a 1200cc.
So basic that it came with radio delete, rubber floor coverings, etc. Hey back then for me, it was all about power to weight...you know how much floor carpeting in a car weighs ?
After about a week I brought it back to the dealer and asked them to move the seat rails back as far as they could, as the leg cramps were killing me. They did and suddenly the driver's bucket seat had leg room...for me anyways. But essentially it became a 3 passenger vehicle....driver, front passenger, passenger behind front passenger. Leg room on the back passenger seat behind driver's seat, was almost non existent....but I was young and single....what did I care !
That was '73 and after that I had to be careful what I bought after that, because for liability issues in later years, no garage that I found was willing to move the seat rails back...ie; drill new holes in floor, fasten rails and seat in spot where the manufacturer didn't install in the first place.
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Originally posted by Parallax Oh, here we go again!
Full race cam <> APSC race cam. Full. No, APSC.
Will it ever end?!?!
Geeze.
Geeze indeed !
I had and still have the 3/4 race cam...my ASP-C K5.
But it wasn't enough for me, pure and simple.
So now I got the full race cam...my K1....but even that is not enough and I can't afford a full race ...plus... that would be a 645Z.
Nah..... it will never end.