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The problem with using a driveshaft on the "wrong" side is that the shafts have a left hand thread on one side and a right hand thread on the other. The shaft on the wrong side would be trying to undo it's self.
Have you tried a standard width car? I'm not going to be winning any "Mr Thin" titles myself, and I've never had a problem. Cheers Chris |
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I picked up a slightly more compact lever from a Rover 25 the other day, thanks to some advice from Coozer ( Cheer's Steve ) Yes. I will remove the exisitng mounts & recess the lever into the tunnel a little .... I think it should work out fine Ooooh, the Rover lever has a nice Chrome button too
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I had concerns about fitting into the drivers compartment when I first began. However at 6' 3" and 250lb I am an OK fit. Those of us that fill the car can't help being normal in a world full of small people!!
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I need narrow seats
Tho I must agree that the handbrake lever is "Just" in the wrong place for me too. cheers andy |
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Oh well, at least I ain't 17 odd stone anymore
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I often drive/test/race a 1947 race car that is designed for narrow tall people, It has had many mods over the years to stop people banging into things or not able to fit round things. (ok so the hand brake is a vertical fly jobbie in the footwell, which I struggle to reach..... but theres an idea for my car!! )
If you have a hammer big enough, you can make it fit, so just get a mate to twat you on the head with a mallet until you are snug enough lol
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I dont think your going to struggle too much with the width of a standard chassis, im 5'8 and almost 20 stone and I fit in a standard chassis, alot of it will come down to your choice of seats more than the chassis width.
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Make a cardboard seat from the plans in the book and see what its like to sit in the car.
I have driven Adrians car and spuds too and I hope they both forgive me for the statement I am about to make, Adrian's is subtle and like a fine wine to be made the most of, Spuds is like a harsh whisky,the kid who has been thrown out of school for being the hooligan but with a purpose and it fullfills that purpose as does Adrian's . I am 6" 2in and 18 stone with a 48 in chest and get in no probs but not in spuds seat comfortably,again its horses for courses and fit perfectly in Adrian's. The idea of fitting the shafts to the wrong side was to allow for adjustment in the tunnel placement and move the diff across slightly. I had thought about the left hand nut problem and swapping the joint ends around should fix that,nothing is impossible just more work There is approx 450 mm between the chassis rails in the seat area.
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Are they marked, which is which?
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The left one is shorter, also it has a left-handed thread on the centre nut. The easiest test is to check for the notches on the left hand hub nut.
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