Re: Muscle car for "big" person?
[Re: gss]
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09/10/14 03:44 PM
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Doesn't get much bigger than a C-body, a Fury or 300 from that era would fit the bill.
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Re: Muscle car for "big" person?
[Re: Fab64]
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09/10/14 04:55 PM
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The '71 Satellite has very good head room.
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leg room seems to be the main problem
It's fairly easy to fab up some brackets to move the seat back several inches. Here's a write up I did a few years ago over at the SlantSix forum:
http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47589
Nice write-up, I will pass it along.
What models had a tilt steering wheel option? I don't think he wants a C-body.
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Re: Muscle car for "big" person?
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09/10/14 07:46 PM
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At 6' 2" 330lbs my '72 & '73 A Bodies are just right. At 500lbs I would look for a bench seat auto trans car.
Yeah, he tried my 72 Demon, didn't quite work.
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Re: Muscle car for "big" person?
[Re: gss]
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09/11/14 09:21 AM
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Good for him. I was going to suggest something like a 69-72 Buck Skylark GS. The guy I bought the one I have from was 500lbs and 5'9". He drove it without a problem and it is a bucket seat car. When you said muscle car a C body does not come to mind.
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Re: Muscle car for "big" person?
[Re: gss]
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09/11/14 07:42 PM
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A big thing to keep in mind is reinforcing the floors with substantial plating so the seat doesn't push through. Marty was just passing 400 lbs when he broke the passenger seat and floor in a friend's fox body Mustang.
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