Cheburg123

as before

tokim

I'm 6' 6" own a '71 convertible, and a '72 coupe.
What I feel would help would be tilt/tele wheel (neither of which my cars have).
I didn't buy these cars for the comfort factor.
Tight fit is an understatement.

jnb5101

Remove the seat rails and bolt the seats to the frame, and remove the t-top inserts.

Ontario73

Although I am only 6'2" I find the early C3's comfortable. I think the biggest problem tall people have is that they don't feel comfortable fully reclined as these cars were designed. Today's cars have a more upright seating position which isn't possible in a Corvette.

I find you should adjust the seat back first to give yourself the needed headroom. Then slide the seat back and/forward to set your leg length to the pedals. Then adjust the steering wheel for comfort (if equipped with tilt/tel). I do find the size of the steering wheel to be a bit large and can see replacing it with a smaller diameter unit if necessary.

taylor34

Keys to success:

buy earlier car, more headroom
buy glass tops for more headroom
replace steering wheel with smaller one
automatic transmission
tilt/tele steering wheel

That will help you get enough room.

Wrencher

A smaller wheel helps entry and egress, but the seat positions is the problem. New, custom race seats bolted directly to the floor are better, you get the 2-3 inch drop that you need, and you can move them back further. A convertible top helps (no liners), and you can remove the headliner in the hardtop on a convertible body.

I'm 6'-2" with a 'vert and I have no problems, but if I put a helmet on, it hits the hardtop. Car isn't legal for track days anyway (yet- roll bar is coming), but a good seat will fix that for me.

Hans

1969RAY

Most important for my convertible was a tilt wheel.
Then shorten the turn signal and tilt lever so your left knee
can move for the clutch---it can be done.

parkerracing

It's not your overall size, but where you bend (all leg, all torso or evenly divided) I'm in the later group. I did all the things mentioned above ( tilt column, smaller wheel, glass tops) and while this might be a bit radical for some, I cut the floorpan on my '77 and dropped it until it touched the cross member. I picked up another 1 1/2".

stingray_son

I'm 6'1" and have a convertible, so there's all the head room I need. However, with the top up, my head tries to poke through, so I just removed the convertible top. I think tilt steering might help get me some more leg room. I never thought of removing the seat rails until I read this post, I might try this out. I also feel like I need more "foot" room. It's a pretty tight fit with size 14 shoes and a stick shift.

Roughrider

I'm 6'3" and used to own a '78 coupe...unless I crouched the top of my head was out of the roof and I could only see the top of the windshield frame. I sold that car but still have my '69 convertible...plenty of headroom. That applies with the soft top up as well...more headroom.

Big Don

I'm 6'5" and have a 69 vert with tilt tele. Most of my height is in my upper body, so with the tilt tele my legs are fine and the clutch is no problem. But with the top up my head touches the roof fabric. So i took out the seat rails and replaced them with flat aluminum bars givings me 1.5" and now my head just clears the top. Even so, I look ridiculous getting in and out of the car with the top up. So mostly its a top down car for me.

Keith88

6'-5" with a '70 coupe and tilt steering. I never drive it with the t-tops on so head clearance isn't an issue. But i need to slouch quite a bit in the seat so my line of sight is under the windshield header.

68/70Vette

Suggest contacting mrvette. (Gene) I think he's 6' 4." He will detail everything he did to fit into his C3. I believe he actually moved part of the firewall forward in addition to all the other obvious stuff.

I'm 6' 2"...and even being such a shorty, I have some problem getting into my 68. The 16 inch steering wheel on the 68 doesn't help getting in. My size 12 shoes really don't work out well....they are too big. I drive the 68 with my shoes off. I really like driving with my left and right foot in socks. I can wrap my toes around the brake pedal for a firm grip on the manual brake pedal. Similarly, I wrap my toes around the clutch pedal for really good clutch control. Sometimes I have my toes wrapped around the clutch (left toes) and the brake (right toes) all at the same time..for braking and shifting. I have manual brakes, and being able to wrap my toes around the brake pedal gives me a lot of control. Don't have to worry about my shoes slipping off the brake or clutch pedals.

I used to have a 69 coupe with a clone L88 engine in it. This is when I first started driving shoeless. It had a really stiff clutch.

Denpo

6'6" here, my solutions so far :
-Glass/Plexiglass T-Top
-Shaved seat bottom foam (Fiero's)
-Removed seat track
-Later steering column (1 inch shorter).
I'm seriously considering cutting and lowering the whole floorpan.

Brandons72vette

Easily 1-2 inches of extra head room. I took mine off (I am 74 inches) when the car was being painted and sat in the car it was like I was in a truck. ....but they're back on now.

Brother Rob

I almost feel sorry for you guys. I'm only a couple of inches north of "midget" and feel like my 73 is built around me. I can't imagine being tall and trying to get comfy in the C3 cockpit. But you tall guys get enough breaks in life, leave the C3s for us little folk.

Denpo

Try finding a decent pair of shoes (if any) in size 14 at the mall.

Strokemyaxe

Have you considered an Astro Top targa top? It would give you maybe another 2-3 inches of headroom. If you search, you will find most people that don't have them say they are crap, but many that have them like them.

I'm still toying with the idea for my own ride. I barely fit at 6'3"
Only $450

Strokemyaxe

What difficulty would you rate this job? How long? Did you have issues clearing the frame rail on the left side? Did you have issues with the carpet fitting back in?

Been thinking about doing this since day one.

Thanks!