Head/Leg room
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 13,515
Likes: 12
From: Fisher, IL
Head/Leg room
I'm 5'11"
Am I the only one that has plenty of headroom and needs to scoot the seat forward to keep the clutch pushed in all the way?
Just seems like most complain about corvettes being poor when it comes to leg/head room. Just curious if that's everyone or if I'm not the only one that fits with room to spare?
Am I the only one that has plenty of headroom and needs to scoot the seat forward to keep the clutch pushed in all the way?
Just seems like most complain about corvettes being poor when it comes to leg/head room. Just curious if that's everyone or if I'm not the only one that fits with room to spare?
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 13,515
Likes: 12
From: Fisher, IL
I guess I just have to get used to the idea of sliding the seat more forward.. Or modify the clutch to disengage further out...
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 871
Likes: 73
From: Memphis Tennessee
I'm 6'2" and plan on doing away with the seat sliders and bolting the seats directly to the floor. I'm also hoping to adjust the pedals lower to get as much room as possilbe.
I know you have a hydraulic clutch linkage. How does your pedal height/travel compare to stock?
I know you have a hydraulic clutch linkage. How does your pedal height/travel compare to stock?
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 13,515
Likes: 12
From: Fisher, IL
I'm 6'2" and plan on doing away with the seat sliders and bolting the seats directly to the floor. I'm also hoping to adjust the pedals lower to get as much room as possilbe.
I know you have a hydraulic clutch linkage. How does your pedal height/travel compare to stock?
I know you have a hydraulic clutch linkage. How does your pedal height/travel compare to stock?
I don't care for the hydraulic clutch so far but I haven't driven it even a mile yet... Don't think it's bleed right or getting enough throw to disengage completely just yet...
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,874
Likes: 7
From: l In
Ever since I restored the seats in my 75 my head hits the roof panels. The guy that covered my seats told me the replacement foam is taller than the original. (a little late now). I bought a set of Moon Roof glass tops and have head room again.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 871
Likes: 73
From: Memphis Tennessee
I used a vacuum bleeder on mine. You actually pull a vaccum on the resevoir and pump the pedal to pull the air UP through the system. I saw a thread on the c5 forum where the poster used a rubber sink stopper with a brake bleeder poked through the center of it to seal the top of the resvoir and attach it to a vacuum pump.
And remember to pump the pedal slowly when bleeding. Doing too fast can aerate the fluid and make it hard to bleed.
And remember to pump the pedal slowly when bleeding. Doing too fast can aerate the fluid and make it hard to bleed.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 13,515
Likes: 12
From: Fisher, IL
I used a vacuum bleeder on mine. You actually pull a vaccum on the resevoir and pump the pedal to pull the air UP through the system. I saw a thread on the c5 forum where the poster used a rubber sink stopper with a brake bleeder poked through the center of it to seal the top of the resvoir and attach it to a vacuum pump.
And remember to pump the pedal slowly when bleeding. Doing too fast can aerate the fluid and make it hard to bleed.
And remember to pump the pedal slowly when bleeding. Doing too fast can aerate the fluid and make it hard to bleed.
Not sure I pumped the pedal all that much when bleeding so maybe i'll try that.
I think it's either an air bubble stuck in the top of the trans like i've read about. Or the clutch isn't getting fully depressed...even though I adjusted it just right to make sure it contacts the switch.
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 177
Likes: 0
From: MISSISSAUGA ONTARIO
Always found I needed the seat all the way back stick or auto but I am 6'2"and have long legs and I miss my tilt tele 75 4spd.Really should have looked for the tele in the 74...its really hard to get my legs in.I cant actually get my knees under the column without sliding my right leg knee first towards the passenger side.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 2,156
Likes: 273
From: Dunedin NZ.
Must be a lot of room in your vette, what year is it? I'm 5' 7" and I need the seat right back else I feel like I'm in a hobbit car, I have about the width of my hand between the top of my head and the roof panel. I was looking at a 74 coupe that belonged to a guy who was 6' 2", he had given up driving it because it felt too cramped so his wife drove it mostly (no great penalty for him though, he had a small fleet of musclecars in his garages). I noticed that the drivers seat had collapsed somewhat in his car but even that didn't help much!
I always wondered how tall the designer of the C3 was:-)
I always wondered how tall the designer of the C3 was:-)
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 81,241
Likes: 3,063
From: altered state
St. Jude Donor '05
I always wondered how tall the designer of the C3 was:
Too short!
Had a heck of a time fitting in the 73 had to roll the windows down, knee and L elbow were constantly squashed and would bang my head on the side. Frustrating...such a cool looking machine but felt like I was driving a peddle car.
Pro
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 721
Likes: 105
From: hernando fl
i know a few people who have no problems with head or leg room.........they have more of a problem with belly room.
a buddy of mine drives mine from time to time, he is about 6'1" and 215-220 and he doesn't have any problems with head or leg room.
a buddy of mine drives mine from time to time, he is about 6'1" and 215-220 and he doesn't have any problems with head or leg room.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 6,397
Likes: 649
From: Saskatoon Saskatchewan
I'm 5'11"
Am I the only one that has plenty of headroom and needs to scoot the seat forward to keep the clutch pushed in all the way?
Just seems like most complain about corvettes being poor when it comes to leg/head room. Just curious if that's everyone or if I'm not the only one that fits with room to spare?
Am I the only one that has plenty of headroom and needs to scoot the seat forward to keep the clutch pushed in all the way?
Just seems like most complain about corvettes being poor when it comes to leg/head room. Just curious if that's everyone or if I'm not the only one that fits with room to spare?
I've heard men on this forum say they are 6' 2" or even taller and they fit with no problem but as far as I can tell the C3 was built with a driver in mind that is 5' 9" or shorter.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 3,079
Likes: 315
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
The PO of my car quit driving it in the mid '80s. His son told me that he grew too big for the car. His height was never mentioned and from looking at the smashed console...weight was the problem. From what I can tell, we actually become shorter with age. My guess is that more C3 drivers, who are 6 feet or taller, are having trouble with their waist lines and the steering wheel...rather than with the space above their heads.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,734
Likes: 276
From: Port Huron MI
At 6'2" - 205, I have a little bit of a tough time initially getting my leg around the non-tilt column and wheel, but with the seat all the way back the pedals are fine, leg room is adequate, and head room under original T's is a little tight... But then again, my seats are pretty flat, too.
Oh and I have no a$$... Been chewed out at work too many times.
Overall the car is broken-in snug... fits like a pair of old shoes.
Oh and I have no a$$... Been chewed out at work too many times.
Overall the car is broken-in snug... fits like a pair of old shoes.
Advanced
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 94
Likes: 2
From: Seattle Wa
6' 4" and 230 lbs. This was my single biggest dissapointment after a frame off restoration. I don't fit. New seat foam makes my head hit the standard T tops. Tilt Tele certainly helps but like others above, I have to crouch, or slide down until my knees hit the dash to drive it with the T tops in. With the tops out I can see fine over the top of the visors. LOL. I must look pretty stupid. Don't care. I still love her! 
