Help in Driving Position

[tvacc]

Hi all,
Been about 20 years since I drove an Elan Sprint. Last time (2004) is when I bought back my Sprint from Bill R and drove it from from Seattle in an attempt to get to Buffalo NY. (via Louisville KY where my brother lives) Only made it to Kansas City.

I drove my recently acquired Sprint to work today. Only about 2 miles. It all seemed different to me. The steering wheel was too far away. Not a lot but I noticed it. Can that be moved?

My right leg was bent up, with my foot at a weird angle because the accelerator pedal was so high. But my left leg was straight down when I pushed in the clutch.

And the last thing is the shifter is not as crisp and direct as I remember. I seem to recall there is a cap at the bottom of the shifter that sometimes comes loose.

Any ideas welcome.

[baileyman]

All that can be adjusted, some with effort. The steering column adjustments may not become clear until going all the way to disassembly. There is a cinch bolt under the number plate on the column that allows quite a bit of fore and aft.

Pedals I have found less workable, so I keep bashing out new pedals and putting them into the box. I've got a TTR LHD box, which has a horrible friction problem designed in, so I've built several throttle pedals to be independent of the main axle. The standard box looks like it has no such problem.

John

[gus]

Ahh, sometimes reality does not live up to memory

You can tighten the ball, but the Elan was so much better than everything else 30+ years ago, but newer cars have gotten tighter, if not more accurate. I see people complain about 'slop' in the Elise shifter, when all I feel is the cable grating against the housing

The collapsible column might move an inch if that much. I have had a reclining seat in my+2 for 35 years...

You might be able to lower the throttle pedal a bit by loosening the cable

Adding 20 pounds to ones backside can have an effect on the ergonomics of the car...not that I know anything about that..........

[tvacc]

Been working on all this using the great recommendations from you all. Adjusted the throttle cable and it is more like I remember it
Now it is workable. That allowed me to take the seat up a notch, which helped the driving position. Now I will work on the shifter issue.