i personnaly think the flippers for signal lights are too close to my steering wheel? especially when my wheel is flying around when im sliding around. does this seem to be a problem for anyone else? even in my fd the flippers are too close and what is worst is the door panel and the center console is too close as well i think.

in anycase, im going to cut up my dash and move the entire gauge cluster/flippers/assembly to the firewall, as close as humanly possible as least. before any of you guys say omg dont do it it will look like crap, please note that my dash is already cut in 1/2 haha, gutted as well so there will not be anything really bad when i cut up the dash

 

i don't have a problem with the flippers...they are great where they are!


who needs signals in full drift?

 

I think they're great where they are. You don't have to move your hand far from wheel (if you have to remove it at all) to use these things.

 

you using an aftermarket wheel?

 

i like the location of the flippers but would like to see what your dash looks like cut in half...have pics?

 

ditto

 

How freakin big are you that the car is too small for you?!?! I'm 6'2'' and 210 #'s and I fit fine. Have you tried moving your seat back? Really, why do you feel that everything is too close, it's a sports car not a sedan.

 

haha im only 5'7" its not that im big, its that the flippers get in the way when im trying to spin the wheel around at warp speed. i do have pics but the webserver is not currently working

 

umm.... I still don't get it. You must be putting your hands in a different place then I do or something funky cause I just drove home (clemson to g'ville, in sc) and I took some fun roads I know and I had no problem. You using an AM steering wheel?


EDIT: For anyone who's a little confused, the # is a pound sign. Just a little FYI, I'm surprised by how few people know that.

 

no problems here!!

 

I turn my wipers on with my right knee sometimes...

 

your gripping though correct?

P.S. im a beginner in drift, i do know that when you get better and better, you actually turn less and less yet get more steering done some how (i notice this when riding shotgun in my friend car when they start their slides at 60+mph hehe)

 

the reason the car turns further is the back end sliding out further with more power. I don't really drift so I don't really know much about it, but when I turn the wheel a lot I ussually hook my hand under one of the thick spokes and use it Anyway, Good luck with your project.

 

You don't know how to drive.


-Ted

 

I hit the wipers sometimes. Damn them.

 

Actually it's not. The correct abbreviation for pound has always been lb. I have no idea where this hash (#) thing came from.

Back on topic, I agree with Ted. If your hands are on the wheel like they're supposed to be during hard driving, I can't see how you can be hitting everything else in the cabin. I mean the door panel?!

 

The fc has the best dash controls of any car i've had, i'm 6'2" and have no trouble.

 

the hash thing came from touch pad telephones. it represents pound.

yeah, i'm 6'1" and 285 (all-state football linemand in high school...yeah baby!) and i have no problem. you must be doing somehting wrong.

btw, do you have pics of that carbon shell you said you were going to work on ?

 

im not sure about this, but when you buy a new steering wheel and hub cant you get one that comes out further. that would solve the problem without going through all that other trouble.

 

Just a small list...
http://fc3spro.com/TECH/MODS/ACC/STE...CER/spacer.htm

I'm 6'1" and 250lbs., and I run a MOMO Race 350mm steering wheel with a custom, one-off 1.5" K2RD spacer - it's just about perfect.


-Ted

 

as i said, im a beginner.

in anycase, as for hitting the door panel, have you driven many fd's?

 

Damn guys, why does he have to be doing it wrong so what he holds the wheel differnent i guess if i wrapped my hands arouynd my wheel i'd have a problem, but i don't think i could drive like that but if its that big a deal it's onlt one screw, take off the flipper when you drift

 

This is basic race car seat position basics.

When you grip the steering wheel (3/9 or 10/2), the angles of your elbows should be about 120-degrees.

You should be able to turn the wheel half turn left and half turn right without hitting anything or contorting your body uncomfortably.  This should be a very easy motion.

Space between you and the gas/brake/clutch pedals should be where full depression of pedals should be comfortable but not straining.  Your butt should NEVER leave the crook of the seat, nor should you be pushing yourself further into the seat.  You should be able to depress both the gas/brake/clutch pedals to full extension easily and comfortably with just movement of your legs.

Too many people devitate from the above guidelines, and this makes for improper driver positioning.


-Ted

 

I've wacked the turn signals/wipers/cruise thinger/headlights when autocrossing.. an extra inch of clearance wouldnt' be bad at all

 

buncha shortasses around here

6'6", 200lbs.

Yeah, I have to slouch...quite a bit.