dudeman

might be getting one here shortly and after seeing one today im a little concerned about my height... im almost 6 3

charlies7

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Im almost 6'5 and have a smaller, square cut, steering wheel. I fit fine.

salamander

I am 6'3" and have had an FD for years. Should be no problem.

dudeman

you sir are a beast i wish i was that tall

alexdimen

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Well, hopefully you would at least sit in the car before you'd buy it... so why don't you get back to us?

It seems to depend on how long your legs/torso are, not overall. There are a million threads on this. A good query might be "tall+FD".

dudeman

im gonna go to this mazda place by my house... regardless im getting one and making it work...

the reason i ask is because i might be trading my sti for a 93 and he would be coming from out of state

danameisoj

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the main issue fd's have is that fact that the steering wheel is not a tilt wheel. It can make for some discomfort . But many of us look past the fact . just because its such a badass car.

also . the sun roof models take some headroom away. you should be fine though.

dudeman

thanks guys

i cant wait to own one i was gonna buy one before the sti but i thought about how id be buying something over ten years old... so i got an sti and put 15gs in it and wish i would have just gotten the fd instead... live and learn

Azcamel

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in the car you have no problem its getting in and out that is a bitch, im only 5'7 and it still sucks, i have sparco torinos in the driver side.

dudeman

as long as its alright when im in the car then idc really... tomorrow hopefully im gonna go sit in one

spandy

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6'3'' with a touring model (sunroof). If I could get alittle more headroom, I'd take it, but that's not really my problem. Long legs=steering wheel too far away so the knees get in the way just a little. But after I get my spacer and either a smaller wheel or one of those "D" shaped wheels I don't see it really being a problem. Just the wheel hits RIGHT on my knees so I have to sit like a chick waiting to get rammed , and if I can get the wheel an inch or two closer I'll be able to straighten my legs out and have plenty of room.

But even the way it is, and as said before, once you get one, it's easy to look past the few minor problems that bigger guys run into.

Mahjik

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Similar thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/fitting-my-long-self-into-fd-753558/

Philip_g

I'm 6'3- the answer is "not very"

dhays

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+1

As long as you don't mind your head bumping the ceiling every time you go over a bump, it ain't bad at all.

Philip_g

it's manageable, what can I say. I have a sunroof and wish I didn't. it's about like driving a miata to me and I did that for a long time so what can I say. I'm not going to go do a 5 hour roadtrip or anything in it but whipping around a roundabout at 40 makes it all worthwhile. I'm also a bit fat at 280 so this doesn't help either. Luckily I have long legs and a short torso, if you're the other way around I see problems for you.

dhays

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Ouch, 280lbs would be tough. I'm tall, but split pretty evenly between legs and torso. My son is a bit taller than my 6'2" and has plenty of headroom, but he has a short torso.

When I bought the car my son and I put 3k + miles on it in three days driving to bring it back home. I actually thought it was plenty comfortable for the road trip. I just got used to sticking the crown of my head into the space for the sunroof if we were going over a bump.

hyperlitenerd

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I'm 6'3 and ~180lbs. I fit with the stock seat, but with a helmet it was no good. I had the seat modified at a trusted interior shop, and they remade the foam and re did the leather, and it is 2.5 inches lower now, but just as comfortable, and not any narrower. Best way to go imo, costs a little money, but keeps the stock look.

windom

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It's one time I don't mind being 5'6".

Philip_g

I lean to the side a little or I'd be against the roof even with the seat full back and reclined against the bins.

boiprojectrx7

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im 6'2 and i pull the seat all the way back and i fit fine. i kinda have trouble getting in and out of the car though, maybe it my bad knee from motorcycle accident but i love it. Only had my rx7 for 1 month and drove it for 1 week b4 the apex seal went bad but still love it. just got it finish rebuilding it today

dudeman

yea so how common is it about the apex seal going? i read it has to do with the motor not being properly being broken in and not having proper cooling or something like that... sorry im very new to rotary so bare with me

boiprojectrx7

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im 6'2 and i pull the seat all the way back and i fit fine. i kinda have trouble getting in and out of the car though, maybe it my bad knee from motorcycle accident but i love it. Only had my rx7 for 1 month and drove it for 1 week b4 the apex seal went bad but still love it. just got it finish rebuilding it today

dhays

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Read through the FAQs and it will help a lot. There is a lot more that I don't know about the cars than what I do know. I don't believe the apex seals have a problem primarily from improper cooling, (the coolant seals can fail do to overheating) but more a problem if the engine runs too lean, pre-detonates, so the seal isn't exactly in the correct position during combustion, causing it to break.

Of course, I could be completely wrong.....

Rx72Heaven

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Pretty close yea, just the sheer detonating of a engine (because of the Lean Mixture) creates a violent explosion instead of a controlled one, and this violent explosion can crack chip or break the apex seal.

czwalga00gt

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I'm 6'2'', with aftermarket corbeau seats, custom roll bar without rear bins so it wouldnt effect seat placement, I still had to remove the seat brackets and bolt the seat to the floor to fit with a helmet; it's still not exactly comfortable.