Postby Hasbeen » 02 May 2014 13:56
I presume you are just a fit young bloke, who'll have no trouble getting upside down into the footwell, so you can see what I was talking about in the first post.
However just incase you are a clapped out footballer, with a bad back, here is how this clapped out old fart, with a bad back handles under dash work, in a FHC.
We have plastic milk crates in Oz. These are about the same height as the top of the 7s sill. these are the property of the milk companies, but most people have a couple or more in the shed.
I open the car door, & place one of these milk crates, upside down, beside the car at the back part of the opening. If I am going to spend much time in there I will remove the steering wheel, but this is not necessary.
I usually place 3 old folded army blankets, [like the milk crates, everyone seems to have a few], across from the milk crate over the sill, to make the experience more enjoyable, & less painful.
I now sit on the milk crate, facing rearward, & lay back across the sill, getting my shoulders & head into the footwell. This is not so comfortable that you are likely to doze off, but is much better than having your bum on the seat, your legs jammed against the roof, & your head jammed into your right armpit.
You even have reasonable use of your hands, provided you have arranged one arm on each side of the steering column as you go in.
All you need is one of Mildred's glamorous assistants to hand you your tools. Do make sure you train said glamorous assistant in recognizing your tools before hand, as you are in no position to start explaining just what those little numbers on your spanners mean.
Oh & do remember, this is FUN. [:D]
The whole forgoing is not that critical with your DHC, as you at least have somewhere for your feet to go, with the top down, but it does avoid some contortions even so.
Hasbeen
