Steering wheel relocate, Move steering wheel Options

[ClayPerrine]

I don't think anyone has asked this yet....


Why do you want to do it?


I have been driving and working on 914s for almost 40 years, and it has never bothered me that the steering wheel and seating position is a little off center from the direction of travel.

Just my opinion, it seems like a LOT of work to fix something that is almost unnoticeable and doesn't detract from the driving experience. Hell, I didn't know about it for years. Not until I saw a blueprint drawing and noticed the steering wheel was off center. The reason it was done was to clear the wheel well, so you have to move the seat inboard or you are going to have twisted legs the whole time you are driving.

And how are you going to deal with the fact that the pedals are angled to match the steering wheel and seat? To fix them would require a lot of work to the mount point for the master cylinder.


All I can say is good luck.

Clay

[Chris914n6]

^^ actually you can bend the brake pedal over an inch and slide the gas pedal to the other bolt hole & drill a new 2nd hole for stability.

Yes, the offset pedals bother me that much. But then I'm tall and have big feet that rub the center tunnel carpet/console and brake pedal (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

It's normal for the pedals to be offset a little because of the wheel well, but the brake & gas on the 914 is drastic. Even more so after I changed seats.

[Gatornapper]

I drove a Pantera at 165mph in 1971 on Alligator Alley between Naples to Ft. Lauderdale - when there were no fences to keep gators off the 2-lane road. A bit suicidal, yes. I was 26 & not always safe.

But I agree - picky, picky. Barely notice wheel being off-center, and love it as it is.

GN

wow picky! Get in a pantera and really feel the steering wheel off center!!!!!

Does anyone know of kit to center the steering wheel on the seat?

[arbitrary]

I seem to recall that Jonny Hart centered the steering wheel on his 914EV…

[wonkipop]

so..............
you reckon a 914 is uncomfortably non centred in its general arrangement.

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check out a right hand drive VW 411.





the boys over at VW styling central back in the late 60s same time as the porsche guys were wrestling with ergonomics and errant wheel wells came up with this reconciliation of diverse requirements.

lets centre the steering wheel and seat on the dashboard, lets make the steering column go straight forward because we don't have one of those delicious 911 steering racks and bugger it, the pedals can go where they fit.

believe me its even worse right hand drive than left hand drive.
i reckon i still have a twisted back from my years driving my type 3.
i count my lucky stars i never owned a type 4 and VW australia wisely decided this was a bridge too far.

i challenge anyone to adjust one of these to get a symmetrical driving position. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)