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Old 10-06-08, 02:51 AM
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Thumbs up FD seats in SA?

just wondering if anyone has done this and how they made the brackets.
ill be getting 2 black fd seats for my SA soon!

ill be willing to do a write up if anyone wants.
Old 10-06-08, 04:33 AM
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It's been done and iirc, you use the SA seat rails. Measure the bolt spread from side to side and front to back on the seats. If they're the same, they should bolt right in. If not, then you'll need to get creative, shouldn't be too hard.
Old 10-06-08, 04:45 PM
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As Trochoid said.

I did this, then ended up installing my stock seats again.
FD seats are great, only issue is that you sit higher, which sucks in every aspect.
But go ahead, You might like it - I did'n't
Old 10-07-08, 12:17 AM
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i kind of like sitting a little higher..
haha im 5'6" so a little more height is better lmao.
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i have a set that supposedly had brackets made to go into a SA/FB, but the seller was a chump.

I have aquired a set of FC sliders as i like them a lot more than the weak 1st gen ones. eventually ill get them made to go into my car, but no rush.

in the time i used the crappy brackets from the seller i loved them. you DO sit higher, which can easily become an issue, but the seats feel awsome. they grip so well.
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I used my FB sliders and a drill to fit a Sparco Sprint Jr for my drivers seat, and my co-pilot, being 6'2", needed something lower than stock to fit in the car, so I used the sliders from the passenger side to fit an S13 240sx seat much lower.
Old 10-12-08, 03:24 AM
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got the drivers side in!
wasnt as hard as i thought.
it was really easy.
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i dont think i ever seen fd seats , mostly fc ones . post pics so we could all see
Old 10-12-08, 01:27 PM
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I wonder if anyone has ever tried putting Corvette seats into a 1st gen? I guess that should be it's own thread. Because the series C4 seats are really low so I was thinking of them when height was mentioned.
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2cute did this mod. PM her.
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heres the pics of it installed still need to do the other side.
Old 12-03-08, 10:08 PM
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did they just bolt straight up to the SA sliders???
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are the fd seats lighter then fc seats?
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they are better shaped

here is a better pic of what they look like in my car





and for the record i dont think im any higher.....but then again im 5'6"

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Nice man they look real nice!
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Originally Posted by disturbdnz
Nice man they look real nice!
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he meant wo-man
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Originally Posted by 2cute
they are better shaped

here is a better pic of what they look like in my car





and for the record i dont think im any higher.....but then again im 5'6"
What do you have to do to install these???
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Originally Posted by aws140
he meant wo-man
lol thats better

Originally Posted by workinprogress80
What do you have to do to install these???
i have a custom bracket.
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did they bolt right up?
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Originally Posted by 2cute

i have a custom bracket.
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Old 12-17-08, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 2cute
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any pics of this bracket? Is it completely custom or did you modify your SA/FD brackets?

I am looking at picking up a set of black fd seats for my SA
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FD rails and then a like "l bracket" to make it so it lines up with the FB chassis holes.
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