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Old 09-10-04, 03:27 PM
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Seat Rails?

I just got a set of generic racing seats. They have 4 mounting points on the bottom.
If I put the stock rails on the bottom, the holes are about 1/2 inch too far apart. When both the rails are attached they line up about an inch too narrow for the floor.

Does anyone know a good source of rails for the 1st Gen RX-7?

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Old 09-11-04, 12:27 AM
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You are going to have to fabricate something strong, then drill and tap it.

In the meantime, stick with your stock seats. No sense putting your safety at risk.
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Does anyone make seats that work with the stock rails and are decent for autocrossing?

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Miata seats?
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miata seats are not easy to install...you need to fab some custom braqckets as you would for the seats you already have...
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couldnt you just use mounting brackets that are used on the momo or sparco seats?
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Originally Posted by Rusty Shackleford
couldnt you just use mounting brackets that are used on the momo or sparco seats?

Good question, do those fit in a GSL-SE?
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I've got a corebeu seat in my 79 that I use for autocross, and they sell a sliding bracket for the seat . I 'm sure the seat that you bought has the same.
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im pretty sure that you could fab up some mounts or make it work




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