Bolt stock seat directly to floor pan
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Bolt stock seat directly to floor pan
Hi guys I have a problem i cant drive my car with a helmet, I'm just too tall. As i have track days planned this summer i have to sort out the problem.
Has anyone bolted a seat directly onto the floor plan? That would give me about an inch but i would say the trans tunnel and cross member just behind the seat would be an issue.
Other option is the sunroof. remove runners, head lining and weld roof in. that is not what i really want to do.
Has anyone bolted a seat directly onto the floor plan? That would give me about an inch but i would say the trans tunnel and cross member just behind the seat would be an issue.
Other option is the sunroof. remove runners, head lining and weld roof in. that is not what i really want to do.
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I don't think it would be safe to bolt the seat to some 20ga sheetmetal without significant reinforcement. You might be able to safely pull it off if you made something similar to the vert braces.
If you can do without the slider you can drop almost an inch with some custom seat brackets to the stock locations.
If you can do without the slider you can drop almost an inch with some custom seat brackets to the stock locations.
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Yeah that was the idea, to get rid of runners and bolt seat directly to the fixing locations that the runner would be bolted too.
But yeah I need to Fab up some mount, Just wanted to know if anyone has done it and what problems if any they had.
Thanks Guys
But yeah I need to Fab up some mount, Just wanted to know if anyone has done it and what problems if any they had.
Thanks Guys
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Yeah to anwser a question i'm 6ft 5.
Trouble with a bucket seat is no recline so could be a lot worse.
The fabbed seat rail presents a problem in the fack that it needs to be a C channel or L shaphed cross-section to maintain the bending stiffness but then it could end up only giving me a few mm, and i need a inch at least for helmet.
Anyone else who drive can us a booster cushon!!
Also it is so true in a morning my head touches roof, in the afternoon i'm fine, i'm taller in the morning!!
Trouble with a bucket seat is no recline so could be a lot worse.
The fabbed seat rail presents a problem in the fack that it needs to be a C channel or L shaphed cross-section to maintain the bending stiffness but then it could end up only giving me a few mm, and i need a inch at least for helmet.
Anyone else who drive can us a booster cushon!!
Also it is so true in a morning my head touches roof, in the afternoon i'm fine, i'm taller in the morning!!
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If you use some thickish strapping then it shouldn't be bad. Just bend and drill it to fit like the stock rails adjusted to your position. If you want to get serious about getting low then maybe remove the stock attachment points, which are elevated, and bolt it through the floor.
With side mount racing buckets, you can get ones with some recline built in, and the butt can be actually touching the floor, making it as low as possible, and you can recline them by changing the mounting holes.
Yep, non-tall people must use a "midget shim" (not my wording, it's what I've heard it called before).
With side mount racing buckets, you can get ones with some recline built in, and the butt can be actually touching the floor, making it as low as possible, and you can recline them by changing the mounting holes.
Yep, non-tall people must use a "midget shim" (not my wording, it's what I've heard it called before).
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