smart51
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| posted on 4/7/10 at 09:15 PM |
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what is a good seat weight
I've just finished welding up a steel seat for my single seater. There's a lot of tidying to do and I'm going to punch and swage
some holes in it to lighten it. As it stands, it weighs 4.9kg. I'll be trimming it with a bit of foam and some seating cloth I've got
left over so I reckon 5.0kg plus runners for the finished weight. Is this a decent effort?
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 4/7/10 at 09:20 PM |
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I'm interested in the replies to this as I'll be making a seat at work this week...
Granted mine won't be made from steel 
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welderman
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| posted on 4/7/10 at 09:21 PM |
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wood, oh and just seen i missed your call to mate sorry
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austin man
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| posted on 4/7/10 at 09:40 PM |
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why not do it in ally like the Kirky seats
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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BenB
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| posted on 4/7/10 at 09:41 PM |
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That's about right. Apparantly my Kirkey seats are about the same.....
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FFTS
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| posted on 4/7/10 at 10:30 PM |
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Over 6 weeks!
Its not the speed of the fall that kills you! Just the sudden stop right at the end
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welderman
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| posted on 4/7/10 at 10:43 PM |
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on the seat note i bought mine, think there about 2.2 ish kg each, but not cheap though 
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 4/7/10 at 11:47 PM |
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Mine will prob be the same price (as above) but will be full seats, and made in the same (cf/kev) material (cough ;0)
BUT - will be full size, rather than kart size
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smart51
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 06:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by austin man
why not do it in ally like the Kirky seats
I was given some thin sheet steel for free, plus I can weld steel but not aluminium. Also, 0.75mm steel weighs the same as 2.2mm ally so
there's not a lot of difference in weight.
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iank
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 07:29 AM |
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5kg isn't bad compared to regular grp seats.
Photos?
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oldtimer
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 07:49 AM |
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My GRP seats are 2.3kg, cheap and nothing fancy off ebay.
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 10:15 AM |
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I've handled a few seats recently. The cheap steel frame bucket seats and mid-price GRP seats from the major manufacturers appear to be around
6-8kgs. They are high back seats with full padding.
Lose the padding and they can dip lower. Pay lots for a proper autoclave kevlar shells and they start to get near your weights. So yours are quite
light.
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oldtimer
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| posted on 5/7/10 at 05:04 PM |
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These are up on ebay now - NTDWM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GRP-Bucket-Seats-Kit-Cars-Locost-westfield-etc-NEW-/140421849796?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=
item20b1cb62c4
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Triton
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| posted on 9/7/10 at 11:48 AM |
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Triton jobbies weigh 4.5kgs and don't rust...
My Daughter has taken over production of the Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
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procomp
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| posted on 9/7/10 at 01:04 PM |
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Hi
A foam bag job will weigh in at around 3 Kg give you all the support you require. Don't forget that the majority of GRP Jobie's still
require mounting brackets either at the base or in most cases around the shoulders to stop the flex when cornering. And to be honest the dogs danglers
B4 Tillet i had in the last car was lacking in the required strength. Looked nice though.
Cheers Matt
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