norfolkluego
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| posted on 29/12/09 at 10:33 PM |
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How to raise the seats
Evenin all
Fitted the new fibreglass seat yesterday and there is a problem, erm... I can't really see anything.
OK I'm about 5'-6" not much I can do about that I probably stopped growing about 35 years ago.
When the Cobra's were in there it was fine, I was pretty low down but fthey had nice thick padded seat bottoms and forward visibilty was good,
with the fibreglass ones my bum's about 1/2 inch off the floor of the car and I can't really see over the scuttle.
What's the best way of raising the seats, I'm probably looking for 4-5 inches and the solution has to work with seat runners as I share
the car with Luegojnr and he's 4 or 5 inches taller than me.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 29/12/09 at 11:03 PM |
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cushion? 
seriously how about a moulded foam insert - which can be removed when your taller co driver uses it?
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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AdrianH
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| posted on 29/12/09 at 11:03 PM |
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Fit a booster pad!
Sorry could not resist.
I would guess a welded frame with 5 inch spacers.
If you just used spacers I think they would end up bending the floor or other parts after a while. Your would need to fit under the seat runners.
Adrian
Dam too slow
[Edited on 29-12-09 by AdrianH]
Why do I have to make the tools to finish the job? More time then money.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 01:08 AM |
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plank of lightweight wood under the runners?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 07:44 AM |
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nothing fancier than some hardwood under the runners needed
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Worzey
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 09:44 AM |
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I used a bar of aluminium at the base and some rubber doorstops I got off ebay for £2 for a little extra cushioning.
Seems to work well.
Caterham R400
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 10:22 AM |
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i did have 3x1inch box section which seat runners on the bottom of teh box, on my fiberglass seats, but then i grow and that was before the sva, so i
put it down to 1inch box section with runners as it was the only way of keeping the runners i needed.
 
seat runners mount
 
seat mounts
cheers
stuart
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 01:21 PM |
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Remember to make it strong enough! When the seats come loose in a accident it will not be pretty.
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scutter
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 01:28 PM |
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I had this problem changing from roadster 7's to fibreglass shells, i can just about see the top half of my headlamps.
I decided to leave it as when on the move I look down the road not at the nosecone.
Just a thought, Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 30/12/09 at 02:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by maartenromijn
Remember to make it strong enough! When the seats come loose in a accident it will not be pretty.
If you are rear-ended, it actually can lead to less injuries as the seat breaking free from the rails absorbs energy provided it has space to move
rearwards, in a frontal collision it is not much of a problem as you will be held by the seatbelts, not the seat.
I may be wrong though...
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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