Any pics of floor mounted seats?
#8
I'm installing my corbeau pro-x1's by drilling straight thru the pan and using a backing plate on the rear mounts and then welding out a stub rail to bolt to in the front. I'm using 1/8" strap material as the floor pan is thin and easy to blow thru, so I'll likely have to box in the front mounts. I'll get a pic when it's finished.
#11
I know what you mean. I just remounted mine to try and fix what I f'ed up the first time. I had trouble seeing over the dash before, so I used some 1-1/4" aluminum box tubing to jack up the back a bit, with two bolts going through the seat/box-tubing/floor in the back and two 1" wide 1/8" thick steel plates bent to connect the front of the seat to the original front mounting points. Worked like a charm.
I used some giant fender washers to help prevent the bolts from pulling through the floor or seat, but welded in plates would be better.
I used some giant fender washers to help prevent the bolts from pulling through the floor or seat, but welded in plates would be better.
Last edited by Handy Man; 04-08-2012 at 06:45 PM.
#13
well that is one way to do it. my BFH is more of a back up plan but whatever works.
my seat is almost right, I need to adjust it one more time to move it as far right as possible and, adjust the mounting tabs slight. once everything is square I'm going to weld it up and then duplicate it for the pass side and or a friend that needs bracket as well.
my seat is almost right, I need to adjust it one more time to move it as far right as possible and, adjust the mounting tabs slight. once everything is square I'm going to weld it up and then duplicate it for the pass side and or a friend that needs bracket as well.
#14
I still need to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Even after notching and with side mounts at their lowest, I still only have like 1/8" between my helmet and the hardtop-- and im only 5'11". Ill have to see if I can drill a lower hole in the bracket to get the seat to go lower--im pretty sure theres room.
#15
what are you mounting the seat rails, side mounts to? what kind of seat? some of the seat mounts have an aggressive offset on the front. if you need to get lower then you need to get rid of that offset. this requires bending the curves and cutting out the center section or making your own or paying someone to make one. like I said, its a pain in the ***.
I don't know what your fab sills are but if you dont have the tools to make one out of heavy steel perhaps you can make something out aluminum and then take it to a welding shop so they can duplicate it out of steel. problem is aluminum will flex when you sit in it so it would be hard to know for sure.
my seat bracket was a big square, I cut off the center supports, left the rear alone. bent the front tabs out to fit the contour of the floor. welded extension tabs to the rear of the front floor mount so I could mount the rails farther back, drilled holes in the seat rail to accommodate the new seat position
I don't know what your fab sills are but if you dont have the tools to make one out of heavy steel perhaps you can make something out aluminum and then take it to a welding shop so they can duplicate it out of steel. problem is aluminum will flex when you sit in it so it would be hard to know for sure.
my seat bracket was a big square, I cut off the center supports, left the rear alone. bent the front tabs out to fit the contour of the floor. welded extension tabs to the rear of the front floor mount so I could mount the rails farther back, drilled holes in the seat rail to accommodate the new seat position
#16
what are you mounting the seat rails, side mounts to? what kind of seat? some of the seat mounts have an aggressive offset on the front. if you need to get lower then you need to get rid of that offset. this requires bending the curves and cutting out the center section or making your own or paying someone to make one. like I said, its a pain in the ***.
Tunel notched, humps gone. Now you know why im perplexed. I think i need to drill lower holes in the mounts.
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I still need to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Even after notching and with side mounts at their lowest, I still only have like 1/8" between my helmet and the hardtop-- and im only 5'11". Ill have to see if I can drill a lower hole in the bracket to get the seat to go lower--im pretty sure theres room.
Plop the seat on the floor without any brackets, what's it like then? If it's no good, you need a different seat, helmet, lower floor, or taller roll bar.
#20
Should I still have more room than I do? I feel like for my height, I shouldnt be having issues. I definitely think that anyone taller than me cant go with a full frame racing seat and are limited to the aluminum options.