seat bracket

David Lee · 03-22-2018, 05:23 AM

I purchased two of the rci seats for my project and need to fab some brackets. Would this be legal for stock

Hacksaw · 03-22-2018, 10:48 AM

The angle brkts. are fine. Can't make heads or tails out of the sketch.

carbuilder · 03-22-2018, 04:02 PM

You shouldn't be able to move the seat at all when mounted, make sure the seat back is secured to the cage,,,,, I like to think of it as you should be able to hook a tow strap to the seat itself and pull the car,,,, its your butt in the seat, choose wisely

David Lee · 03-22-2018, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by carbuilder

You shouldn't be able to move the seat at all when mounted, make sure the seat back is secured to the cage,,,,, I like to think of it as you should be able to hook a tow strap to the seat itself and pull the car,,,, its your butt in the seat, choose wisely

I was going to use grade eight bolts through the floor and have another plate between the floor and bolt and washer

Eman · 03-23-2018, 11:59 AM

Is the lower part the bolt goes through a piece of square aluminum tubing? And then the angle brackets welded together over the top of that?
I don't know about legal, but I would make my seat brackets out of steel with that much braketry. I would think the square aluminum tubing would want to crush when tightened. Are these plastic seats?

FireSale · 03-23-2018, 01:40 PM

If everything is in proportion in the sketch, you want to elevate the seat bracket 4.5 inches from the floor. Looks like a column totaling 4.5 inches high, 1.5 inches wide and 1.8 inches deep. If correct, even four of these will be too shaky.

My riser consists of a pair of 2X4X14 inch aluminum tubes bolted to an .090 6061T6 aluminum plate at the top to form a table wider and deeper than the seat itself. It's a Kirkey. With a Kirkey brace bolted to the cross bar, it's very stiff.

I got my materials from a local Metal Supermarket. They have an online store and you can get a variety of stuff ordered cut to size.

https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/

J&S Racing · 03-23-2018, 02:35 PM

David,

I'll try to get a better picture but take a look at the last batch from my build thread.

I used 2X2 1/8 tube and angle cut the ends so I could run the bolts on the inside. I wanted to avoid running through the floor, so by offsetting the bottom bolts I was able to catch the original seat track holes.

03-22-2018, 05:23 AM	#1
David Lee VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,095 Likes: 401 Liked 246 Times in 99 Posts	seat bracket I purchased two of the rci seats for my project and need to fab some brackets. Would this be legal for stock

03-22-2018, 10:48 AM	#2
Hacksaw Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 838 Likes: 148 Liked 276 Times in 151 Posts	Re: seat bracket The angle brkts. are fine. Can't make heads or tails out of the sketch.

03-22-2018, 04:02 PM	#3
carbuilder Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: detroit area Posts: 27 Likes: 9 Liked 19 Times in 5 Posts	Re: seat bracket You shouldn't be able to move the seat at all when mounted, make sure the seat back is secured to the cage,,,,, I like to think of it as you should be able to hook a tow strap to the seat itself and pull the car,,,, its your butt in the seat, choose wisely

03-23-2018, 11:59 AM	#5
Eman Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: E TN Posts: 441 Likes: 14 Liked 105 Times in 60 Posts	Re: seat bracket Is the lower part the bolt goes through a piece of square aluminum tubing? And then the angle brackets welded together over the top of that? I don't know about legal, but I would make my seat brackets out of steel with that much braketry. I would think the square aluminum tubing would want to crush when tightened. Are these plastic seats?

03-23-2018, 01:40 PM	#6
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 236 Times in 127 Posts	Re: seat bracket If everything is in proportion in the sketch, you want to elevate the seat bracket 4.5 inches from the floor. Looks like a column totaling 4.5 inches high, 1.5 inches wide and 1.8 inches deep. If correct, even four of these will be too shaky. My riser consists of a pair of 2X4X14 inch aluminum tubes bolted to an .090 6061T6 aluminum plate at the top to form a table wider and deeper than the seat itself. It's a Kirkey. With a Kirkey brace bolted to the cross bar, it's very stiff. I got my materials from a local Metal Supermarket. They have an online store and you can get a variety of stuff ordered cut to size. https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/ __________________ Dale Shearon 68 Mustang 6394

03-23-2018, 02:35 PM	#7
J&S Racing Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 280 Likes: 102 Liked 288 Times in 78 Posts	Re: seat bracket David, I'll try to get a better picture but take a look at the last batch from my build thread. I used 2X2 1/8 tube and angle cut the ends so I could run the bolts on the inside. I wanted to avoid running through the floor, so by offsetting the bottom bolts I was able to catch the original seat track holes.