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01-29-2018, 05:40 PM | #1 |
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The Change to Aftermarket Seats
Sorry to bother people here again... just trying to make sure that I buy the correct parts !
Shedding a few pounds, so I can stay in C ( unless I get that 20% HP reduction ! HEE HEE ). Also, my restored factory seat... well... I've never had it anchored to the crossbar. So, I want to do this right. The seat I'm looking at, is a Jazz low back, 2 layer "poly", bucket. Looks more comfortable than an aluminum seat ( weights appear to be the same ). Here's a photo: Is this an acceptable seat ? I really don't like the idea of "high back" in this car.
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Aubrey N Bruneau 6409 C/S 62 BelAir sport coupe, 409 HP 409 |
01-29-2018, 06:53 PM | #2 |
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Re: The Change to Aftermarket Seats
You will need to add a head restraint to your roll bar to make this type of seat legal .
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01-29-2018, 07:43 PM | #3 |
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Re: The Change to Aftermarket Seats
And mount it like your life depends on it 'cause it does.
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01-29-2018, 08:54 PM | #4 |
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Re: The Change to Aftermarket Seats
Looks like the Jegs seats I had when I really didn't know what I was doing (still don't). Kirky seats are better. It's a race car. Safety above comfort.
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01-29-2018, 09:41 PM | #5 |
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Re: The Change to Aftermarket Seats
Kirkey is the way to go. At least stay away from the plastic. Zero on the comfort / saftey meter.
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01-29-2018, 10:48 PM | #6 |
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Re: The Change to Aftermarket Seats
Seat is not the safety factor, properly mounted belts are. Hard to believe? Roll the car six times without the belts and with the best seat made, let me know how that worked out. A lot of info on the net about this subject. One major problem is mounting the shoulder belts to far below the shoulders, in the event of rolling it can cause crushed vertebra, I know this veered from the subject, but I couldn't help myself.
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