bishop245 Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 well atleast you wont be roasting your chestnuts by going for a joy ride Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Waco, you should get one of these for the Miata! http://www.andysautosport.com/ford/1999_2004_mustang/exterior/wings/carbon_fiber_wings/dg_motorsports/dgmo00128195.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 I don't suggest mounting the seats to the floor. Better to weld in bracing and drill through that - a 1/4" piece of steel straight across with holes drilled in it would suffice if you're short on clearance. Besides not being legal to run at any track if they check it, its not safe. Even with underside bracing unless its welded to something stronger then the floor pan you risk yanking the seat out during an emergency stop or (god forbid) an accident. It wouldn't be too hard to drill out a simple flat mount yourself from some sheet steel and probably only be like 10 bucks to have an exhaust shop or something weld in place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 I don't suggest mounting the seats to the floor. Better to weld in bracing and drill through that - a 1/4" piece of steel straight across with holes drilled in it would suffice if you're short on clearance. Besides not being legal to run at any track if they check it, its not safe. Even with underside bracing unless its welded to something stronger then the floor pan you risk yanking the seat out during an emergency stop or (god forbid) an accident. It wouldn't be too hard to drill out a simple flat mount yourself from some sheet steel and probably only be like 10 bucks to have an exhaust shop or something weld in place. The forums I've been checking along with the SCCA regulations say that it's fine as long as the backing plates are large enough. The stock mounts are just point welded in place to the floor pan so whatever I fab up (which will run over the center frame rails on each side) will surely be a LOT stronger. I'll probably drop by a shop and have them weld the plates in place once I'm 100% sure they're to spec. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 A bit of progress today (I got sidetracked with shopping, thank BP for that one ): We decided that the sliders probably aren't needed. Amanda can reach just fine with the seat as far back as it will fit...and I don't really fit in the car regardless so I'll never be moving the seat forward either. We also realized that removing the stock seat mounts and mounting directly through the floor caused an issue. The issue? The spring and handle assembly for the side of the seat runs right into the frame rail since the seat sits lower down in the cabin. So what did we do? Oh, not much, but I broke out the dremel, drill, and hammer, and got to work. The seat is now, ugh, fixed at a set recline angle. It can be moved but it requires tools to do so. The bonus? It literally sits about 3" lower than it did before, at least, so it feels entirely different to sit in the car now. I did have to do a bit of body modification to get it to fit (the transmission tunnel did not like where I wanted to put the seat) but hopefully the driver's side isn't so annoying. Here's a shot of Amanda when we finally got the seat to fit "properly": The seat is now below the frame rails on the car! Not by a small amount either. My ass will be sitting not even 7" off the ground once we get the driver's seat in. Prior to this "mod" if you want to call it that the tip of the seat was actually almost level with the roll bar. I somehow managed to forget to take any pictures of the modded seat, or the removed sliders, or the holes I drilled through the bottom of the car. I'll try to do better tomorrow. We need to visit Lowes for some new grade 8 bolts, washers, and some new stock to do proper reinforcement brackets on the bottom of the car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flareback Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 why is she holding a steering wheel? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 Looks good, hopefully it works out well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercuryDoun Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 why is she holding a steering wheel? They are going the double steering wheel route so they can both drive each other crazy at the same time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 why is she holding a steering wheel? Testing seating position...and because it was funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 Those seats make the car look sweet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stonerboy779 Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 Need I remind you that you wanted one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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