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 Post subject: Seat mounts?
PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:12 pm 
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Hows everyone got there seats mounted and to what? trying to figure out the best and safest way, pics would be great.


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 Post subject: Re: Seat mounts?
PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:15 pm 
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it depends on your seat .... dose it have tabs... or is it like the plastick seat that is flatt with threeded insurts....

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 Post subject: Re: Seat mounts?
PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:59 am 
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I have plastic seats in several of my rails. I welded 3/16th plate steel tilted back at an angle & drilled & bolted my seats to it. Thats the simple & strong solution.

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 Post subject: Re: Seat mounts?
PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:55 am 
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Sorry bout that, I have the kirkey economy drag seats. I was thinking of welding plate steel ontop of the tubing, is this what most are doing?


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 Post subject: Re: Seat mounts?
PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:40 am 
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sv i did plate steel on my first cobra. it works fine for me (160 lbs) but i noticed the passenger side where i had my buddy ride (230lb) the plate bent to the floor a bit about 1/2 inch.

the singleseater i like the seat mounting much better its just tabs, i also added a 1.5 piece of tubing on the bolt and bolted the back solid. heres pictures of both. the picture with the plastic seat was just for fitting stuff.

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 Post subject: Re: Seat mounts?
PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:59 pm 
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I mounted slotted 5/8" unistrut between my torsion and bar that is in front of the seats. This wasn't reall planned, but it easily allows me to move the seats forward easily if my wife wants to drive.


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 Post subject: Re: Seat mounts?
PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:03 pm 
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Kyle wrote:
sv i did plate steel on my first cobra. it works fine for me (160 lbs) but i noticed the passenger side where i had my buddy ride (230lb) the plate bent to the floor a bit about 1/2 inch.

the singleseater i like the seat mounting much better its just tabs, i also added a 1.5 piece of tubing on the bolt and bolted the back solid. heres pictures of both. the picture with the plastic seat was just for fitting stuff.

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you lose 1.5" of head room mounted that way.

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 Post subject: Re: Seat mounts?
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Andrew look closer :)

In the back tube I actually took a cutoff wheel and sliced the tube until the flat pieces slid in. this puts the back of the bracket on the bottom of the back tube and then it just gives you 1.5 inches of raise in the front for tilt.

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