modifing factory seat rails

[mrmatt]

hey all,

just curious as to how any of you have modified your factory seat rails to fit buckets. my old man and i already have a plan on what to do. just interested if any of you have done this and how you did yours?
please add pics if possible. prefer pics of one that is currently complied.

cheers Matt

[biggo]

welded 2 bars across the rails and bolted the seat to that.

on another one, i cut the buggery out of the rear mounts of an st162 seat and welded the 2 front bolt hole things onto the front to offset the seat a bit as it was too wide.

[Gilly]

doing mine tomorrow

have an aftermarket rail modded to suit ae86 bolt holes.

welding 2 bars across the top of the rails, bars fold up at the side as it's aside mount seat.

[mrmatt]

wicked. this is exactly what we were gonna do.

[Gilly]

should work out low enough. my bottom mount seat sat too high. so we have lowered the rear mounts and i have switched to a side mount fixed back.

post pics up tomorrow if i remember.

[mrmatt]

yea mine is a bottom mount fixed back. hope it dont sit to high.

[biggo]

rather you dont want to sit too low either

i cant see over the dash in mine and im 6ft

[Gilly]

^^ yeah Matty is hell tall so he mounted that seat pretty low.

[biggo]

i was referring to my effort

note no matter how much adjustability a sleeka seat has, it wont lift me over the dash.....something for tomorow tho, ill probably just space it up.

[mrmatt]

yea sick. any of u got harnesses? i need to know where i can mount the harnesses in the rear. are there any existing mounting points in the back i can use? or do i have to put a bar across the back? ive already got the harnesses but i cant see where i can put em in the rear.