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Author Subject: Bucket / race seat fitting
demondriverdan

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Post #1
Unsurprisingly the bucket seat we have bought (Sparco Pro-Adv) doesn't fit on to the subframes I have on the reclineable buckets. I remember a few people had cut out the tunnel and welded in 2 bars to bolt the side mounts straight to, is that right? I think CBS provided the bars as well?

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Posted 3rd Feb 2014 at 15:34
braymond

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I did mine without cutting the tunnel. Depends how low you want the seat though.
I think there's some pics in my project.

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Posted 3rd Feb 2014 at 16:04
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So you've bolted the side mounts in the original locations on the "gearbox tunnel" (handbrake) side then run 2 new bars to bolt the outside to?

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Posted 3rd Feb 2014 at 16:32
braymond

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Post #4
Sort of.

Lets take the drivers side for example - the left bracket picks up the holes on the "gearbpx tunnel".
I've then welded a bit of 30mm box across the support the back right of the seat (I located this over the threaded locator "barrel" that the original mount uses on the sill side) and the front right is brought up to height with a bit of 40mm box.

I think Daveyboy had some pics of the same install on here somewhere - it was his I roughly copied.

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Posted 3rd Feb 2014 at 16:47
demondriverdan

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Ok, interesting. I don't want to be much lower than it was as neither my Dad or I are particularly tall and I'd quite like to see over the steering wheel so if not cutting the tunnel is an option then that would be good.

Like you've done, all we need is something to bolt the right hand side to as we can just bolt to the "gearbox tunnel" on the left.

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Posted 3rd Feb 2014 at 16:54
blandy

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I cut the tunnel to get mine where I wanted it but I'm fairly tall but most just weld in the bars and use the original mounting with the other side on the bars
Posted 3rd Feb 2014 at 17:06
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Yea, we're not that tall so don't want to be too low. The height of just mounting to the "tunnel" is about right, just need something to bolt to on the right hand side.

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Posted 3rd Feb 2014 at 17:20
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Heres what I did with stillys rallye. Seemed to work very well. Just took a while to tack up to get the seats sitting right.

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Posted 3rd Feb 2014 at 18:57
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And a couple more

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Posted 3rd Feb 2014 at 19:02
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Did you get this sorted in the end?

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Posted 9th May 2014 at 12:47
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Is there anyone local to Midlands that wants to do this for me? Smile

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Posted 9th May 2014 at 13:18
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Depends what you call the Midlands, can the car be moved?

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Posted 9th May 2014 at 13:20
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welshpug! wrote:
Depends what you call the Midlands, can the car be moved?


Yeah can bring the car to whoever is going to be doing it. But I cant be f**ked to drive to Southampton to get Jim to do it Laugh

I am located in Corby.

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Posted 9th May 2014 at 13:22
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any decent welder/fabricator can sort you out tbf, and you don't need to buy any specific kits, I think AdamB's seat rails came to a grand total of about £3 LOL

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Posted 9th May 2014 at 14:29
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welshpug! wrote:
any decent welder/fabricator can sort you out tbf, and you don't need to buy any specific kits, I think AdamB's seat rails came to a grand total of about £3 LOL


Just some box section? any minimum thickness's? Was hoping you would say that as the Rally Design kits are £30 a side!

Any any welder/fabricator should be able to do it, but can never find any round here. Had a right 'mare getting my exhaust done, and still not f**king sorted Laugh my ass off

(Sorry for thread hijack)

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Posted 9th May 2014 at 14:34
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Cant remember offhand but Its in the blue book which you will find online on the msauk website, theres a minimun surface area for the spreader plates too.

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Posted 9th May 2014 at 17:20
drewhughes

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i used omp subframes.

wow. proper ballache, managed to get it central and level.
Posted 10th May 2014 at 20:37
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Post #18
aaron6 wrote:
And a couple more


My Phase 3 has a cross brace, from the bottom of the door opening to the central tunnel, just in front of the hand brake. Did you remove yours, or is the Rallye not fitted with this?. This has prevented me from making the seat any lower.
Posted 17th May 2014 at 23:44
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You can see in the picture above where the cross piece would be its been removed (sits in front of the first bar)
Posted 18th May 2014 at 17:09
demondriverdan

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I ended up buying a seat fitting kit from Motorsport Tools (part number MST1313). It comes with 2 bars, 4 attachments for bolting too and several reinforcement plates. Took them to my local garage to welded them in without needing to cut the tunnel out as we aren't tall enough to be that low.

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Posted 18th May 2014 at 18:57
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RallyeP6 wrote:
aaron6 wrote:
And a couple more
http://s386.photobucket.com/user/aarcase it decided pug/media/20130217_110740.jpg.html][/URL]


My Phase 3 has a cross brace, from the bottom of the door opening to the central tunnel, just in front of the hand brake. Did you remove yours, or is the Rallye not fitted with this?. This has prevented me from making the seat any lower.

Yeah, removed it as it slap bang in the way. just drilled out the spot welds and removed. In case it decided to split I stitch welded the seam.

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Posted 19th May 2014 at 07:08
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I probably went overkill on bracing but wanted it definitely hold in the event of a crash.

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Posted 19th May 2014 at 07:09
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Post #23
aaron6 wrote:
I probably went overkill on bracing but wanted it definitely hold in the event of a crash.


And Stilly is a big lad!

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Posted 19th May 2014 at 07:53
welshpug!

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Yet that front plate isnt welded all the way round??

Wouldnt pass scrutineering.

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Posted 19th May 2014 at 08:19
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No, but the underside is. So its only missing 2 10mm stitches where the scollops are. And when you look at held in the original seat, whats on there is much much stronger. I also laid down runs of weld not back to back tacks like most people seem too. Everything was preheated a little so the welds ran in better too.

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Posted 19th May 2014 at 13:21

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