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Im looking at buying some Corbeau seats but not sure whether to buy the fixed subframes or not? If I mount the seat behind the cross member im not sure if ill reach the pedals , if this is the case i'll probably just make my own subby as the standard ones won't work?

Any one know the minimum leg length you can get away with, with mounting the seat behind the cross member?

Cheers
Matt

Edited by matty on 9th Jun, 2008.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

How tall are you Matt?

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Urm I think about 5 7" 5 8"?

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Hmm you might be a little short then kid. Im 5.11 maybe slightly taller and my seats i bolted to the floor of the car behind the tunnel and its just nice for me, and my pedal box has been mounted further back (toward the rear of the car).

Best thing to do is stick the seat in ontop of something (like a plastic box) and see how ya go.

Cheers

Mike

1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.


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Hmmm I'll probably just order the seat on its own for now and offer it up!

£80 for the aluminium brackets!

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Surely you knock some up mate. I just used Angle Ally for mine.

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Split Rims? - http://www.force-racing.co.uk/

Matt - you not after some proper seats - Elise ones?

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Lol, I want to fit harnesses and the elise seats don't have harness holes do they?

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

exige ones do

mmmmm....

Swap them for my metro turbo seats? I'll even fit them for you?

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

if it will help sell the dam thing then you're on!!

hahaha just noticed the comments under my username!! thats quality, thanks alex! (i'm assuming it was you)

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

I'm 5'8 and am going to have to try to make some subframes that will mount to the box secton, and floor.

Im 5'10 i think. Got my corbeau mounted on the subframe behind the box section. I find it quite comfortable.

Back once again like a renegade master

i am 5 foot 7 and a bit (the bit is very important) i have cobra imolas mounted to the flot via fixed brackets i can see over the steering wheel fine but with the added bonus of a crumple zone above my head for when i bin it

Edited by wolfie on 9th Jun, 2008.

can you make something that wil fit into the front std holes, go over the box and then into some mounting on the floor?

thats how i did the subframes on my recaro's

Im 6ft 1" and have the seat mounted about and inch behind the crossmember .

Theyre cobra imola "s" ones on sidemounts on the lowest setting, me chins about the top of the steering wheel in height.

Tbh it feels a little bit of a stretch but im used to driving smaller cars where im hunched up. I reckon you would be fine if you mounted it on sidemounts up against the crossmember!

hello
I have cobra monicos and what I did was welded a piece on 2 by 1 box section from cill to cill touching the back bins flush with the front box section, then weld 4 pieces from front box section to the rear section the width of the seat keeping everthink off the floor and low for weight distribution
hope this helps

I have extra mounting points onto my rollcage cross overs, it lifts the normal side mount things up high enough so u can mount to the boxsection (using rivnuts attached to the box section) also my side mounts have multiple drillings through on the bottom so even if u only have 1 holes in the box section and rear support u can still move them forward or back for adjustment

David.

i like your driving positing when i steered your car onto the trailor for you. have you got any pics of this?
also i cant find or ollie the old topic on how to strenghten the floor for putting the seats in. can anyone help?

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