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bucket seats?

Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 11:30 am
by TommiCrazy
Hi, I bought here In UK the COBRA EVOLUTION BUCKET SEAT
now my question is, what type of brackets I need to mount into starion?
Is starion have the same dimmension of mounts brackets as other mitsus?

Did any one have got bucket seat inside starion?

Re: bucket seats?

Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:54 pm
by OLD FART
TommiCrazy wrote:Hi, I bought here In UK the COBRA EVOLUTION BUCKET SEAT
now my question is, what type of brackets I need to mount into starion?
Is starion have the same dimmension of mounts brackets as other mitsus?

Did any one have got bucket seat inside starion?
Tommi sounds like you have bought the seat that was to many$$$$$$$$ for me
I am getting a race seat installed in my JB by Dave at Redzone and I think that it will have to be custom made due to the way the stock seat is mounted
The car is at redzones to have my new stroker motor fitted and hope to fet it back in about 1 week

Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 2:36 pm
by RiceThief
How I mounted my seat was I took the stock starion seat mount and mounted the race seat to it. I was lucky in that the race seat had mounting bolts on the bottom and two of the bolts lined up with the standard starion seat mounting holes.

So if you use the starion seat rails and if necessary make some brackets to line up with the starion seat mount and the race seat.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:10 am
by enthuzed
What brand and model seat is it RT?

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:48 am
by RiceThief
Its the OBX daytona

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:10 pm
by OLD FART
RiceThief wrote:Its the OBX daytona
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Bao when you sit on the seat is it any higher I NEED TO KNOW AS MY HELMET RUBS ON THE ROOF
Thanks
Rad

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:55 pm
by RiceThief
Rad,

from memory it sits lower than the starion seat as the bottom of the seat is about level to the seat rail. I'll jump in the car this weekend with my helmet on to make sure. How tall are you rad for comparison.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:42 pm
by OLD FART
RiceThief wrote:Rad,

from memory it sits lower than the starion seat as the bottom of the seat is about level to the seat rail. I'll jump in the car this weekend with my helmet on to make sure. How tall are you rad for comparison.
APP 5 FT 10 INCHES

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:44 pm
by groupAralliart
I'm six foot three and fit into mine. Just chop the top section of your helmet off!

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:24 pm
by enthuzed
groupAralliart wrote:I'm six foot three and fit into mine. Just chop the top section of your helmet off!
LOL


And thanks RT for the heads up, pardon the pun...

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:00 pm
by groupAralliart
groupAralliart wrote:I'm six foot three and fit into mine. Just chop the top section of your helmet off!
Ofcourse you would complete the cutting with the helmet off!

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:11 pm
by RiceThief
I found an old pic of the seat in the starion

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from the pics it does look lower than the passenger side with the stock seats.

I almost forgot to mention, as you probably know the seat belt is mounted to the stock seat so you need to make up a bracket to mount it with the fixed bucket seat. Also the daytona is only complies with adr, but does not have fia approval, so you wont be able to use if the event mandates that you have a seat that complies with fia.

As for shaving the helmet wont that defeat the purpose of wearing one as it will just weaken it.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:26 pm
by silo
I still have to finish putting mine in, and do the passenger side!

Pics show how i mounted it though...
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Silas

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:21 pm
by groupAralliart
RiceThief wrote:As for shaving the helmet wont that defeat the purpose of wearing one as it will just weaken it.
Definately not: if you criss cross race tape over the opening - use the same colour as the helmet to get that 'professional' finish, you will solve the strength issue!

Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 7:09 am
by Lunacy
groupAralliart wrote:
RiceThief wrote:As for shaving the helmet wont that defeat the purpose of wearing one as it will just weaken it.
Definately not: if you criss cross race tape over the opening - use the same colour as the helmet to get that 'professional' finish, you will solve the strength issue!
Hahaha yep anything can be fixed to a professional standard with race tape and cable ties!!!