infinite Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 u can get custom seats certd i did it a few years agao. cert guy wanted to see the seat befor it was coverd and he just tryed to brake it. and looked at the flex. my seats were fibreglass one offs for a vauxhall viva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 It all costs money though of which I am epically short of at the moment. I am only going to be using it for track days and as long as you have a warrant no one cares what you are sitting in.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Seats need some give so you won't break your spine in a crash. I'd get rid of the criscross in the back of it because that could cause a lot of pain in a crash. Have a look at a well made steel frame seat to get ideas - sparco sprint is the best example. They are all steel rails for the shape + material to sit on + foam to keep it comfortable and a cover on top. It's possible you could crash your car backwards into a wall at a trackday oneday, could hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaN Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 yea, you might be right. Although if I weld sheetmetal into it then that will make it super stiff anyway. hmm that wont make the joints any stronger tho so a fair call. well, it would, depends on the thickness of the sheet, .8/1mm, less so, 1.2-1.6 hell yeah, but, yeah, without ...... that'd just make me nervous aye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaN Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Seats need some give so you won't break your spine in a crash. I'd get rid of the criscross in the back of it because that could cause a lot of pain in a crash. Have a look at a well made steel frame seat to get ideas - sparco sprint is the best example. They are all steel rails for the shape + material to sit on + foam to keep it comfortable and a cover on top. It's possible you could crash your car backwards into a wall at a trackday oneday, could hurt. yeah man ... thats the kind of thinking I'm talking about .. the what if .. this happens and ... (like much) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Yeah was a bit surprised to see this. Not meaning to be a killjoy (or commenting on your skills etc.) but seats are critical safety wise and not really something to scrimp on. You can probably find something second hand for a couple of hundy surely? You definitely not the 1st person putting a race seat in an X? can you not bolt a seat directly to the floor to get it lower rather than having it on rails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Yeah was a bit surprised to see this. Not meaning to be a killjoy (or commenting on your skills etc.) but seats are critical safety wise and not really something to scrimp on. You can probably find something second hand for a couple of hundy surely? You definitely not the 1st person putting a race seat in an X? can you not bolt a seat directly to the floor to get it lower rather than having it on rails? To get anywhere near close enough using a standard race seat I would need to cut the floor out and weld in a new lower one - people have done this even on X1/9 road cars to get the extra space. I have fitted up a very low kevlar race seat to the existing rails, but it still means I need to have the roof off if I want to wear a helmet. The rails are already welded directly to the floor (from factory) to give more room, but this obviously isn't enough - my existing race reat setup probably would't be a problem for a short arse, but I am 6'3"... If I could find a suitable steel framed seat I could modify it to suit but I have been looking for a year now and not found the right one. I probably would be happy to lower the floor and get this certed, but this seems overkill for the 1 or 2 times a year I do track days. The way I see it, club days are not very serious, with no full on racing - and if it is ok to go out on the track with my standard seats that have 30 odd years of wear and amazing lack of support, then I am far better off with the new seat anyway.....? PS - I appreciate the contructive criticism.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 So I have just gone through the low volume cert regulations for this (again), and for an unstressed seat there is a defined loading that the seat must withstand. This tells me that to make the seat more deformable is not a go. We run Solidworks at my business so I think I will model the whole thing and do some FEA on it to make sure it conforms to the regulations etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo_78 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 just saw ya on Whiteleigh Ave,looks good in person ,shame you was being held up by slow pokes though,lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Yea, was just picking it up after getting a wheel alignment done post epic suspension improvements, is minty mint now. Traffic is totally shit in that car, until you hit a clear spot then it is bazookas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo_78 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Yea, was just picking it up after getting a wheel alignment done post epic suspension improvements, is minty mint now.Traffic is totally shit in that car, until you hit a clear spot then it is bazookas... lol,its somewhat of a sleeper,seeing it driving down the rd you wouldnt suspect it gets up and goes mental,lmao.looks good with the small bumpers,i wasnt too keen on them in the photos but seeing them in real life changed my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Ah did you see me give it a wee bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo_78 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Ah did you see me give it a wee bit? possibly lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Yes @downtime I believe we all at oldschool want to see @ThePog get his car back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, yoeddynz said: Yes @downtime I believe we all at oldschool want to see @ThePog get his car back I may or may not be going to have a looksee some time this week, I can neither confirm nor deny. As a completely unrelated aside, do you know of any handy rust repair people in the area perchance? 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 It's Italian isn't it. Yes - I can certainly point you in a direction away from me... If you do happen to get it, not saying you will, but if you do I'll pop over for a look/laugh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 The one we had up till fairly recently was a very good shell. They are around - but you have to pay for a good one. In a lot of ways I'm pissed we got shot of it - but with downsizing/health scares/old fucking age it had to go. Once suspension and correct rims were sorted it was a fun thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Yea it was a fantastic wee weapon at the point I sold it. It looked pretty rough when I saw it for sale a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 I'm just going to put this here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 I really liked this bit in the project thread 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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