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Old 05-04-07, 08:48 PM   #55 (permalink)
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Re: DRB #5

I originally ordered the seats that were in the Corvette, and discovered they sat too tall. I talked to the company and they had a laid back seat that was originally made for the Saker cars. On their web site I found a GT40 with the Saker mounted in it. It belonged to Gary Gibbs in Virginia. I had met Gary and his wife in Nashville a couple of years back. Gary confirmed the seat is very comfortable and not that hard to mount. He uses one for the driver in competition events.
Racetech North America

The only drawback is the mounting hardware if you want to say there is a negative. Being built for the Saker, they mounted the seat into the frame of the car with tabs that actually bolted into the back of the seat. So no mounting hardware was designed for the seat. What they did was use the hardware from another seat. The front bolt goes correctly but there is no hole for the rear bolt. So you have to drill it yourself. I set mine where the seat is 1/8" off the floor. then I positioned it about 1/8"-1/4" away from my relays. This gave me a great position with respect to the pedals.
These seats run in the $785 range. I say range because they are manufactured in New Zeland. Here are some more pics.
I have the pics of the connector socket for the side lights. Anybody recognize them?

Bill
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