High back seat for CR

[400TT]

Pick the smallest new cars and try for seats, but I expect even now the current MX5 seats might be too big. The old MX5 seats were quite small, we used them 7 years ago in a Cobra. You can always trim the foam on the seat base to squeeze them in.

On fabricated seats, just make sure the testing paperwork with the seats are for the new height.

We have had to test our seats to the new height.

[Scoob]

After spending time in what I think is the only two motorsport shops in Adelaide it didn't take long to work out one of them offers very poor service and it was suggested to me that I just spend my time looking at the seats on display and pick what I like. And if needed some measurements just use your tape measure to work out if any of the seats fit and I can order it in.

In the other shop I recieved a warm welcome and 100% attention and scrutiny of all seat in the shop time spent on the internet looking for and printing out dimensions of the seat which were possible contenders.

Wow I know where I would prfer to spend my money!

If you like the seats you like how can I make them work ?

Anyway I am loving the classic style seat made by "Cobra seats" and thinking that if I double the height of the head restraint of the seat It would offer me the height I am looking forIt would change the look a bit but I think it is still better than introducing a modern seat. This would then bring in the issue of trying to strengthen the two uprights so that the head support would not bend the uprights if pressure was placed on the head rest. So can I add support to the head rest by mounting the seat perminemtly in the position I need and adding a third leg for suppor from the head rest back onto the rear bulk head.This might be reasonable considering the seats will be retrimmed anyway and a frame could be made for the larger head restraint to suit. Or the two upright posts could be changed to a wide flat steal upright into the head rest which would offer greater strength compared to the standard pencil sized ones.

How does any of this sound ?

So Monday will involve a chat with my engineer again and one with the man doing the build for me and we will see where it leads me.

[Scoob]

Dale

I will keep your contact in mind and look at it if a local solution is net easy to find but style and look is right down my alley. What would be interesting is to know how tall you are and have you had anyone 6,3 in drivers seat before ?

The logistics that I have been dealing with so far is I am in Adelaide and the car is being built in Sydney which makes all of this a little more of a challenge.

I have no real issue with the travel as long as I confident of the result.

[400TT]

Scoob, if you modify that seat frame or headrest frame it will need to be retested and certified. And if it's not high enough now, that seat won't have been tested to the latest ADR height requirements. So you run the risk of it not being accepted, even if the engineer accepts, the transport department might not.

In a Cobra finding suitable seats is a pain in the backside. (pun intended)