I'm back to working on my Cobra and I needed a feel good project to fire up my motivation.
I bought a pair of Kirkey Vintage Buckets a while back and thought fitting them might be a nice job to get out of the way. Makes it easier to sit in the car making broom broom noises too.
When I had the fiberglass race seats in the car I'd made some aluminum stand-offs to bolt them to the floor. Buggered if I could find them in the boxes of parts in the back of the shed so I machined up a new set.
The idea is that they sandwich the fiberglass floor to the chassis without crushing it.
They will also space the runners up a bit to keep them above the carpet
After trying the seats in place I worked out a position that suited me. I could have just used some L shaped brackets to bolt to the sides but I wanted something that looked a bit more bespoke. This meant fabricating individual mounts.
At the front I machined up some pillars that will be welded to the underside of the seat. These are machined to length and shape on the end to sit the seat at the right angle. They are threaded so they can be bolted to the rails.
For the rear mounts I had to get creative with some aluminum plate.
Here are the mounts welded in place on the underside of the seat.
The mounts are asymmetrical since the seats aren't direct in line with the runners. They are offset on an angle. From my test fitting I determined it was more comfortable to offset the seats on an angle so you legs point towards the pedals. The sides on the seats are pretty high so sitting straight with your legs off to the side to reach the pedals wasn't comfortable.
You can see how they are slightly angled in this pic
I have to say I'm very happy with the results. They are surprisingly comfortable and the seating position is great.
Cheers
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Kirkey Vintage Seat install
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