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Crab Spirits · 04-03-2004, 05:15 PM

Well, I finally took some pics of the brackets I made to fit the Recaros. The initial thread is in the Archives and FAQ's forum. For some reason, I can't edit or reply to that post, so I'll put it here.

I just wanted them to sit as low as possible. Note headroom...

The outside one is the easy one. You just need to weld the angle on. I put in the washers to adjust the side to side tilt a little.

The hard one is the inboard rail. It is turned 90 degrees and mounted up against the tunnel.

From the front of the seat, it looks like this.

Note the seat is almost touching the floor.

element240 · 04-03-2004, 05:21 PM

nice, good work... seats look badass

Crab Spirits · 04-03-2004, 05:32 PM

Before I get flamed about how my Willans Harnesses bolt in....
They go through holes I cut in the rear seats...

...and bolt thru my homemade structural member. I call them Crab Brackets. Felt like it stiffened things up a bit back there too. I'll probly weld a bar in-between them later on to make them extra Heavy Duty.

KiDyNomiTe · 04-03-2004, 05:49 PM

A few months later

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Blues13 · 04-11-2004, 03:51 AM

Hey, nice job on the brackets, how long did it take for you to make them?

ICKY · 04-11-2004, 04:00 AM

I bet that took alotta eyeballing, sizeing up, and measuring. Very nice work, completely unoticable from the outside.

gmckey · 04-11-2004, 07:00 PM

A++ work man.

I <3 non leather.

BustedS13 · 04-11-2004, 08:49 PM

god i love those seats. nice work, man, very, very jealous of you and your non-ripped-to-hell seats.

looks like it's time to clean off the metal shavings on your rear speakers, btw

Kookaburraz · 04-11-2004, 11:06 PM

Nice work. I made rails for my SRD too, but I was limited to a CRAPPY hobby welder, and I'll probably just go with Bride rails next.

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/brjones/rails%20006.jpg

There are two cross pieces welded to the sliders, which bolt to the seat (not shown).

It's pretty damn low, I'm 6'3" and have about 1.5" of headroom sitting upright.

Blues13 · 04-12-2004, 03:52 AM

kooka - do those brackets flex at all? Is it noticeable? Still deciding whether to fab or buy them rails.. finding it difficult to source some decently priced ones that are low.

Kookaburraz · 04-12-2004, 08:04 AM

No, there's no flex in the part you see, the front is fully supported underneath by the chassis, and the rear doesn't have any flex.

The cross pieces could stand to be more rigid, however.

oojpeeoo · 04-12-2004, 01:19 PM

wow ur leet...nice job and badass seats..i wish i had the money for sum recaros

brianglawson · 07-16-2004, 03:41 PM

hey man good stuff im doing it as we speak

sry for bringin it up but comps were inneed from me

wootwoot · 07-16-2004, 05:14 PM

impressive, how many hours would you say it took you?

04-03-2004, 05:15 PM	#1
Crab Spirits Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Romeoville, IL Posts: 141 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	PICS of my Recaro seat install w/ custom brackets Well, I finally took some pics of the brackets I made to fit the Recaros. The initial thread is in the Archives and FAQ's forum. For some reason, I can't edit or reply to that post, so I'll put it here. I just wanted them to sit as low as possible. Note headroom... The outside one is the easy one. You just need to weld the angle on. I put in the washers to adjust the side to side tilt a little. The hard one is the inboard rail. It is turned 90 degrees and mounted up against the tunnel. From the front of the seat, it looks like this. Note the seat is almost touching the floor. __________________ JDM fun

04-03-2004, 05:32 PM	#3
Crab Spirits Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Romeoville, IL Posts: 141 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Before I get flamed about how my Willans Harnesses bolt in.... They go through holes I cut in the rear seats... ...and bolt thru my homemade structural member. I call them Crab Brackets. Felt like it stiffened things up a bit back there too. I'll probly weld a bar in-between them later on to make them extra Heavy Duty. __________________ JDM fun

04-03-2004, 05:49 PM	#4
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 37 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	A few months later . __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

04-11-2004, 11:06 PM	#9
Kookaburraz Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 170 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nice work. I made rails for my SRD too, but I was limited to a CRAPPY hobby welder, and I'll probably just go with Bride rails next. http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/brjones/rails%20006.jpg There are two cross pieces welded to the sliders, which bolt to the seat (not shown). It's pretty damn low, I'm 6'3" and have about 1.5" of headroom sitting upright. __________________ www.ziptied.com/forum

04-12-2004, 08:04 AM	#11
Kookaburraz Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 170 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	No, there's no flex in the part you see, the front is fully supported underneath by the chassis, and the rear doesn't have any flex. The cross pieces could stand to be more rigid, however. __________________ www.ziptied.com/forum

04-03-2004, 05:21 PM	#2
element240 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MI Age: 38 Posts: 735 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	nice, good work... seats look badass

04-11-2004, 03:51 AM	#5
Blues13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OC Posts: 435 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Hey, nice job on the brackets, how long did it take for you to make them?

04-11-2004, 04:00 AM	#6
ICKY Account Closed Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Va Beach Age: 36 Posts: 582 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I bet that took alotta eyeballing, sizeing up, and measuring. Very nice work, completely unoticable from the outside.

04-11-2004, 07:00 PM	#7
gmckey Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 301 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	A++ work man. I <3 non leather.

04-11-2004, 08:49 PM	#8
BustedS13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix AZ Age: 39 Posts: 10,287 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	god i love those seats. nice work, man, very, very jealous of you and your non-ripped-to-hell seats. looks like it's time to clean off the metal shavings on your rear speakers, btw

04-12-2004, 03:52 AM	#10
Blues13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OC Posts: 435 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	kooka - do those brackets flex at all? Is it noticeable? Still deciding whether to fab or buy them rails.. finding it difficult to source some decently priced ones that are low.

04-12-2004, 01:19 PM	#12
oojpeeoo Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: san jose Posts: 538 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow ur leet...nice job and badass seats..i wish i had the money for sum recaros

07-16-2004, 03:41 PM	#13
brianglawson Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Age: 35 Posts: 1,912 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: brianglawson Feedback Score: 1 reviews	hey man good stuff im doing it as we speak sry for bringin it up but comps were inneed from me __________________ S15 SR20DET Powered, Kouki S14 http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=578575

07-16-2004, 05:14 PM	#14
wootwoot Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: sarasota florida biatch Age: 38 Posts: 3,850 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	impressive, how many hours would you say it took you?