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Written by Steve Kupper
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Friday, 18 March 2011 |
 Kupper and I put in a few hours tonight after work. I'm still working out the seat mounting.
The issue is is that we have three huge dudes and then Russ. I'm 6'3",
Kupper is 6', Rich is 6', and Russ is 5'5". Fortunately, Russ seems to
have freaky alien legs and a short torso, which will work in our favor.
Somehow, Kupper and Russ' inseam is both 30"... although I think Russ
will still need to bring a seat cushion or two to clear the steering
wheel.
The biggest issue is my noggin. To meet the new roll cage clearance
rule, we needed to drop the seat down even lower. The end result is a
driving position that is great for Kupper, a little less great for me,
and probably going to be just manageable for Rich... and a sight line
that works for only me. We won't know until we get our momo installed,
but Kupper seems to think he'll be looking through the wheel. If thats
the case, he'll need a cushion, and so will Russ... or three.
Anyways, here are the modifications
The original seat mount made by the previous team. As was most of the
previous build, it is very heavy and crude. Mine will be lighter... and
crude.
Tada! Grade-8 bolts will bolt the seat through this mount to the
floorboard at the edges where it is strongest (rockers and transmission
tunnel). The mount will be welded where possible to the floorboard.
Next I attacked the seat brace. The previous seat was based on an
average team height of around 5'8". The current average team height is
closer to 5'11". I decided to move the seat back about an inch by
hacking this brace down a bit.
Voila. Ugly, but it will be better with some white paint.
Tomorrow, we are attacking the wiring harness and I'll fiddle around with the seat, harnesses, and some bodywork things.
Steve R.
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