Myself I have a FIA approved Corbeau Pro Race seat fitted into a Spitfire with a
hard top and full cage. See:
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jtabell/MODS.HTM
The brackets are specially made and bolt directly on the floor pan. Who would
use
the rails in a racing car anyway...
Jari
Finland
"Mark J. Bradakis" wrote:
> Oddly enough, the latest issue of the SCCA "Sports Car" magazine arrived in
> the morning mail, and it has a cover story about race seats. I've not yet
> read it, so I have no idea what it says.
>
> I did get a Corbeau Clubman in an early Spitfire, after fabbing up some
> brackets to mate it to the original sliders. It is a fairly tight fit,
> but it works. Actually, I think only three of the four corners are bolted
> down, as I couldn't get to the last one. It has been awhile, I can't
> remember offhand. Though the GT6 has the same floor pan, it might be even
> more difficult to get a seat in since the roof is an issue.
>
> I've been meaning to look into Kirkey seats, I believe they have some fairly
> narrow aluminum shells that may work. The Corbeau mentioned above is for a
> street car, there is no way it would fit with a roll bar and harness mounts.
> My racing Spits have less than adequate seating, so I'm hoping the Kirkey
>units
> may be the answer.
>
> mjb.
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