Subject: Re: [TR] Back at it

From: Rye Livingston <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 09:36:28 -0700

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Hello Jim,

I installed Miata seats in my 1960 TR3.  It=E2=80=99s a tight fit, but I =
didn=E2=80=99t raise them up.  Currently I have the drivers seat out of =
the car so if you=E2=80=99d like, I can take some photos of what I did =
and send them to you.

BTW, yes it=E2=80=99s not original equipment, but I=E2=80=99m so glad I =
installed Miata seats.  Not only for comfort, but when driving the car =
spiritedly, the stock seats didn=E2=80=99t hold either the driver or the =
passenger in place. The curve of the stock seat back would flex.  The =
driver would have to use the steering wheel to hang on to stay in =
position, and with the banjo steering wheel, that flexed so it didn=E2=80=99=
t help much making it a bit of a struggle .  When I'd ride as passenger =
with my son on a weekend rally, I=E2=80=99d hook my arm outside the door =
to stay in place and not be sliding into the driver.

WhenI got my Miata seats at a Pick & Pull, I also got the retractable =
3-point seatbelt.  I had a custom roll bar installed down to the frame =
and mounted the seatbelt bracket to the roll bar.  I also installed a =
Moto-Lita steering wheel which doesn't flex. Those three things vastly =
improved the driver experience.

Rye

> On Oct 30, 2025, at 8:16 PM, Jim Wallace <[email-masked]> =
wrote:
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> Hi folks,
> I was active here in the early 2000s as I worked on my 60 3a, but it =
ended up on the back burner while I did things like raise kids, get =
divorced, get married, get sidetracked by VW campers, build a house, =
move, retire, build a garage, etc.
> It's out of storage and back home now, and I'm planning to finish it =
this winter so will likely be coming here with questions again.
> Here's the first one: I have Miata seats to install, but it sure seems =
like a mighty tight fit, width wise. Clearly I need to make some kind of =
standoffs to raise them enough to make it work - can anyone provide =
guidance on height and position?
> (I replaced the original floors with some I made out of 20 gauge, so I =
don't have any of the original mounting points.)
> Thanks!
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Hello=
 Jim,<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I installed =
Miata seats in my 1960 TR3. &nbsp;It=E2=80=99s a tight fit, but I =
didn=E2=80=99t raise them up. &nbsp;Currently I have the drivers seat =
out of the car so if you=E2=80=99d like, I can take some photos of what =
I did and send them to you.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div=
 class=3D"">BTW, yes it=E2=80=99s not original equipment, but I=E2=80=99m =
so glad I installed Miata seats. &nbsp;Not only for comfort, but when =
driving the car spiritedly, the stock seats didn=E2=80=99t hold either =
the driver or the passenger in place. The curve of the stock seat back =
would flex. &nbsp;The driver would have to use the steering wheel to =
hang on to stay in position, and with the banjo steering wheel, that =
flexed so it didn=E2=80=99t help much making it a bit of a struggle . =
&nbsp;When I'd ride as passenger with my son on a weekend rally, I=E2=80=99=
d hook my arm outside the door to stay in place and not be sliding into =
the driver.<div><img apple-inline=3D"yes" =
id=3D"E692A571-4267-411D-A87A-575B1337254B" =
src=3D"cid:BD4C38E5-ACCF-4119-BD73-446A075971ED" class=3D""></div><div><br=
 class=3D""></div><div>WhenI got my Miata seats at a Pick &amp; Pull, I =
also got the retractable 3-point seatbelt. &nbsp;I had a custom roll bar =
installed down to the frame and mounted the seatbelt bracket to the roll =
bar. &nbsp;I also installed a Moto-Lita steering wheel which doesn't =
flex. Those three things vastly improved the driver =
experience.</div><div><br class=3D""></div><div>Rye</div><div><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a></div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div><br class=3D""></div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Oct 30, 2025, at 8:16 PM, Jim Wallace =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">Hi folks,<div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">I was active here in =
the early 2000s as I worked on my 60 3a, but it ended up on the back =
burner while I did things like raise kids, get divorced, get married, =
get sidetracked by VW campers, build a house, move, retire, build a =
garage, etc.</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">It's out of storage and =
back home now, and I'm planning to finish it this winter so will likely =
be coming here with questions again.</div><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">Here's the first one: I have Miata seats to install, but it =
sure seems like a mighty tight fit, width wise. Clearly I need to make =
some kind of standoffs to raise them enough to make it work - can anyone =
provide guidance on height and position?</div><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">(I replaced the original floors with some I made out of 20 =
gauge, so I don't have any of the original mounting points.)</div><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Thanks!</div></div>
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