[Fot] Miata Seat Conversion for Triumphs FOT Interest?

[Jack W. Drews]

Nice site. Good pictures and dimensions.

The kit we're preparing positions the seat in the TR4 and TR6 so that 
the seat clears the outside trim and also clears a Moss type harness 
end on the tunnel. The new kit bolts to the floor using all four 
stock holes in the floor, and bolts to the seats using the holes 
already in the Miata seat rails.

The only work necessary on the Miata seats is that the ends of the 
lower half of the seat adjuster rails must be bent out straight as if 
to lay flat on the floor, and a locator peg on the bottom of the 
Miata rails must be cut off. The bending can be done with a vise or 
large wrench and the locator pegs are a job for a hack saw or die 
grinder with cutoff wheel.

As nearly as I can measure it, the Miata cushions are one inch higher 
at the "sit bones" than the stock seats.

At 01:48 PM 5/8/2008, Jim wrote:
>Joe,
>
>How does what you're doing compare with some of the installs being done?
>
>As an example here is a link to Paul Teglers page on making Miata seats fit
>a Spitfire:
>
>http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/miataseats/index.html
>
>
>Just curious.
>
>
>Jim
>Dallas
>
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>Subject: [Fot] Miata Seat Conversion for Triumphs FOT Interest?
>
>Sean & I are helping Uncle Jack with a Miata seat Conversion Kit. It is a
>kit of hardware and adapter plates.
>
>Jack's design, is in the final stages, and I am compiling a list of
>candidates for the KIT.
>
>Sean & I are also reviewing it for manufacturing processes. Laser
>operations, a little die work...likely stainless steel
>
>Two Triumph lists have been contacted and we have about 27 names.  Anyone
>from the FoT interested? It just occurred to that there are street cars in
>the racing stables, too.
>
>(I wonder if the MGB guys have discovered this nifty conversion)
>
>Thanks,
>
>Joe   </HTML>
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