[Fot] Race Seat

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Todd;
I use a Cobra Suzuka seat in my TR4A.  Very comfortable and good support.  Took a lot of doing and building the cage around the seat to make it fit.


I tried the Cobra "Vintage" seat as it fit much better in the car, but was too narrow for my butt (34 waist).


My son uses an "Upright" Kirkey, leaned back a bit) in his '62 TR4.  It's Ok but an upgrade is on his "to do" list.


Two things we learned when selecting seats:


1) FIA seats approved for installation with no back support REQUIRE that the mounts supplied by the manufacturer be used in order to not use a back support.


2) After five years, any FIA seat requires a back support whether or not it is approved without a back support when new.


So it is best to plan on adding a back support to the seat regardless of rating. (We supported my seat directly from the roll cage on one side) and added a back support.


Phil Gott
'65 TR4A racer (HRG group 3)


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Friends!I'm looking for recommendations for a race seat for the TR3.   What are you using?ThanksTodd Redmond1958 TR3a_______________________________________________fot at autox.team.nethttp://www.fot-racing.comDonate: http://www.team.net/donate.htmlArchive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/fotUnsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/vfracing@aol.com
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