[Fot] Race Seat

Tue Aug 14 13:38:08 MDT 2018

I think you can see the seat bracket attachment to the roll bar mount in this photo.  
Dave H.
> On August 14, 2018 at 11:57 AM Kenneth Knight <kknight at klaenv.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> All good advice from Dave.  On thing to remember in the fit is the cover, it
> does take a bit of room.  If you have a back that is not perfect (go figure
> a Vintage car driver could have a back problem) Pegasus sells a very dense
> special foam padding that can be placed under the cover.  You can put it
> under your bony butt and at the small of the back to cushion the shock and
> pressure from the belts.  It can also be used on the sides to make that fit
> just perfect.
> 
> Underneath the car I have plates that tie that seat into the frame.  There
> are lots of ways to do this but just putting a fender washer under the
> bracket bolts is NOT enough.  Don't forget to tie the back of the seat to
> roll bar.  In an ideal situation that is a bar crossing just about the
> height of your shoulder blades and this is the perfect mounting spot for the
> shoulder belts and the seat brace.
> 
> Ken
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of DAVE HOGYE via
> Fot
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 8:16 AM
> To: Steven Belfer via Fot; Todd Redmond; Steven Belfer
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Race Seat
> 
> Good tips and suggestions, Steve.
> Todd, when I installed my Kirkey Vintage seat, as Steve suggests, I placed
> the seat low and wore my helmet to take some measurements. I wanted to be
> below the top of my roll bar and my bar fits under the factory hard top, so
> the height limit was known and set. 
> I also modified the seat.  I needed arm length but less leg length.  When I
> tilted or reclined the back to a comfortable arm length, the seat bottom
> reduced leg extension needed for full clutch depression.  I cut the seat to
> get more recline without effecting the bottom and leg position.  It was an
> easy modification.  I made a aluminum fill plates and had them welded in
> place. I also moved the steering wheel closer to the dash to give more arm
> extension.  I spent a lot of time getting it all perfect for me.  
> There are optimal leg and arm positions.  Bent arms, never fully extended
> and when the clutch is fully depressed, your leg should not press on the
> seat bottom and impede movement, but could lightly touch.  I learned this in
> 1982 when I bought Bob Bondurant's first book of high performance driving. 
> The Kirkey seats come in different widths.  Get one that fits relatively
> snug.  Measure yourself in the seated position.  If you have to you can send
> it back until you get the best fit. 
> I thought the Vintage seat looks best without the head rest, but then you
> have to build a rest into your roll bar.  Of course having the head rest
> extension solves this issue.
> I like that the Kirkey seats have a snap-in cover and inexpensive.  I also
> added a little lumbar padding under the cover.  
> Dave H.
>  
> > On August 13, 2018 at 4:02 PM Steven Belfer via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Todd,
> > 
> > I fit a Kirkey upright seat in my TR3.  I probably had it in and out of
> there 10 times and had the seat modified a bunch of times to get it right.
> I also had the cage re-worked to fit the seat and and give me protection on
> the left-side.  I had the Kirkey seat-cover modified at an upholstery shop
> to fit the changed seat.  I also added some custom foam lumbar-support
> pieces to the seat cover.  The trick is to get the seat as low as possible
> in the car, then lean it back just right for your comfort.  Test it while
> wearing your helmet and Hans device.
> > 
> > 
> > ~STEVE
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > On Aug 13, 2018, at 6:05 AM, Todd Redmond via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Friends!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I'm looking for recommendations for a race seat for the TR3.   
> > > What are you using?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > Todd Redmond
> > > 1958 TR3a
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