[TR] Seats

[David Friedlander]

Thanks, Stan. Sure, seat covers aren't the issue, for me. I'd like to have
seats withe good support during "spirited driving" as well as normal road
use. Stock TR3 seats are OK, when fully restored but maybe not as
substantial as other seats that may be out there. Some have reported flex
and roll issues with their stock seats....  I only mention Miata seats
because I know  people use them n their TR6's. I rebuilt my stock TR6 seats
and am satisfied but my TR3 seats were shot when I got this car out of the
DPO's barn (though the mice appreciated them!). Perhaps suitable seats can
be sourced from other roadsters built in the last 25 years....

Dave



On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 11:32 AM Stan Foster <stan at redtr6.com> wrote:

> It is a popular conversion for the TR6 (I have them in my TR6) and the
> only thing needed for proper installation is a pair of brackets to adapt
> the miata seat runners  to the TR6 floor where there are cage nuts to take
> the seat runners. For the TR6 these brackets are available from several
> sources ( I made my own) but I’m not aware of adapters for the TR3 floors.
>
>
>
> If you buy a pair of otherwise good seats with ratty covers Mr Mike’s will
> provide a set of custom covers and everything you need to fit them to the
> Miata seats.
>
>
>
> Stan
>
>
>
> *From:* Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Carl-TR
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 3, 2019 10:40 AM
> *To:* Triumph Mail List <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [TR] Seats
>
>
>
> Does anyone have a link to the "how to / what's needed"?
>
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>
> On Apr 2, 2019, at 11:34 PM, Rye Livingston <ryel at mac.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, I installed Miata seats in my TR3A last year and they are great.  Yes
> they are more comfortable, but for me I was even more concerned about the
> flex in the stock seat. During some spirited driving, including the
> autocross at Triumphest, when going around a hard corner seat back would
> flex and roll and virtually pour me out of the seat.  I was trying to
> stabilize myself by holding on to the steering wheel, but it was the stock
> banjo style and it would flex too.  I'm running a 7/8" front sway
> bar, 205/60R15 Goodrich Tires on 6 1/2" Panasport Wheels, so the car
> is corning really well, but the stock seat just wasn't working, and same
> for the passenger seat.  In a weekend rally with my son and as passenger I
> was holding onto the outside of the door to keep myself in place in the
> turns.
>
>
>
> So I installed some Miata seats and got a Moto-lita steering wheel which
> does't flex, and it's transformed the whole car.  Just amazing.
>
>
>
> This is a photo along California Coast least year after I installed the
> seats and steering wheel, and was going up to the All Triumph Drive In, in
> Salem Oregon.  There is a sheep skin cover on the passenger seat for Dixie
> Dog who was my co-pilot. She that brown blob rolling around in the sand.
>
>
>
> Rye
> PH: 530-FIND-RYE
>
>
> On Apr 02, 2019, at 04:21 PM, David Friedlander <forzion7 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hey all you purists out there, cover your ears!
>
>
>
> Will a TR3A accommodate Miata seats like a TR6 does?
>
> Looks like the components necessary to rebuild TR3A
>
> seats from scratch add up to a fair amount of $$ but
>
> not a great deal of comfort for the money. I seem to
>
> recall that TR6's would take a 1997 or prior Miata model
>
> year seat but what about the TR3? Anyone done it?
>
>
>
> Any feedback (OK, most feedback  :- ) ) appreciated!
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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