Calling all Tall drivers

[AlarmedBread]

I hope you used something thicker than that - those look pretty damn flimsy.

Yeah, I was just using that picture as an example. 1/8" thick iron is what I used. Tough to beat for a $10 set of seat brackets. Add in a couple dozen bolts and you're in business!

[Erick]

seat width only goes to 415mm, but my waist is 44inches

Have you called Jenny yet? :p

I dunno what 415mm works with as for waist, but I've had some pretty big guys (225lbs~) that fit very snug and comfortable in it.

Seriously though, I overlooked a simple fact about this seat that might turn off some daily drivers. But since we're in track and auto-x I left it out:

This seat has massive leg bolsters. Getting in and out of that seat is ok..... and when you're in, the seat is VERY comfy, but you do look ridiculous getting in and out of it.

I learned how to monkey bar myself into the seat by swinging off the roll cage on my car. :p

[Kruzen]

I had a welding shop make some simple mild steel brackets, then I painted them. Then just measured the mounting holes and drilled. And I'm 6'5" and have the ACS replica seats from ebay with the sliders they came with.





matt

I copied Matt's design and have the same seats and its been holding up great for about 2 years now

[Schnitzer318is]

Looks like I will have to do something similar to this. @ 6'8" space is at a premium in my car. My e46 I have no problems but with my e30 my knees hit the wheel if I am driving with shoes on... :(

[bigjake]

www.buddyclub.com

They only make one seat. :) It's offered in regular and large versions. I had a good deal on the large version, but skinny as I am, it still holds me amazingly well. With a Schroth 6pt harness, I am not moving anywhere. :)

- Erick

seat width only goes to 415mm, but my waist is 44inches

[matt325is]

I had a welding shop make some simple mild steel brackets, then I painted them. Then just measured the mounting holes and drilled. And I'm 6'5" and have the ACS replica seats from ebay with the sliders they came with.





matt

[sennafan]

well im 6"8 and i need a good low seat, u wanna lemme know what model it is? or link to where i can get one??

We need a r3v basketball team. I have the three spot, sounds like you are the center

[Erick]

well im 6"8 and i need a good low seat, u wanna lemme know what model it is? or link to where i can get one??

https://www.buddyclub.com

They only make one seat. :) It's offered in regular and large versions. I had a good deal on the large version, but skinny as I am, it still holds me amazingly well. With a Schroth 6pt harness, I am not moving anywhere. :)

- Erick

[Gray S.]

In my car with no sunroof I have probably half an inch of headroom with the stock sport seat in "race" position. Since this car is my daily I want to keep a reclinable seat. Are there any sidemount reclinables? I'm wondering if theres a way to just gain another inch of headroom with a different aftermarket seat/slider/mount combo.

Oh I'm 6'7 btw. If you can live without it, I would delete the sunroof and buy a non-sunroof headliner. I cannot even nearly fit into e30s with regular seats/sunroof, but I have lots of room in my iS.

[DSP74]

well im 6"8 and i need a good low seat, u wanna lemme know what model it is? or link to where i can get one??

Damn dude your are freakin' huge.....

Torso length is more important to helmet clearance fellars

[bigjake]

I have a Buddy Club. It's the best value seat hands down (before you start getting into the FIA approved seats).

- Erick

well im 6"8 and i need a good low seat, u wanna lemme know what model it is? or link to where i can get one??

[Fair!]

I am 6’5”, I bought corbeau seat brackets for my off brand seats. If I use the seat brackets I have no room for my helmet. I am going to have to try and make a bracket that is stationary and low as possible. Has anyone tried this? Thanks

I'm not quite as tall as you, but at 6'3" I do tend to have trouble fitting in some cars, and whenever I put a race seat in a BMW I make sure to keep the sliders/mount as short as possible. As a co-driver with others of different heights in most of the cars I race/build, we always need a slider, and the Sparco sliders have proven a favorite of mine for cost, weight, design safety and functionality.

I went through a full custom bracket + Sparco slider + UltraShield seat build-up in our E30 in this thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=112292





Just a note: We don't make anything to sell for anything to do with a seat, bracket or slider, as seen in the thread linked above (or here) - just sharing the tech. I've been accused by a couple of haters as only posting here to sell parts. That's obviously not the case.

[nando]

I hope you used something thicker than that - those look pretty damn flimsy.

[AlarmedBread]

I used four pieces of 1" angle iron, my seat is about 1-1/8" off the floor. You could use some 2" and then cut down one side on all of them to keep minimum height but still have adjustment side to side.

This is basically what I did. Cheap and easy.

[Erick]

What seat do you have? I may have to fork over the bucks for a EVO.

I have a Buddy Club. It's the best value seat hands down (before you start getting into the FIA approved seats).

- Erick