 Power seat for a race car, Worst possible combo of drivers |
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 Sep 5 2011, 11:29 PM
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ReEntryRacer  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 618 Joined: 8-December 04 From: British Columbia, Canada Member No.: 569  |
Many years ago I spent a day in a rental tube frame RR car that was equipped with a power adjustable seat in the driver's position. It went side to side a bit, as well as accomodating 6'3 and 5'4 drivers. I really need to find a seat that will do this, as I have a new (small!) young driver in my 3rd gen car now, and the seat moving sysem I have now just won't cut it. We do pit stops in the series I run, and we need to swap in and out in less than 60 seconds. Anybody have a lead on something like this? We are mandated to a head and neck restraint next season, so that's in the mix too.
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Sep 16 2011, 11:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 384 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Birmingham, AL Member No.: 176 |
Does the series require a seat back brace?
I did use the power seat mechanism from my 4th gen with a Sparco seat for hpde and time trial until I put a real cage in the car. Seems like there was not a lot of headroom. The cage builder did not like the electric seat for safety reasons. I did not ask what the safety reasons were, I just let him mount the seat in the way he thought best. |
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Sep 17 2011, 02:22 AM
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ReEntryRacer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 618 Joined: 8-December 04 From: British Columbia, Canada Member No.: 569 |
Yes, if its not a seat approved to be used without a back brace. I was thinking a tube within a tube and a pinch setup with a tee handle to quickly loosen and then retighten after the seat stops moving. I'll have all winter to engineer something that works, I hope!
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Sep 17 2011, 01:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 384 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Birmingham, AL Member No.: 176 |
QUOTE (ReEntryRacer @ Sep 16 2011, 09:22 PM)  Yes, if its not a seat approved to be used without a back brace. I was thinking a tube within a tube and a pinch setup with a tee handle to quickly loosen and then retighten after the seat stops moving. I'll have all winter to engineer something that works, I hope! Then I would use tubes with holes drilled at the appropriate spots to put a pin through instead of the pinch setup. Might be quicker and more secure, but wouldn't allow as much adjustment. |
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