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Automotive Powered Off Road (AKA: Buggys, Jeeps, Trucks, Etc,Etc. ) => Chassis and Suspension => Topic started by: Yummi on November 03, 2008, 07:42:34 AM

Title: Seat mounts.
Post by: Yummi on November 03, 2008, 07:42:34 AM

Title: Re: Seat mounts.
Post by: Rick S. on November 03, 2008, 08:19:27 AM

Just make adaptor plates for each side of the seat. Use washers fill the gap between these new plates and the tabs on your frame. Got any pics?

Title: Re: Seat mounts.
Post by: fabr on November 03, 2008, 08:50:31 AM

Title: Re: Seat mounts.
Post by: Punkur67 on November 03, 2008, 09:14:45 AM

Pay your friend with an 18 pack to weld you some new brackets.

Title: Re: Seat mounts.
Post by: Yummi on November 03, 2008, 11:49:41 AM

Ok, pics now attached.  Brackets run north south, I was thinking just a piece of plate, also running north south but long enough to hit both hols - ie: "tie" the tabs to one another so insread on using four "tabs" for each seat, use two plates.  This might require a new shifter and new turning break levers. 

If only there was a board member would sold that stuff ::)

Good bad ugly? Fire away.

Title: Re: Seat mounts.
Post by: Rick S. on November 03, 2008, 12:40:22 PM

That's exactly what I was thinking. I would use 1/8" stainless and waterjet the plates.
But then again, I do get that stuff for free.

Title: Re: Seat mounts.
Post by: Punkur67 on November 03, 2008, 12:42:38 PM

While raising the front up you could try to move the seat back a little to save changing the shifter...

Title: Re: Seat mounts.
Post by: 405dentech on November 03, 2008, 09:39:09 PM

Do your seat tabs flex at all? I think for what your after the 1/8 in. plate cut and angled the way you want would work great and should stiffen up the existing mounts.(less flexing).