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Standard 914 seats for racing ? |
amallagh |
Nov 10 2006, 03:04 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: 4-September 06 From: Cheshire, England Member No.: 6,767 |
Hi, I just bought a 914 in the US and plan to export it to the UK. The car will be a road gong car but will also be used for some sprinting, road rallies and be fitted with a simple cage.
What I would like some advice on is seats. The car has an excellent set of std 914 seats. I had assumed I would need to change these for higher sided period sports seats for the side support but I have seen some pictures on the web recently of cars with standard seats with harnesses. Before I go and spend a lot of money on some new period style high sided sport seats what I want to know is, is it practical to use standard seats with harnesses for racing or do they just not give sufficient side support ? Thanks for you advice. Andrew |
VegasRacer |
Nov 10 2006, 04:02 AM
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ELVIRA Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,526 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None |
First off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge24.gif) Welcome to the club.
There are a lot of options regarding racing seats: The cheapest way is to simply remove the cushion from your stock seat. This will get your (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif) low enough so your hips will have little support on the sides. You can also put a slot in the stock cushion to run the sub-strap. (if you don't mind cutting yours) Some guys have gutted the stock seat shells and built up bolsters and then had 'em reupholstered. Do a search - you should be able to find some good 'how to' threads. I don't really care for the modern racing seats in a 914 unless it is a pure track car. Period correct Scheel, Konig and other brands pop up from time to time in the classifieds. There are also some modern retro seats on the market that look good in a teener. My choice was the LeMans from GTS. They even bolt on to the stock rails. What is your budget? Comfort is also important if you take any long trips. |
amallagh |
Nov 10 2006, 12:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: 4-September 06 From: Cheshire, England Member No.: 6,767 |
Thanks John,
likewise I would like to keep a period style sports seat like the LeMans or the Koenig both of which I have considered. Looks like the spec of car I'm building is very similar interior wise to yours. Unfortunately I had committed to buy a set of Koenigs on this site several weeks ago, but after several confirmatory emails the guy just went AWOL and hasn't replied to any of my messages for several weeks now. I had also passed by on another opportunity because I thought I had the Koenigs secured so I've lost out twice and now I'm back looking. I've only got a week or so left to find something second hand because my car will be containerised and they need to meet up for shipping back to the UK. Shipping at a later date is totally costs prohibitive. If I can't find anything else then I would probably go for the LeMans seat like yours from CAMP914. I was just wondering if I could get away with saving $1000 (could do with that for other items !)and using the std seats as mine are in such good condition. Don't fancy not having a cushion at all as I do some long distance road rallies but was looking for anyone who had tried to use the std seats for racing with harnesses. I've never had a 914 before so really don't know what they are like to drive and of course my car is still in the US so I can't test it out for myself before its shipped. Have you actually tried the std seats with harnesses for any competition work ? Anyone else out there who has ? Where did you get your cage ? How much$ ? Is it bolt in ? Are the door bars removeable ? Regards Andrew First off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge24.gif) Welcome to the club. There are a lot of options regarding racing seats: The cheapest way is to simply remove the cushion from your stock seat. This will get your (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif) low enough so your hips will have little support on the sides. You can also put a slot in the stock cushion to run the sub-strap. (if you don't mind cutting yours) Some guys have gutted the stock seat shells and built up bolsters and then had 'em reupholstered. Do a search - you should be able to find some good 'how to' threads. I don't really care for the modern racing seats in a 914 unless it is a pure track car. Period correct Scheel, Konig and other brands pop up from time to time in the classifieds. There are also some modern retro seats on the market that look good in a teener. My choice was the LeMans from GTS. They even bolt on to the stock rails. What is your budget? Comfort is also important if you take any long trips. |
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