 Rollcage: Backpad= yea or nea??? |
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| flyloki |
 Oct 21 2003, 05:32 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: 20-October 03 From: 8:00 in Boise, Idaho Member No.: 1,264  |
Just a hair under 6' 3"
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| SirAndy |
Oct 21 2003, 05:45 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,707 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(flyloki @ Oct 21 2003, 04:32 PM) Just a hair under 6' 3" hmm, i'm 6,2 and i still have one or two positions left before i hit the back-firewall. maybe you just have long legs (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Andy |
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| J P Stein |
Oct 22 2003, 02:04 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
So, what's the problem?
I can get my back pad in and out. Hint......the center section can be made to be removeable. Velcro is wonderful. |
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| ChrisReale |
Oct 22 2003, 02:14 AM
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Sleazy Group: Members Posts: 2,665 Joined: 20-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 176 |
JP, did I read right that you have a custom butt pad made thinner? Tell me more if the grapevine told me the truth
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| 914Timo |
Oct 22 2003, 02:15 AM
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******* Group: Members Posts: 743 Joined: 13-January 03 From: Finland Member No.: 137 Region Association: Europe |
I agree with JP.
So far I think I am the only one voted for keeping the back pad. IMHO interiors without some kind of back pad or upholstery are ugly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) I dont like very much the original desingn of the back pad. Somebody should start making conversion back pads you could use with roll gage and different seats. |
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| J P Stein |
Oct 22 2003, 02:52 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(ChrisReale @ Oct 22 2003, 12:14 AM) JP, did I read right that you have a custom butt pad made thinner? Tell me more if the grapevine told me the truth The grapevine speaketh truth..... skinny butt pad for a skinny butt. It works OK, but this track session showed I really need a race seat AND a dead pedal. A buddy (since moved to CA or some other form of hell) made it for me, bout 1 inch thick......it's brown, just in case I scare myself. Timo: I'm not fer or agin the back pad...just gave an option. I'm thinking of going to Perlon (sp) carpet. I agree, the fire wall is too ugly to be left uncovered, but I'd like to loose some weight. |
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| 914Timo |
Oct 22 2003, 03:24 AM
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******* Group: Members Posts: 743 Joined: 13-January 03 From: Finland Member No.: 137 Region Association: Europe |
Oh, I wondered the same thing as you did JP. I was not very precise in my previous message. I have sawn pics from your back pad and I inspected mine before throwing it away. It is not impossible to split it to two or three separate parts.
I think if you use any back pad, it should be removable. I would never use any back pad that is not removable. About weight, isn it more effective remove some metal than some cardboard and upholstery ?? The back pad is in nearly identical place in the center of the car. |
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| ChrisReale |
Oct 22 2003, 03:36 AM
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Sleazy Group: Members Posts: 2,665 Joined: 20-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 176 |
Well, I am prolly moving to the bay area soon, so maybe I'll look your friend up...or just get a real race seat like I been meaning too. I am thinking about doing some sort of carpeted rear firewall sorta like John Rodgers has in his race car. Beats the all steel look Im sporting now
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| aufaber |
Oct 22 2003, 10:16 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Huntington Beach, CA Member No.: 525 |
QUOTE(flyloki @ Oct 21 2003, 11:19 AM) Would removing the backpad make any more room for the seat to move aft? Does anyone know of other sport type seats that could be fitted to gain legroom? TIA JB Get a MoMo wheel and a spacer to moove the wheel toward you a few inches. That helps a ton, gives you a lot more room for the knees. Made it so I could dirve teh car with the stock seat. Now that I have an aluminum shell kirkey bolted to the floor that isn't really a problem. Shorter drivers can't see oved the dash and the rear view mirror isn't a huge blind spot anymore. -Aaron G. I'm 6'4". |
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| flyloki |
Oct 22 2003, 11:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: 20-October 03 From: 8:00 in Boise, Idaho Member No.: 1,264 |
A Momo would definitely be in order. Any other replacement seats that would work? They actually would have to move fore and aft as the car is going to be a daily driver.
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