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Re: Installing Miata Seats

To: "'Roadsters (E-mail)'" <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Installing Miata Seats
From: Tom Hendricksen <tom@fransfancies.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 20:56:18 -0800
The seats were (3 pair still are) in Newberg, Oregon and the guy wants $50.00
per seat.  They are pulls from cars being prepared for spec racing.

Tom

Gerardo Magana wrote:

> I'd like to know how much you paid as well.
> Gerardo
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Hendricksen" <tom@fransfancies.com>
> To: "'Roadsters (E-mail)'" <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 8:30 PM
> Subject: Installing Miata Seats
>
> > Last week I finally followed up a suggestion from one of my co-workers
> > and called a friend of his about a set of Miata seats for my Datsun.
> > The guy had several sets and the price almost knocked me out of my seat
> > - less than half eBay.
> >
> > Needles to say I picked up a nice pair and tonight I set one in the
> > drivers seat.  At first it seems too high, but I see I can gain about an
> > inch if I modify the lower rail with the mounting tabs and let the front
> > bolts go through the floor.
> >
> > Can I just cut the front tabs off of the front of the seat rail and use
> > the mounting bolt in the front?  Assuming that is OK, can I bend the
> > rear mounting tab flat without harming the seat rail?
> >
> > I am hoping it comes down far enough so my head does not rub on the
> > hardtop, and I am not sure about the cloth top since I only have a frame
> > at this point.
> >
> >
> > Tom
> > 69 2000
> > Portland

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