I like those seats perhaps making a hindge on the front to tip up like on my
68 Spitfire?
Lin
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Jim Proefrock <proefrock@comcast.net>wrote:
> He wants seats with seatbacks that can tilt forward, allowing access to the
> boot. Otherwise, there are dozens of kart racing seats available that are
> *way* nicer than the awesome bar stool seat . . .
>
> Just one example:
> http://www.tillett.co.uk/index.asp
>
>
> On Feb 23, 2009, at 11:35 AM, <corvallis@peoplepc.com> <
> corvallis@peoplepc.com> wrote:
>
> Here's what I did to fit my 6-foot male frame into one of the last
>> Spridgets; bar stool seat from the 1960's. ...bill in oregon
>>
>> http://www.97330.com/seat_barStool.html
>>
>>
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>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 8:35 AM, brian S <bugeye15@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> hey all,
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>> My Bugeye is all but finished, (THANKS Frank!)
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>> about all I need is seats.
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>> chuck c had given me a set of Fiero seats that are very comfortable,
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>> but I have a roll bar in mine with a cross brace that precludes
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>> me using any high back buckets.
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>> The brace won't allow the seat to recline,
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>> in fact it puts that back angled forward.
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>> Even puts Frank too close to the steering wheel and I'm a bit
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>> taller than him.
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>> So, since Bugeye seats are scarcer than hens teeth,
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>> or outrageously expensive, does anyone know of any
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>> lowback seats, either original type or aftermarket,
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>> the also tilt forward to allow boot access?
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>> I have seen some fixed back seats that I like including a set
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>> from minispares that have the Speedwell logo on them(inexpensive too!)
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>> But have yet to find any lowback buckets that aren't fixed back.
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>> I understand also that later spridget seats won't tilt forward enough
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>> to allow good access to the boot either, and have an incorrect
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>> sideways tilt to them.
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>> TIA
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>>
>> Brian S.
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