New guy in Oklahoma

Vintage send me this picture of their other seat (top seat).

Doesn't look near as good as the one below.

What are these seats called and where would I go to get the one above?

 

In all my speedster builds I have never seen those seats in the bottom pic..they do look a bit like 914 seats with head rest bolsters added in

I've got no horse in the race, but if you want anything approaching a modern seat-- you really ought to get a first gen Miata seat and give it a try.

What kind of seat and shifter is this?

 

One style of seats by Vintage Speedsters  Shifter is EMPI trigger shifter.

Thanks.

Are these seats more comfortable for big guy than the other VS seat?

Is the EMPI shifter any good?

The EMPI shifter is very good. I've put about 40,000 miles on mine.

 

Alan...those look like pretty comfortable seats. Any idea how wide they are at the bottom? Like perhaps the same as a standard Speedster seat ?

Shifter comes in different lengths.
12" and 13.5" I think.
Which did you use?
Was it hard to install?
Currently the knob in my car is right next to my knee.  Would like to move closer to hand.
Do you like the reverse action?
Are the original Hurst shifters still around?

I wonder how big of a fella are you I have a big & tall torso I had roadster seats and finally went with Recaro to put them low and handle my body style.. 

I had the Empi shifter for 5 years... loved it.. very precise. very good reverse lockout. 

Did you do a bushing change at the same time you installed?
Was install difficult?

Yes they fit...I have used these in CMC 's I got them from Kirk at VS

Are these seats more comfortable for 300# guy?

No bushing change...just greased everything I could get to. Install is dead simple, I found that putting the transmission and shifter in second gear then tightening the two bolts worked well for me. Others have had different gear selections work for them on initial install. The reverse lockout works well. 

Do you remember the shifter length or price?

Google EMPI 4451 shifter. I think that's what I have...12". I'm a regular type built guy at 5' 10" and it works well for me. Near $50 or $60 .

Tom, seats have to fit your thigh and your torso for the back of your body if you have roadster seats with or without a head rest... then depending on your leg length you may or may not have an issue with the pedals.  If you take all that into consideration you then can figure out if your head will be above the windshield if you have a long body.... hence I can look over a speedster windshield, so I have a roadster and I have recaro's since I need to sit low and have my headrest not be in the back of my shoulders like I did with my original roadster seats. Ray

You may want to look at the Vintage Speed shifters.... They will custom cut the lenth to your desired spec  for no charge if you don't like what they have in stock.  You can also ask them to retread shifter shaft to 10mm ( will also be done at no cost) so you can use porsche knobs.

 

I really like their shifters, and a reverse lock ( pull up to through in reverse) is a nice feature.

 

 Enjoy he projects.... They are the best part of owing these cars.

 

cheers

And the Vintage Speed site.  Looks like they now make a specific replic car sifter Already cut to 11.5", and threaded to 10mm.  

 

http://shop.vintagespeed.com.tw/s.nl/it.A/id.65/.f

 

 

Nice change.. This was not the case 2 yrs back.  The owner is great to deal with.  I would also recommend their exhaust. 

 

Cheers

Luis

Vintage Speed....I have not bought one of their  shifters  yet, as soon as I can gin up the cash I will, based upon many comments here. (I  have an EMPI currently)

The Problem

I found that the left and right seat mounting rails are at significantly different angles on the same seat.

The previous owner adjusted for this by putting a large nut on the inside rear mounting bolt of both seats.

The nuts made the seats not lean toward the center of car.

 

Shouldn’t these rails have the same angle for all four rails?

Is there a problem with the mounting of the rails to the floor?

 

The fiberglass seats do not have a metal rail attached by the four bolts.

The top of slider is bolted directly to the fiberglass seat using 4 bolts.

 

Is this by design?

 

My Solution

On the driver’s seat I added 3/4” block wood on both rear bolts.

On the inside bolt I also added a stack of fender washers to replace the large nut mentioned above.

 

On the passenger’s seat I added the wood block on the inside rear bolt and a stack of fender washes on both sides.

The passenger’s seat is not quite as erect as the driver’s side.

 

Tom

Sounds like effective fix.  Where it goes thru the fiberglass seat there should be a large fender washer to spread stress - same on other side of where it goes through the thin metal floor otherwise over time the bolts will pull through (or seat break loose in minor accident).  Likewise, if seat belts are bolted through thin floor they need a very large washer.

Tom, the above picture of the blk.VS seat, trigger shifter, arm rest was mine.

Sold it after 5 years.   The seats for me were good for about 45 minutes.

I'm 6'2 and 200 lbs.

They look way more comfortable than that.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

Just for info, I have Miata seat copies. The frame is from the Miata and recovered, I also have an EMPI trigger gear change. I'm 5 ft 9" and 280 lbs......yes I know too heavy.