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Speedster seat mounting

EN Eric N

I used the search bar and couldn't come up with the answer I'm looking for.

I have the standard, shortened 69 pan that looks to have a thin sheet of steel welded in place where the seats mount. I could install additional steel support, but I also want this seat to sit as low as possible.  This shortened pan was bought from VMCCa. I'm wondering if anyone has any pictures of their seats bolted in place on theirs to see how they mount? I have their standard speedster seat with the supplied adjustable rails that they use. It's unclear if anything else goes in between the rails and the pan when mounting, and also, how does the seat mount to the rails, since there doesn't seem to be any mounting holes in the fiberglass chair.

Thank you!

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Alan MerklinAlan MerklinDrclock - Elkins, West Virginia Supporting Member

The universal seat tracks work fine and are low enough, you may want to add a couple of fender washer on the rear bolts and a few more additional washers on the front bolts to arrive at a comfortable seat tilt angle and height. I use larger fender washers for support between the underside of the tracks and the floor. For seat belt anchoring use a large fender washer on the underside of the floor or a 1.5" piece of flat stock long enough to capture both seat belt bolts.

Michael PickettMichael Pickett
@Eric N posted:

Does anyone have the approx. measurements for the mounting location for these tracks?

Eric, here's another thread with good information on installing seats and making them a comfy/useful as possible. https://www.speedsterowners.co...can-provide-feedback

I used VMCCa's seat rails and their comfy seats in a pan based speedster. I did several trail settings to make sure I'd have plenty of legroom even with the 3" of front to back tilt I added with spacers. I also did several trials to make sure my 5' 2" wife could fully depress the clutch without using her toes. I marked the rail locations when I had it right and drilled away. As Alan recommends above, I used flat stock steel underneath the floorboards to reinforce the seats and the safety harnesses.

Good luck!

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