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| fasthonda |
 Feb 9 2015, 05:28 PM
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914 Type R  Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 10-January 04 From: Greenville, SC Member No.: 1,544 Region Association: None  |
Finally have a matching pair of seats. Found some low budget seats that seem to fit nicely in the 914. These are replica Mugen seats with side mount. They fit perfectly onto stock rails. They have some flex, but pretty comfortable. Mugen also matches well with the Type R thing.
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| jd74914 |
Feb 9 2015, 10:57 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,780 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
Those do look quite nice! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Who made them? The fit looks really good. |
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| fasthonda |
Feb 10 2015, 06:38 PM
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914 Type R Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 10-January 04 From: Greenville, SC Member No.: 1,544 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(jd74914 @ Feb 9 2015, 08:57 PM)  Those do look quite nice! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Who made them? The fit looks really good. They are Chinese made copies that are not labeled. I'll see how they perform when it warms up. My car has no heat or side windows. |
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| Han Solo |
Feb 11 2015, 09:16 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 30-September 13 From: Middle Tennessee Member No.: 16,456 Region Association: South East States |
I noted the harness brackets on the rear bulkhead. Are those something you purchased or did you fabricate?
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| fasthonda |
Feb 11 2015, 07:21 PM
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914 Type R Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 10-January 04 From: Greenville, SC Member No.: 1,544 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Han Solo @ Feb 11 2015, 07:16 AM) I noted the harness brackets on the rear bulkhead. Are those something you purchased or did you fabricate? I fabricated these using U bolts. I welded stops to the U bolts and they pass through plates on either side. My copy of the factory GT setup at a fraction of the cost. |
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| Han Solo |
Feb 12 2015, 09:59 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 30-September 13 From: Middle Tennessee Member No.: 16,456 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(fasthonda @ Feb 11 2015, 07:21 PM) QUOTE(Han Solo @ Feb 11 2015, 07:16 AM) I noted the harness brackets on the rear bulkhead. Are those something you purchased or did you fabricate? I fabricated these using U bolts. I welded stops to the U bolts and they pass through plates on either side. My copy of the factory GT setup at a fraction of the cost. Excellent. I'll use that method on my '73. Do you remember the thickness of the bulkhead in that area? I'm pretty sure that's two layers of sheet metal. |
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| Mueller |
Feb 13 2015, 08:59 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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Nice looking seats, they seem to fit very well and look like they belong there!
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| Alphaogre |
Feb 13 2015, 11:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 460 Joined: 28-May 12 From: San Diego Member No.: 14,487 Region Association: Southern California |
Chinese knock offs is my price range. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) were they a ebay find? I love those brackets too!
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| Randal |
Feb 14 2015, 11:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
QUOTE(fasthonda @ Feb 9 2015, 03:28 PM) Finally have a matching pair of seats. Found some low budget seats that seem to fit nicely in the 914. These are replica Mugen seats with side mount. They fit perfectly onto stock rails. They have some flex, but pretty comfortable. Mugen also matches well with the Type R thing. Michael Those seats look nice and as long as they keep you planted they will work for most events. What events are you running? |
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| fasthonda |
Feb 22 2015, 10:41 AM
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914 Type R Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 10-January 04 From: Greenville, SC Member No.: 1,544 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Randal @ Feb 14 2015, 09:15 PM) QUOTE(fasthonda @ Feb 9 2015, 03:28 PM) Finally have a matching pair of seats. Found some low budget seats that seem to fit nicely in the 914. These are replica Mugen seats with side mount. They fit perfectly onto stock rails. They have some flex, but pretty comfortable. Mugen also matches well with the Type R thing. Michael Those seats look nice and as long as they keep you planted they will work for most events. What events are you running? Original intent of the build was a GT style track car for DE events. I've since decided to make it street legal so I can enjoy it more. Suspension setup setup will remian the same. Adding lights, dressing up the interior a bit more and adding a spare tire plus a AAA membership. Plan on driving it to work a few days a week this summer. |
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