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Old 06-06-2016, 05:55 PM   #29
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Can you just take the stock seats off the rails and connect them directly to the floor?
Hmmm... custom bracket? You may be onto something.
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Old 06-06-2016, 07:44 PM   #30
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Old 06-06-2016, 10:38 PM   #31
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Old 06-07-2016, 05:27 AM   #32
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The Evo is a fixed back seat. The seating angle might be too steep for your head to clear the roof, especially with a helmet.
Even if the seat sits high, with a lower bracket will be enough to drop him down 3/4 of an inch.

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LOL imagine an F1 seating position for daily driving..
I heard it's really comfy

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Hmmm... custom bracket? You may be onto something.

Damn, I have no retort. Here, take my man card.
At some point in the past someone was going to try to make something but nothing came of it. I am sure people who have actual experience (unlike me) with such things could figure it out and make it work.
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Hmmm... custom bracket? You may be onto something.
Make up a bracket. Install in your car. Ship car down to me. I will have crash tested for you. If we have a dummy large and heavy enough. Make sure you get it right though since we only get one crack at it.
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Make up a bracket. Install in your car. Ship car down to me. I will have crash tested for you. If we have a dummy large and heavy enough. Make sure you get it right though since we only get one crack at it.
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Same deal with F-16s. Also really comfy.
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Make up a bracket. Install in your car. Ship car down to me. I will have crash tested for you. If we have a dummy large and heavy enough. Make sure you get it right though since we only get one crack at it.
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Losing weight might be easier than finding said seat.
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Old 06-07-2016, 06:45 PM   #39
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My plans are to extend the telescoping feature of the steering column while maintaining all the stock features, including airbag. There is a balance between collapse to prevent impalement and enough rigidity to support airbag deployment. This will still be my daily/XC rig.
If you figure out how to extend the steering column more in a 100% functional / safe way. I'm in. The stock setup is not enough for me either. Last 2 times I drove a BMW, I was REALLY drawn to how far the telescope goes. It's like they really actually care about you being able to tune all of the driver interfaces to your body's needs. My arms are definitely too extended in this car when I have the seat all the way back. So much so that for the last couple months I've been driving with the seat one click forward... which at our heights, you know that's not ideal.
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