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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 09:01 AM
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i am trading the tenzo's i had for the last few years for a set of full race bars. i am setting the car up for t4 or sfwd, i need a seat, not necessarily with adjust-ability, the problem i was having with the tenzo's was i was hitting my helmet on the roof they sat up so high. i have no problems with a jaz bucket, or kirkey, i am a bigger person 5'7" 215 lbs. please help me. the seat needs to be compatible with a 5 pt harness obviously.

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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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bump please
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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i have corbuea however you spell it forza's....they are cheap and get the job done. anything above 600 horsepower and they make your back hurt b/c there is a stupid metal support bar that you press up against under acceleration and its annoying.

im sure i am no help
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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Stock seats(I'd use teg seats insted of hatch seats though) are compatible w/ 5pts. and are legal as well. I have OE seats in my CRX and they work fine w/ the harness.

Phil
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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joe, your never any help

better watch out or he will have you putting firecrackers under your seat. haha

why not use a kirkey seat?
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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are kirkey seats legal in sportsman class"? i always thought they were, i guess it would have to be tied in to the bar?
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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the hatch seats have the weird post on the one side only. i dont know how the harness would fit over the top.
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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Default Re: i need help with a seat setup! pics if poss. (boostedcivicsir)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostedcivicsir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the hatch seats have the weird post on the one side only. i dont know how the harness would fit over the top. </TD></TR></TABLE>

That's why i said teg seats.
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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Default Re: i need help with a seat setup! pics if poss. (boostedcivicsir)

kirkey isnt out of the question.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 05:30 AM
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Default Re: i need help with a seat setup! pics if poss. (boostedcivicsir)

bump for more info,

Phil, i drove it around the lot saturday. goin up to first state for the dump and the exhaust. cant wait. 1200's got here yesterday.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 05:30 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondaguyef &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

That's why i said teg seats. </TD></TR></TABLE>

but are teg seats legal for sfwd?
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 06:14 AM
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Go with the Kirkeys. The seats are cheap, light, and not to uncomfortable.
-Thomas
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 06:15 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostedcivicsir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but are teg seats legal for sfwd?</TD></TR></TABLE>

They are legal for SFWD

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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 06:17 AM
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Default Re: i need help with a seat setup! pics if poss. (Hybrid-Performance.com)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hybrid-Performance.com &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

They are legal for SFWD</TD></TR></TABLE>

nice calling IAS now. w00t.

i guess my question is, at what e.t. are stock seats no longer legal?
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 06:26 AM
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Default Re: i need help with a seat setup! pics if poss. (boostedcivicsir)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostedcivicsir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

but are teg seats legal for sfwd?</TD></TR></TABLE>

If I recall Ballard had stock CRX seats in his car.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 06:55 AM
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i have kirkey and love them there actually not that unconfortable the newer cushions they offer are nice
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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Mikey, Im in the same boat as you. Im looking into the Kirkeys. As per nhra sfwd rules you need to have 2 matching covered front seats....so 2 kirkeys with their covers are good to go.
Del sol seats could be another way also. Those things sit lower on the floor, so they will give you more helmet room.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 08:57 AM
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yo dan where can i get a rule book?
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 10:25 AM
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Default Re: i need help with a seat setup! pics if poss. (boostedcivicsir)

Has anyone installed some seats with the 5th support (required for a cage on the back of the seat) that's adjustable? I talked to my local chassis cert guy and he said that he sees a lot of the old muscle cars with a telescoping setup for adjustability there... anyone?
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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Default Re: i need help with a seat setup! pics if poss. (boostedcivicsir)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostedcivicsir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bump for more info,

Phil, i drove it around the lot saturday. goin up to first state for the dump and the exhaust. cant wait. 1200's got here yesterday.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Sick. Dan does some good work.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostedcivicsir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

but are teg seats legal for sfwd?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxmatt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

If I recall Ballard had stock CRX seats in his car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's what I thought as well.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostedcivicsir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yo dan where can i get a rule book? </TD></TR></TABLE>

http://www.nhrasportcompact.co....html


Phil
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondaguyef &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.nhrasportcompact.co....html
Phil</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks phil.
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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Default Re: i need help with a seat setup! pics if poss. (boostedcivicsir)

Sorry to change the topic, but what kind of brackets are being used to install the kirkey seats? Are they being fabbed or can you purchase brackets for civics.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 07:09 AM
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no seat FTW !!

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