STi Time Attack 2008 - new dyno figures !!

mike-payne · Post by **mike-payne** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:39 am

Duncan,

The FMIC looks lovely... i like the black stealth look!!!

As for the seat... yep i know what a bugger!!! same as mine....
still it's only a hiccup!!!

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:13 am

Thanks Mike. Sorry for disturbing you in Germany a few times yesterday :oops:

I am well impressed with Area52Autosport's progress onn the car - looks like it is on schedule for finish :thumb:

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:37 pm

Following on from the seat mount saga, I measured up the mounts and set out a plan for adapting them to fit, having checked this with the TA Scrutineer first.

The right hand rail needed to move outboard by 30mm to allow space for the seat to fit in there so some changes were needed:

Small cardboad template made for the front mount hole:

Grinding:

More Grinding:

Even more grinding:

And then some welding and the finished result is awesome 8)

Showing the new front mounting hole 30 mm to the right of the original hole

The rear mount moved from the angle to directly below the rail:

Thanks mate - I owe you another one :thumb:
Cheers Jason

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:55 pm

What was the problem with the seat mounts Dunc?

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:06 pm

the mounts fitted perfectly as they were but the gap between the rails could only be stretched to 410mm. The seat base (because i got the excel version) was 440 mm wide so would not fit in the gap.

Tried reversing the mounts, tried all kinds of things but would not fit, hence today's solution.

This will fit a treat.

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:10 pm

Oh. So nothing to do with TA regs?

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:15 pm

Ross wrote:Oh. So nothing to do with TA regs?

Nope. Just a sizing issue.

Ross · Post by **Ross** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:23 pm

Arnt the XL seats a bit on the wide boy side for you dunc? Even my ass fits in the standard size corbeaus with room to spare :?

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:27 pm

The wide one is fine - sat in stu's before hand and it give extra height too which is useful. I was hoping that my wife would fit in it too so she could still drive it. But anyway, seat is bought and I am happy that this will work now.

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:32 pm

dynamix wrote: I was hoping that my wife would fit in it too so she could still drive it.

OMG

Bigpower

STi Time Attack 2008 - new dyno figures !!

Thanks SidewaysFletch :D