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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:35 pm 
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Well done on the seat rails. It really is a task to fit racing seats to an E-seires.

Did the seating height change much if at all?
I personally would have tried to use some 10mm flat bar instead of using the RHS so it would lower the seat more. 10mm flat bar is a lot stronger than it sounds, not as strong as the RHS you've used, but still would be overkill in any sense.

 

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 Post subject: Re: MoNGooSE's ride... *** New Custom Sports Seats PAGE 32 ***
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:10 pm 
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The car is in bits at the moment, will go back together tomorrow.

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 Post subject: Re: MoNGooSE's ride... *** New Custom Sports Seats PAGE 32 ***
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:33 pm 
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can't see the photos mongoose :(

 

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 Post subject: Re: MoNGooSE's ride... *** New Custom Sports Seats PAGE 32 ***
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:34 pm 
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i dont have a problem...

front looks tough on that angle...

 

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 Post subject: Re: MoNGooSE's ride... *** New Custom Sports Seats PAGE 32 ***
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:44 pm 
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With the bonnet down.

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 Post subject: Re: MoNGooSE's ride... *** New Custom Sports Seats PAGE 32 ***
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:50 pm 
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Don't you just LOVE front end work!!!!

PITA, but well worth it in the end.

Keep up the good work.

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 Post subject: Re: MoNGooSE's ride... *** New Custom Sports Seats PAGE 32 ***
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:46 pm 
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Cheers for the pics Matt. Good fun! Looking forward to finishing it off tomorrow.

It hasn't been too bad with Matt helping out. It's been good fun to get down and dirty and give the old girl some much needed TLC.

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Did the seating height change much if at all?
I personally would have tried to use some 10mm flat bar instead of using the RHS so it would lower the seat more. 10mm flat bar is a lot stronger than it sounds, not as strong as the RHS you've used, but still would be overkill in any sense.


The seating position is identical to before. I made sure of that. I am kind of wishing I went with flat now to make it lower than original.

I was originally going to go for flat but was a little worried about rigidity. My choice was made for me when I went down to the steel place and they had two 800mm lengths of this RHS for $5. I needed four 400mm lengths so these were perfect.

 

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 Post subject: Re: MoNGooSE's ride... *** New Custom Sports Seats PAGE 32 ***
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:58 pm 
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Now the question is.....
Do we fit a 30mm Pedders front swaybar to it?

 

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 Post subject: Re: MoNGooSE's ride... *** New Custom Sports Seats PAGE 32 ***
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:17 pm 
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yes?

 

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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:08 pm 
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I can highly recommend a 30mm front swaybar.

Do it.

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 Post subject: Re: MoNGooSE's ride... *** New Custom Sports Seats PAGE 32 ***
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:13 pm 
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right... Ben says do it... so let's do it...

I'm not going to bother with it tomorrow... Already got enough to get done as it is...

I'm going to have a little hunt around for a good price on Pedders and Whiteline and do both the front and rear sway bars when I replace and rear bushes that need doing...

 

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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:25 pm 
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Well all done and dusted....

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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:29 pm 
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A few more pics...

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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:31 pm 
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And the brakes were done too...

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Looking good now dude!!

 

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