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Old 01-07-2009, 02:56 PM
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i know the norm is 17".
i have sat in one and its just a wee bit tight for me.
can you fit a larger seat in the car with door panel, console and rollcage?
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Originally Posted by TJ
i know the norm is 17".
i have sat in one and its just a wee bit tight for me.
can you fit a larger seat in the car with door panel, console and rollcage?
I have the 17" with rollbar and center console and I actually had to bend the side of the seat in alittle to latch the swing out.(my bar also touches the door panel) It's also up tight to the console. I think it would be tough to sqeeze a 18" seat in there.
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18" will fit with room to spare.
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correct - I put an 18" in my pass and although tight, it fit. I'm not sure you could use the stock seatbelt though - the bottom plastic is too thick with that and the seat.

I did have to slightly tweak it to get the wolfe door bar back in. not much and you can't tell, but I did have too...
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no stock seatbelt, so im good there.
buddy had some 20's in his car. no door panel, no console. THAT was tight.
too wide for my preference.
i actually like the way a jaz seat sits better around the back, but the but area of a kirkey seems to be more comfy to me. not sure if its the seat, or the foam used in the cover.
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Originally Posted by TS6
18" will fit with room to spare.
any pics of your 18 next to the door or console?
thanks.
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I may have some pics of mine I'll post them when I get home.
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got 18s in mine with a 25.5 cage with a full interior but the interior isnt back in yet
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Originally Posted by DopeFedZ
I may have some pics of mine I'll post them when I get home.
this with an 18'?
AWESOME!
thanks!
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Here is 18" with 10pt full interior, hope this helps:
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Originally Posted by OldskoolRcr
Here is 18" with 10pt full interior, hope this helps:
Any more pics? How comfortable are the kirkeys? Thanks.
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Heres another, I can take you more on Sun, they are awsome seats and comfortable, I have ran the plastic Jazz style in my oldskool Nova/Camaro, trust me you will like the Kirkey seats, the above car is my sons car I just finished, he is 6'0 250lbs fits great in them he loves them. Let me know what pics (angles) you would like.
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from the top, looking down on the seat and console would be great. dont go out of your way unless you just want to show more of that ride off. thats a clean *** car!
this is the 18" pro street or economy drag?
by looking at the side of the seat, im going to say the pro street.
thanks for the pics!
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It is the Pro, I will be in the shop Sunday afternoon, I will try to get your shots for you. Thanx for the complements.
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^^Do you run a perf. shop or somethin'?? You've done a really nice job on both cars..I've been debating about swapping seats as well, just wasn't sure how comfortable those seats would be.
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looks like the cage bar goes into the seat area?
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OldSkool - Is that window net legal? I thought they had to be mounted on the inside of the cage?

I plan to put kirkey's in mine after testing the stock seats - the window net was way too close to my head and shoulder mounted on the inside of the tubing
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Originally Posted by wlsmoku
looks like the cage bar goes into the seat area?
No it looks that way in the photo, but it does not.
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Originally Posted by flyinZ
^^Do you run a perf. shop or somethin'?? You've done a really nice job on both cars..I've been debating about swapping seats as well, just wasn't sure how comfortable those seats would be.
I have a small shop, but I only due a few cars a year due to working and owning my other Co. The seats are very comfortable, I did not think they would be till I actually sat in them...lol
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Originally Posted by ATwelveSec02Z28
OldSkool - Is that window net legal? I thought they had to be mounted on the inside of the cage?

- the window net was way too close to my head and shoulder mounted on the inside of the tubing
That is the exact same issue I had with this car for my son, he is a big boy wide shoulders and ran into that problem, But I checked into it prior to installing it the way I did it is OK thay way.


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