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Mar 31, 2002 | 12:00 AM

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Light weight driver seat mod, pics

I got the idea from Janzer motorsports, but unlike their inferior driver seat bracket mine is gun drilled for extra weight reduction. Also I left it bare metal for that extra bit of weight savings... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> The bracket itself comes in at 2#s, and the bracket+recliner+seat is now ~23#. The stock seat was ~35#. Using the predrilled stock make the install pretty easy, about 2 hours total to figure it all out, working slow.

Scott how did you keep the seat back from flopping around when you removed the recliner mechanism?

Here is the bracket:

<img src="http://members.aol.com/terencevv/mycars/seat1.jpg" alt="" />

<img src="http://members.aol.com/terencevv/mycars/seat2.jpg" alt="" />

Mar 31, 2002 | 11:20 AM

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you never cease to amaze me terry lol

Mar 31, 2002 | 11:49 AM

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Re: Light weight driver seat mod, pics

I pulled the recliner off at the setting I liked. Then cut a replacement out of a sheet of aluminum....and of course cleaned everything up with the old handy die grinder. I'll get my pics back up. I forgot to save the changes I made on my pics hosting site so I lost them.

Your brackets are lighter, and hence we're both at 23lbs. The recliner is 3 more lbs if you want to go that far. But you'll never be as light as me with your AC and my light weight driver's mod. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> BTW, I took the rear bumper support out last night...20lbs.

Is Derek going to have his car ready to go?

Mar 31, 2002 | 02:22 PM

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<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Terry Burger:
Heh I will never be as light, but if there are easy things I can do to close the gap I will. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Derek should have his car done if he keeps
working on it. Looks like about 20hrs left, fuel system&pcm wiring. He better not run in C2. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <hr /></blockquote>You're not closing the gap. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> I second Derek not running in C2. But if he does, I'll have to take him down too huh? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> What's he going to run for heads/cam?

Mar 31, 2002 | 02:41 PM

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Re: Light weight driver seat mod, pics

Right now with both seats in the car I'm at a 3420 raceweight, vs your 3275? raceweight.

I'll probably do nothing, but I could do !ac, !catback, and !rear bumper to knock off another 100#. Right now I'm making a new hatch for my firebird just for kicks. If I'm really worried I'll put it on the z28 before bfield. The rules might read no lexan but I doubt they say anything about plywood... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Mar 31, 2002 | 02:42 PM

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Re: Light weight driver seat mod, pics

I think Derek has the 232 and stage 2x ls1 heads in the car right now. He should come in at a raceweight of ~3150 I bet.

Mar 31, 2002 | 09:40 PM

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<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Terry Burger:
I think Derek has the 232 and stage 2x ls1 heads in the car right now. He should come in at a raceweight of ~3150 I bet.<hr /></blockquote>Has he had it on the dyno yet? That's pretty light also. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

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Apr 1, 2002 | 12:02 AM

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Re: Light weight driver seat mod, pics

Heh I will never be as light, but if there are easy things I can do to close the gap I will. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Derek should have his car done if he keeps
working on it. Looks like about 20hrs left, fuel system&pcm wiring. He better not run in C2. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />