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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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Done! B&M Megashifter has replaced it.
umm, I think he was talking about the megashifter.
I don't like them either but its your car and you have to live with it.

A Pro Stick or quarter stick would be alot lighter though.
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.MartyStone
Is it pretty flimsy without the cage? I need a lightweight seat I can install and drive in for a couple of weeks before I get my cage done. I want to have the seats setup before hand to test for comfort purposes and don't want to have to redo the seat back mounting brackets.

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The seat is very sturdy. It's vacuformed plastic. I think I paid $30 for it, and I also picked up the padded seat cover to put on later. Summit charges a small additional fee to ship the seat (on top of the $10.95), and it comes unboxed. I came home one day, and there was a seat sitting on my front porch. Keep that in mind if you think it could get stolen from your place.

I know what you mean about seat comfort. My seat is actually installed much farther back than the farthest positon on the factory seats in my other 'bird. I made this one more comfortable for my long legs
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Originally Posted by y2k_ta
The seat is very sturdy. It's vacuformed plastic. I think I paid $30 for it, and I also picked up the padded seat cover to put on later. Summit charges a small additional fee to ship the seat (on top of the $10.95), and it comes unboxed. I came home one day, and there was a seat sitting on my front porch. Keep that in mind if you think it could get stolen from your place.

I know what you mean about seat comfort. My seat is actually installed much farther back than the farthest positon on the factory seats in my other 'bird. I made this one more comfortable for my long legs
Yeah I was going to let a local upholstery shop take a crack at some comfy covers for when I'm not racing the car. I think the Summit seat covers look a little tacky. Although I have only seen them on their website. Have any pics of the seat with covers? And what do those things weigh?

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What did you do for brackets?
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What did you do for brackets?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....9&postcount=19
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Where did you get the S&W Race Cars Seat Mount Kit?
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Where did you get the S&W Race Cars Seat Mount Kit?
The S&W Race Cars website. They're not a site sponsor, so you'll have to do a search for them.
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