Seat Mounts

[sigmasmith]

Just taken the tillets out of an S3 with a metric chassis to try and sort the sagging floor 🙆🏻. (I know - have dug the wii fit out to loose a few lbs 😔) Have purchased a new set of strengthening channels to go underbneath the floor, but can't help thinking that it will only be a matter of time before they will bend again.

 

I am looking at making up some channels to go inside the car aswell to spread the load across the floor instead. There are two upturned U-shaped tabs with a hole in each at the rear of the cockpit that I was looking to attach the channels on to. Just wondered if these are intended for mounting leather seats to anyway?

 

Has anyone sussed a nice way of strengthening the floor without making the seat much higher?

 

 

[k.russell]

Have a look at my solution here

i have had this set up in the car for a long time and it works, no stress on the floor. i have had the tillets on runners up untill recently, sitting on the ali frame. i have now lowered the floor and have the tillets bolted directly throught the floor and ali frame.

[sigmasmith]

Was going to retain the adjustable runners for now, so your above-the-floor frame looks just the sort of thing that I need (as the bulge of the seat will still be above the level of the existing floor.

 

The tabs at the back where you have attached the frame are the ones I was talking about, although strangely mine are upside down with the opening of the channel facing up and sit flush to the floor

 

Looks like bridging the gap from chassis rail to chassis rail is the way forward though. Although after sitting in the car with no seat (nice and low and snug, the lowered floor does look tempting )

 

Cheers Kevin .

 

 

[Drumster]

Have a look here and scroll down you'll see that I had something very similar made to what you are describing. I no longer bother with the u-shaped channels underneath

[Drumster]

I also no longer use the seat runners, both the driver's Tillett and passengers S-type bolt through the support and floor with the weight being taken on the supports.

[sigmasmith]

Hi Chris

 

Thats what I had planned originally, running from the front chassis tube to the tabs at the rear. I might see if I can adapt the channels to do that job.

 

Shame those tabs appear to be upside down compared to yours, but should still do the job.

 

Many thanks all