boro92 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Howdy. Looking for advice on installing Recaro SPG buckets in an S30. These are side mount seats, and it looks like mounts are available for the bucket from japan: http://page21.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j136475652 Curious though if anyone has tried mounting such a seat (or similar) in a Z. I'm noticing that some non-reclining bucket installs sit higher than stock, and this would be an issue for me...as head room is limited as it is. Alternatively, if there are buckets with accompanying brackets/rails that bolt directly into the Z I'd be curious! Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Shaw's black SR Z has a pole position in it, which is similar. Here is a link to an article about the car. http://www.superstreetonline.com/featuredvehicles/130_0711_1970_datsun_240z/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503Alex Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Shaw's black SR Z has a pole position in it, which is similar. Here is a link to an article about the car. http://www.superstreetonline.com/featuredvehicles/130_0711_1970_datsun_240z/index.html Thanks for the link, that's a cool story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280z"Vador" Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hi have a Pole position in my car! With the stock floor and side mounts (without sliders) it was perfect. Now my custom floor is lower so I did put sliders and It's perfect too. I love that bucket so much! A SPG is probably a great choice too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DREW RBZ Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 My Recaro Pole position seat was mounted in my 240z using the fixed REcaro side mounts and they fit well. I am not sure about the SPG though...is it not a wider seat? I would want to make sure that the side bolsters (think that is what they are called?) at shoulder height do not interfere with the closing of the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbloke Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Firstly, apologies for dragging an old thread back up. But I can confirm that Recaro Profi SPG, normal width...not the 35mm wider version, will fit in a 240Z I've modded the OEM seat mounts to sit them lower in the car and used the Recaro side mount frames Happy to post pics if anyone is interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonian Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Let's have a look then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbloke Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Let's have a look then. Here ya go.... In an effort to get the drivers seat as central as possible to the steering wheel the outer shoulder bolster does rub on the door card, if this becomes an issue I might move the seat mounts to the left a little, even so I'm much happier as my head is now 2" further away from the roll cage........passenger side outer shoulder bolster just clears the door card When I'm finished I've got some new seat covers to go on the shells I'll get pics of the modded seat mounts over the weekend, basically all that's been done is cut the rear ones down and make U shaped dropped sections in the front mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Very nice, looks like they sit nice and low in the car. Looking forward to pics of seat mount modifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfer.tech Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Here ya go.... 20140101_170509.jpg20140101_170453.jpg20140101_170519.jpg20140101_170526.jpg20140101_170536.jpg20140101_170546.jpg20140101_170654.jpg20140101_170716.jpg20140101_170827.jpg20140101_170838.jpg In an effort to get the drivers seat as central as possible to the steering wheel the outer shoulder bolster does rub on the door card, if this becomes an issue I might move the seat mounts to the left a little, even so I'm much happier as my head is now 2" further away from the roll cage........passenger side outer shoulder bolster just clears the door card When I'm finished I've got some new seat covers to go on the shells I'll get pics of the modded seat mounts over the weekend, basically all that's been done is cut the rear ones down and make U shaped dropped sections in the front mounts nice prodrive seats! You can also use Bride seat rails. That should solve the offset of the seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbloke Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Right then, better late than never........modded seat mounts, not pretty but effective, I cut them down when I had the previous seats fitted and needed to widen the U shaped dropped section in the front mount to accommodate the Recaro side mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbloke Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 A little update re. the drivers seat and its bolster rubbing on the door card I slotted the rear bolt hole for the outer seat mount inward by approx 1/8 of an inch and then squared the seat mount to the inner sill before drilling the front bolt hole in the extended dropped U section Repositioned the inner seat mount square to the outer one and drilled the front bolt hole for it, fitted the seat....and the outer bolster now just clears the door card, like the passenger one, and the steering wheel feels and looks just as centred, possibly better than before too, to the seat Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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