helghast7 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Anybody know if sti seats will fit dimensionally? I was considering them since their fairly abundant and go for pretty cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob L Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Anybody try the bride euroster 2 the dimensions look like it will fit right in at 525mm across.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Few pictures of my 78 with Corbeau FX1 Pro's installed. I had to section the tunnel on the DS, and clearance with a BFH on the pass side. I (heavily) modified some 4th gen F body sliders for the drivers seat, to get some adjustability. I played around with it and mounted it with 15* of layback. A little cozy, but not terrible. Passengers seat outer brackets. I used some pre-cut brackets from speedwaymotors.com and trimmed them to fit. PN 917-20381 For these, I plated the floor with 1/8" plate, and thru bolted. For the inners on the pass side I plated the tunnel and used one speedway bracket (rear) and 2 pieces of 1/8" x 2" angle iron (front) A little tough to see, but I took my e brake handle off, and trimmed the horizontal portion because it would have worn out the seat. I also removed the e brake light switch, but have yet to put the cover back over the tunnel hole. Finished installing. Here is how much room there is from the shoulder bolster to door cards. Doors don't hit them at all! The seats sit directly over the new frame rails I installed, and are possibly a little to the inboard of the car off center in the "tub". Still very comfortable to reach all controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namor Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I just wanted to share the recent discovery of another user. Seats out of a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire fit phenomenally well once the cat-hump is taken care of. Using some 3" flat bar and using the stock seat sliders results in what I think will be a great seating position. Original post is found in this build thread http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/116675-78-280z-50-ford-t5-build/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magneto198 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Seems like all the nonreclinable seats fit easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob L Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Ok so what i got so far from this thread is with no tunnel bashing we can fit 21.5 inches at the ears and it wont hit the door .....but with tunnel bashing we can almost get away with 23 inches at the ears according to sunny z post above as fx1 pros are 22.5 inches wide at the ears according to its dimension chart..... So with the tunnel bashing, that opens up alot more options .......i am going to try fitting bride zeta III type xl as there dimensions are pretty close to the corbeau fx1 pro..... hopefully this work..... Edited December 12, 2014 by theatriks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatwad Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 What's the widest seat base we can fit in s30's? I don't mind flattening the cat hump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob L Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I'm not sure from what I'm reading 17.5 inch max in a 280 without tunnel bashing and I'm not sure how much you gain with the smash ...and I think in this thread or another it states the 240z can get 20 inches at rear base ....so maybe that's where you would end up with the smash .....idk I want buckets ...bride / recaro but the ones that are small enough to fit have too short of a harness measurement for me .......the zeta III type XL measurement wise fir me perfectly but might be to wide for my 260z ....won't know until I try . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s30kid Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I didn't see anyone say 240sx seats. I installed a buddy club fixed back seat in my Z but my passenger seat always looked terrible.. Ripped, faded and the foam in the seat was worn down. So i picked up a seat from my friend who was parting out his 240sx. I believe it was a 91. Any way the install was very easy and the fit is perfect. The only tools I used were sockets/ wrenches, pliers/dikes, and a screw gun to drill new holes. Im going to try to explain how I did it because unfortunately I did not take photos at the time.. What I did was I used the stock 280z seat frame. So the bottom half with the hinges attached. I removed the bottom foam and springs. Then I took apart the 240sx seat and removed the bottom foam, and the seat back from the 240sx frame. To mount the 240sx back onto the 280z hinges you need to drill a hole. The hinges have two holes on each side for the seat to mount, one upper and one lower. I mounted the back of the 240sx seat to the 280z frame using the bottom holes on the frame (they match the bottom holes on the 240sx seat back as well). Then I positioned the seat back to the position I wanted and drilled holes for the top bolts. With the seat back in position I then mounted the 240sx seat bottom to the 280z frame using exsisting bolt holes and one custom bracket. And thats pretty much it. It took me about 2 hours to do. The seat is extremely comfortable, and holds you in place when going through the canyon (my girlfriend is very happy about that) Here is a photo of the finished product, please excuse the mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miky360 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Passenger side isn't usually an issue. It's the driver side that has the cat-hump. Let us know if you ever get that S13 seat into the drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torqen2k1 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 So I kinda did same thing as sunnyz did. These are the sparco r100's. Darek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Can you measure from where you sit on the seat(where the seat bottom meets the seat back) vertically plumb to the roof with the seat all the way back? I see people put seats in but they put them in so high someone over 6' wouldn't be able to drive the car without their head being in the roof. I like those sparcos and would like to use them if I can fit in the car with a helmet on. Also did you get rid of the stock seatbelt? Edited February 25, 2015 by socorob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torqen2k1 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 So I myself are 6 ft tall, I removed the rear seat mounting brackets and nut and bolted the rear seat slider. I will be using a 4pt harness so will no longer be utilizing the oe seatbelts. With the seat all the way back is roughly 37". With the seat completely back my arms are almost straight holding the steering wheel. Take in consideration that I have a Nrg quick release hub and adaptor. But I installed the cage my self the first time and it was a no go, because I didn't have the capability makes bends. Will try to post a few pics later on the day. Darek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torqen2k1 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 We'll here's a pic's.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkie Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Any pics of the underneath of the seats prior to installation? Im having a HELL of a time getting my damned R100's to fit... I bought Sparco brackets too and they're next to useless. Losing my mind. What year is your car? You left the front seat bracket on the floor but removed just the rear? Sounds odd. Edited March 7, 2015 by thedarkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torqen2k1 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 No, I don't have any pics of the seat sliders installed. If I recall, I just reused the oe sliders and had drill one hole per slider. I owe a 78 z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torqen2k1 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Have one more pic as I'm posting via my phone. Sorry I'm having a bit of trouble posting the pictures upright. Darek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritrebor Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Just installed a pair of Smart Car seats in my 280z They are only 19" wide and gave me plenty of room Used the 280z sliders. ritrebor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Just installed a pair of Smart Car seats in my 280z They are only 19" wide and gave me plenty of room Used the 280z sliders. ritrebor Of course those would fit, great idea. How do you like them? How did you attach the 280Z sliders? Are you sitting closer or farther from the floor? - I need to retain headroom for a helmet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakz Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Hi, I just bought a 1978 280z. I have seats from a 1993 Z-32.I really like these seats and since the original seats are Shot. I thought these would make a nice update as far as comfort and look. Has anybody ever fit these into a 78 Z? I COULD USE SOME ADVICE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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