johnc Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Nissan really screwed up with the seat mounting on the 240Z. Jeez, what a pain! Why did they design these little pockets of dirt, debris, rust, loose change, old food, chewed gum, dead bugs, and sharp edges as a place to bolt the back of the seat? Did Hoji in the Seat Mounting Design Prefecture Department really think he had a good idea? Did his design boss even look at the drawing of the horrible, hand cramping blind spots or was he stupid drunk on Sake when the papers crossed his desk? Jeez what pain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Yeah the rear mounts in the 240z really are the most poorly thought out design I've seen. The 280z mounts are significantly better. If I were planning on keeping my 240Z, it is definitely something I'd redesign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphur280 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 best said plans would be to design one's own mounts, I am eventually going to be installing corbeau's vertical fixed mounts into mine, once proper funds have come through... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 When you realize in the JDM the hexagonal spacers were threaded, so they don't fall off, installing/removing a seat becomes a breeze! Also, their JDM cars had 'dual mounts' meaning another set of holes about 2" forward of where the US Market Seat Mounts are---plenty of access even for my fingers. Their JDM studs were also quite a bit longer to accomodate a BIG stack of those spacers underneath to 'boost up' the vertically challenged domestic consumer. This goes hand-in-hand with some other maintenance procedures I've done. They are particulary onerous on a US Car (think anything with the pedal cluster upper pieces) but are a BREEZE on the RHD models. The last set of seats I did, I simply cut the damned sheetmetal stringers out of the car, and bolted through a reinforced section of the floorboard directly. I will do the same on the Shark Car, as it's front seat mount was pretty much ripped through due to excessive upper body inertia coupled with 265/50's out back and and heavy turbocharged right foot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Hey John, I know of a good fabricator in SoCal that might be able to help you redesign those Japped up seat mounts. I hear he has a lot of experiance with Z cars (snicker snicker). Sawzall! The American answer to Japanese design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Hey John, I know of a good fabricator in SoCal that might be able to help you redesign those Japped up seat mounts. I hear he has a lot of experiance with Z cars (snicker snicker). Sawzall! The American answer to Japanese design. That's my usual solution but this car is too nice for the Sawzall - although I did use it on the rusty exhaust pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Oh, if it's a nice car, by all means forego the sawzall. Use the plasma-cutter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Maybe you need a naughty Sawzall JC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonix_digital Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 My seat brackets on the driverside def need to be redone. I think "inertia" may have played a role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Maybe you need a naughty Sawzall JC... I think that's more the Sawzall of Death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 "Lilith Fair Sawzall" Like a Thai sneeze: "Kathoey!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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