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[hoggy]

Hi I like the look of these cobra fia historic buckets.

http://www.sportseat...67v6no5tm5oi581

Anyone have or seen them fitted in a mini before?

Thanks.

[WillCarter]

No but they're the nicest looking seats I've ever seen!

[Cooperman]

Yes, I have fitted them to rally Minis.

 

You need to weld in a cross bracing made from steel angle, I use 2" x 2" x 1/4" thick and weld it to the inner sill and centre tunnel, with a support plate on the tunnel made from 2 mm thick steel sheet.

At the front you can make up an additional support to go across the existing cross member.

 

Once mounted the Mini is then a 2-seater as those seats don't have adjusters in order to comply with MSA/RAC regulations.  You also must fit 3 or 4-point harnesses as diagonal belts don;t work with those seats. All motor-sport requires full harness belts.

[Shooter63]

" All motor-sport requires full harness belts"

Not strictly true, road going sprint/hill climb classes don't, 12 car rallies, autotest classes and various other club based events, the javelin sprint series doesn't.

Shooter

[johnR]

You used to be able to buy adjustable seat mounts to mount under this type of seat - I used one on my Cobra's driving seat.