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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! marlonthegreat's Avatar
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    super low Bride Exas III seat rail

    I was not satisfied on how my Bride Exas III bucket seats are positioned with the Bride Type FO seat rails. I noticed that the left driver side rails are are positioned much higher than the right passenger side seat rails. Although I reckon this may be due to the fact that in Japan the driver is on the right side of the car which may explain why the right seat rail is lower than the left.

    left rail=passenger side; right rail=driver's side


    So using the pattern of the Type FO rails, I made a custom "non-sliding" seat bracket. This means that I removed the sliders and instead made a fixed bracket for the bucket seats BUT the bucket seats can be positioned in 3 adjustment to get a more desirable position of the bucket vis-a-vis the steering wheel.

    Let the pictures do more explaining.





    front/forward bolt hole


    rear bolt hole




    frame for the bucket seats


    I had to weld in the center flat bar to hold together the left and right bracket of the seats to align them with the bracke that will bolt on to the floor


    I drilled three holes to add more adjustability to the seat bracket since the sliders have been removed.






    fast forward...the seat bracket mated to the floor brackets




    comparison of the Bride Type FO seat brackets with the one I made...see how low this bracket is




    in car pix...






    that's all folks total of 5hrs. to make.

    I'm very satisfied now on how the bucket seat is positioned...super low as it should be
    MIATA...incredibly fun to drive - as that is its only purpose for being.

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! Mexican_Guy's Avatar
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    nice!
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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power Tkblazer's Avatar
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    Nice write up

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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power f86sabjf's Avatar
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    I love this!! Now to lose my 45lbs so i can get my fat butt in a set of these

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    Nice work, i think i'll need to ask my mate thats welds to make one of these for my Bride.

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