Has anybody measured the bolt pattern on bucket seats from a VW? I
understand they have some of the best factory seats out there.
-- -- "Alek Benedict" <alek@sigecom.net> wrote in message news:KHEPKNIADOPGGADEMIKLOEHICPAA.alek@sigecom.net... > Hi folks, > > Dunno if anyone remembers but awhile ago I posted a message asking for > ideas on getting more legroom in my RC Gen II. > > Well, today, in a burst of motivation, I managed to put the leather > bucket seat from my RX-7 into my Dak. Didn't have the time [or the > materials] to get the passenger seat in, so the interior looks kinda > bare [but the extra space is nice!]. > > I don't know if this'll help in the leg room department, but bucket > seats and no leg room is better than a bench seat and no leg room, at > least IMHO. > > The cool thing is the rails from the stock Dak bench bolted right onto > the buckets from my RX-7. I was amazed, the holes were pretty much > exactly the right distance apart. > > The problems came elsewhere. The RX-7 seats are more narrow than a > Dak bucket seat, so I had to fab a little adapter plate to get the rear > right side bolted down. Right now it's only being held down in three > places, but it's pretty secure. There's no connection on the right front > of the seat, but I'm sure I'll come up with something once I have more > time and more materials. > > There were also lots of little run-ins with the ratcheting slide > mechanism, but I managed to solve them with a little technical know-how > and a hammer. :D > > Anyway, if anyone is interested, I'll try to get some pictures taken > and do a write-up/how-to type thing. I'll probably wait a week or so to > worry about the passenger seat, as I don't usually have any passengers. > [And I'm lazy, and it's SO HOT! and and and ... :D ] > > I'll post tonight after I get off work to let you all know if it > increased leg room or not. > > -- > Alek Benedict with a techno beat. > [email] alek@sigecom.net [web] http://members.sigecom.net/alek > '93 Dodge Dakota Sport RC, SB, 2.5L, 5spd, 2x4, 3.55 > '87 Mazda RX-7, NA 1.3L Rotary, 5spd [parting out due to blown engine] > DML Profile: http://www.dakota-truck.net/profiles/dakota/MbY60Xj09WQIU/ >
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