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Hello all...

I need to borrow some lowered Miata seats (cushion/padding removed) for this weekend. I have a '94 -- I think that both newer and older seats fit. A bolt-in race seat would also work.

I pulled some strings to get into the Mazda Club track event at the last minute and I'd like to be on the safe side of helmet below rollbar height. I barely pass their requirements now and I'd like to be well below the rollbar.

I'll swap your seats for mine for the borrowing period, it shouldn't take but a half-hour to do this.

Please e-mail me at afarrag@nc.rr.com if you can help...

Regards,
--Ashraf
93 RX-7 (on jackstands for...ack! I've lost count how many months...)
94 MX-5 (at the track this weekend!)

Go ahead and scalp the foam on your seats.

In the same amount of time it would take to coordinate the swap and perform the swap, you could go ahead and remove a good portion of foam. Once the seat's out, you only need a needle nose pliers, a package of zip ties (to replace the hog rings that hold the covers on), and a bread knife (don't laugh it worked really well) to trim the seat foam to your liking.

That way you're all set from here on out.

Of course if you can get someone to swap for race seats, that's a whole 'nother ball game.

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Not spectacular just decent.
I'm not sure what I'm driving.
Maybe an ITR in DS.
Or half-assed STX prepped 330.

I could help you out if I wasn't 700 miles away. *sigh* I have exactly what you need in my garage in Worcester MA. I swap it out when I take the street car to the track. Sorry about the geographical problem.

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Diane (Hall) Bundas
1992 Spec Miata #48 - 1997 Chevy Tahoe - 2007 Honda Civic Coupe

I actually have a bag of hog rings and the pliers needed to install them from when I recovered the seats in my Integra if you want them. I couldn't see myself needing them again if you wanted them.

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Stephen Westerfield
2009 Infiniti M35 | 2007 Honda Fit Sport | 2005 Ford Mustang GT |2000 GMC Sierra |1992 Acura Integra LS | Super Westerfield Bros Acura Integra

Yeah, you are right. I re-read the Miata.net schpiel last night and pulled the seat out of the car hoping for the best and expecting the worst. It wasn't so bad.



Of course, while I'm doing this, someone e-mails me and offers me use of a race seat. I start to button the seat back up and go back down to the car to see how to fit the harnesses in. I would have to use them since the seat belt attachment points are integrated with the stock seat.

It turns out I'll probably have to yank the seat out again (at least I left the hog rings off, thinking that I probably would slice the foam when I have more time) and gut the foam because my harnesses don't fit me in the Miata and I'm running short on time to get everything done.

Maybe with a fresh start tonight, these issues will resolve themselves.

I pass the helmet is below the "broomstick" but barely. I'd prefer to have less padding under my bottom and more padding room near my head! I don't know about getting 2" below it with my body dimensions...

Argh! The things (err, insanity) I do for track time

Diane -- Thanks for the offer. I'll have to get your expert Miata instruction the next time you come down for a school since I'll probably be tracking the Miata until the RX-7 breathes fire again...which doesn't look to be anytime soon...

Stephen -- I will probably use zip-ties because they should be quicker to install, but I'll keep you in mind if I change plans.

Thanks everyone!
--Ashraf