Seat recomendations

[Foo2rama]

I am in the process of building a Z for track days, then perhaps building it to a spec for a what ever seems to interest me the most and has the most available in socal for racing. I am 6'4 does anyone have seat recommendations?

[tholt29]

I don't know if you are willing to make significant modifications to your car, if not you might as well stop now... If you are cool with pulling out the welder, read on...

I really like my Ultra Shield Pro Road Race seat. I'm 6'2" and I had to get semi creative to mount the seat low enough to allow me to have head room, with a helmet. I bought a set of cheap sliders from Jegs and welded two 3/16 thick flat steel bar cross braces to them and then attached the seat to the braces. The bottom of the seat is maybe 1" off of the floorpan. I had to cut out the factory seat mounting brackets and weld in some sizable mounting plates on the floor and ran bolts through them to the new slider assembly. I've had 6'4"+ friends drive the car without complaint. My seat is a 10 degree layback but I would suggest a 20 degree.

Also, since the bottom of the seat is very square, i had a little trouble getting the seat far enough to the right to get it centered on the steering wheel. (my car is a late 260 and had the extra wide trans tunnel for the cat or resonator or whatever) To fix this we basically cut the bottom corner of the seat at a 45 degree angle and welded in a filler plate. With the 20 degree seat you may be able to mount the seat a bit higher and avoid this step.

I've been running this seat for probably 6 or 7 years and love the support it gives, especially the shoulder supports.

Tom

[jmortensen]

I also have an Ultra-Shield, but I have the "Rally Sport" model which has a little less agressive bolsters on the sides than what Tom's has, but other than that I think they're very similar. I was hoping to be able to get in and out without a removable steering wheel. Now I think I'm probably going to have to have the removable wheel anyway due to having door bars. Anyway it's a good seat at a good price. Much more comfortable than the Kirkey Intermediates that I've sat in. I also have the 10 degree layback. I hate a really reclined driving position, but Tom is right that you really need these things mounted low in order to have clearance for a helmet. I have mine mounted on a 1" square tube frame that is welded straight to the floor, rockers, and trans tunnel.

[z-ya]

I have the Cobra Imola GT in my "community" track car. I'm 6'2" and 245lbs, and it fits me great. I was also able to mount it on the factory seat mounts with sliders. My helmet clears the roof and cage.

http://www.cobraseats.com/imolas.htm

[Nigel1943]

It's not just your overall height that matters. It's the length of your body trunk from your butt to the top of your head that governs the seat height. Also the size of your buttROFL I should know, I'm only 5'-8' and I have to have the seat mounted almost on the floor to clear my helmet.

[Jeff G 78]

True Nigel1943. I am 6'-1" and have a long torso, so I am always fighting headroom with a helmet. I know guys that are 2-3" taller than me and can easily fit in cars that I have no chance in. The best example is the Ford GT. It's a sweet car on the track, but I cannot fit in it with a helmet. The shape of the seat keeps me from slouching and reclining back doesn't help either. I can do very short stints and then my back is shot from trying to twist just right so my neck isn't bent sideways. Other guys that are 6'4" with long legs fit no problem. :disappoin