Race Seat for R

[Zach34]

Yeah Bob I checked out your post. Those seats look great, but I'm leaning more towards a seat with some sort of halo structure and more containment.

What I'm visualizing is attaching the rear of the seat to the frame that the firewall panels attach to. Modification of the firewall and fuel tank may be in order (thinking fuel cell anyway). I don't think just attaching the seat to the firewall aluminum, even as thick as it is, would provide much of a safety benefit. I would like to make my firewall somewhat removable for engine work.

[Bob_n_Cincy]

Yeah Bob I checked out your post. Those seats look great, but I'm leaning more towards a seat with some sort of halo structure and more containment.

What I'm visualizing is attaching the rear of the seat to the frame that the firewall panels attach to. Modification of the firewall and fuel tank may be in order (thinking fuel cell anyway). I don't think just attaching the seat to the firewall aluminum, even as thick as it is, would provide much of a safety benefit. I would like to make my firewall somewhat removable for engine work.

I have 5/16" bolts through the bottom of the seat into the x bars.
I also have 5/16" bolts through the back of the seat into the 1 1/2" square tube at the top of the fire wall.
My firewall is flat against the frame. I have to remove the seat and then the firewall to access the engine.

If I was doing and R, I would split the side sale into 2 pieces so you could take off the whole back of the car for easy engine access.
Bob