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Driver's & Passengers subframe same?
Posted: 13 Oct 2013 17:06
by MikeRotherham
Hello Experts,
Can anyone confirm that the subframes on the driver's and passengers seats are identical with the seat belt components just on opposite sides?
Reason I ask is I'd like to get someone to manufacture a spacer to fit between the subframe and the seat to raise the seat slightly.
If the subframes are the same I could use the passenger side to send away rather than disturbing the driver's side.
Regards
Mike.
Posted: 13 Oct 2013 17:40
by DutchTriumph
My 7 had raised seats when I bought it. The previous owner used M10 nut to sit a little higher.
Be aware to use the correct longer boults to fix the seat to the floor. There will be a lot of forces on them, in case you really need your seat belts.
Cheers,
Peter
1977 TR7 FHC, 1976 Spitfire 1500
Posted: 13 Oct 2013 19:13
by jeffremj
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Can anyone confirm that the subframes on the driver's and passengers seats are identical with the seat belt components just on opposite sides?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">The parts list confirms that they are different.
Posted: 14 Oct 2013 20:50
by bmcecosse
Posted: 14 Oct 2013 20:59
by darrellw
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by bmcecosse</i>
M10 nuts - good grief - sounds highly unsafe - and insignificant height increase.. Just re-upholster with thicker /more resilient foam!
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And make sure the diaphragms haven't perished!
Darrell Walker
66 TR4A IRS-SC CTC67956L
81 TR8 SATPZ458XBA406206
Vancouver, WA, USA
Posted: 15 Oct 2013 13:32
by DutchTriumph
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by bmcecosse</i>
M10 nuts - good grief - sounds highly unsafe - and insignificant height increase..
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Don't worry, the M10 nuts are no longer there.
Cheers,
Peter
1977 TR7 FHC, 1976 Spitfire 1500
Posted: 15 Oct 2013 20:56
by Reddragon
Mike
I have two sets of left / right seat tracks, both from 1977 coupes.
Both appear to be the same with mounting holes for the seat belts on both sides, They measure 14.75 /15.00 inches with a .25 in of play or movement.
The mounting points on the floor of the one coupe is at 14.75 for the front holes.
As to the different part #, at one point were only one side thread for the seat belts?
Other learned members would have to answer that.
Dale
1974 TR6
1977 TR7 FHC
Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:36
by bmcecosse
Posted: 21 Oct 2013 18:45
by MikeRotherham
Thanks for your replies.
Looks like I'll be getting the driver's seat out in the near future.
Mike.
