Seat brace stock eliminator

[Tom Goldman]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

I still have the original bench seat in my car, how would I brace the seat back when I still have to move it back and forth to get in and out past the roll bar plus I have to be close to the dash so I can use the push buttons?

JimR

Jim, I'm suprised you have never broken a seat in your car .
Jerry Stein used to sit right up on the wheel to use the buttons ,and broke a lot of seat backs.

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

Jim, I'm suprised you have never broken a seat in your car .
Jerry Stein used to sit right up on the wheel to use the buttons ,and broke a lot of seat backs.

Tom,

I've never broken one but I bent a few and the current one is bent back about two inches, if they would let me use a front seat from a 4 door I would put one in. Since it's a solid one piece seat it is stronger.

JimR

[impstocker]

I have the same question about using a full Bench seat from a 4 door. Common sense tells me if they allow aftermarket racing seats why couldn't we use those 4 Door bench seats? I am thinking bout doing that in the 65 Implala stocker I am building. Could i call it a "aftermarket bench seat" Reality is you probaly could, tech wouldn't care or not even notice.. Old wise man say's "it not cheating unless you get caught" in racing. Smokey Yunick

Will Lamprecht
65 Impala I/SA in progress.

[tj310]

Bite your tongue for trying to inject ' common sense ' ---Trevor

[Tom Goldman]

Common sense would dictate that since the aftermarket seat rule was implemented in the name of safety, it should apply to all cars and allow bench seat cars to be retrofitted with the safer individual seats.
You Bench seat guys need to lobby your representatives to question this issue to NHRA.
At the very least ,they should allow the wagon seats to be used, they are much stronger.

[B Aceves]

Those of you that do not brace your seat to the cross bar either stock seat or not , i hate to see what happens to you if you ever god forbid back your car into the wall at 100mph + . This is a common sense rule ...

[Tony Corley]

Originally Posted by B Aceves

Those of you that do not brace your seat to the cross bar either stock seat or not , i hate to see what happens to you if you ever god forbid back your car into the wall at 100mph + . This is a common sense rule ...

Common sense and Drag Racers? Kinda like Jumbo Shrimp, it doesn't exist, lol. Seriously, I agree seat backs should be braced for safety.