Rules amendments 2013

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by 69Cobra

Hey Mark,
Do you have an extra factory bench seat for a 69 Cobra laying around that you could donate to this cause? I'm not going to cut up and alter the ORIGINAL seat for this car. You guys are worried about people installing the aftermarket seats safely and correctly but you are recommending that I cut up and the factory seat frame to notch it for the shifter? Which will more than likely be a weak point in a crash?

Kris, I`ve owned 2 69 Cobras myself, and I `m pretty sure that the seats were nothing special from any other 68/69 Fairlane 2 door. I certainly don`t recall seeing any "R code" designation on the seat frame or tag! I`m pretty sure that your car has had trimming or rolling of the rear wheelwell openings, maybe had the floor cut for subframe connectors, had a roll bar or cage welded in, all of which is much more invasive than cutting a generic bench seat that can be changed by removing 4 mounting nuts. Any chance your opinion is due to you having aftermarket seats in your car already for running brackets?? I scrapped a 68 Fairlane a couple of years ago, with the stock bench seat in it, I doubt you would need to pay more than $50.00 for a stock Fairlane/Torino bench seat to cut for shifter clearance, if your origional seat is too mint to cut.