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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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Default Ultrashield Road Race seat in my z.

I know I'm not the only with this seat, but I had to wing it on the mounting. Nice thing about the seat is you can drill holes in it.

it's a road race 15" with a 20 degree layback mounted on Nagisa freaking low rails.






Passenger seat to come, as soon as I can talk my wife into sitting in it. The roll bar is a Autopower also.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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Seat is actually very comfy due to the padding on the cover and it's VERY affordable and I am now sitting on the floor! I've been trying to decide on a seat for a while and I'm glad I went with this one!
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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Looks nice, Ive never seen one before. Where did you get it? Curious-how tall you are, waist?
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Looks nice, Ive never seen one before. Where did you get it? Curious-how tall you are, waist?
I got it from www.discoveryparts.com.

I am 5'7" and weigh 165 lbs.

Nice thing about the seat is they come is various widths starting at 14" and up. Also they are available in a 10 and 20 degree layback.

A friend of mine with a Integra got a pair for his car and helped me make up my mind. He is alot taller than me and fits in fine.

Plus you do the mounting yourself so if you need it lower just make the holes higher up on the side of the seat. We had to raise mine up so I could see over the wheel!

The seats are all aluminum and the cover is padded and easily removed. You can also get the cover in various colors. It weighs nothing even with the rails.

Ultrashield's are very similar to Kirkeys, but I like the design of the US.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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is sitting on the floor making it harder to see out?

how comfy for a daily driver?
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Billhyco
is sitting on the floor making it harder to see out?

how comfy for a daily driver?
It was, but I raised it up.

My point was you can get seat as low as you want with these rails.

It's just as comfy as any other fixed back seats I've sat in. The cover has alot of padding on the bottom.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 11:25 PM
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how thick is the area you drill to mount it with? I'd be worried about the metal tearing / seat coming apart or off its mounting in a bad accident...
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by dmoffitt
how thick is the area you drill to mount it with? I'd be worried about the metal tearing / seat coming apart or off its mounting in a bad accident...

It's thin, but I used large grade 8 washers and hardware to prevent this.
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 08:31 AM
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NICE!!

i've used the Kirkey racing seats before when i made an offroad dune buggy for school. super light weight, but the seat padding is so nice!

hows the blind spot visibility with the shoulder bolsters?
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 08:42 AM
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Looks very nice!! Is the roll cage bolt-in? Where did you get it? Thx
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Axelerate
It's thin, but I used large grade 8 washers and hardware to prevent this.
good call
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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Nice setup, +1 where did you get/buy the roll bar?
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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Here's the original thread thread for the roll-bar:

https://my350z.com/forum/autocross-road/282088-pics-of-my-autopower-roll-bar-and-track-wheels.html
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Originally Posted by Chebosto
NICE!!

i've used the Kirkey racing seats before when i made an offroad dune buggy for school. super light weight, but the seat padding is so nice!

hows the blind spot visibility with the shoulder bolsters?
Blind spot is the pretty much the same as the stock seats, after doing some more driving I feel more comfortable in this seat than the stock one. Mainly because my legs are extended more instead of sighting up high with my knees bent.
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Do we know how much these weight?
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about 11 lbs.
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