Nissan Skyline seats

andymccauley · #31 (**permalink**) 01-24-2010, 09:26 PM

u must b a firefighter then lol but ya thnx 4 the corrections to my mounts with the green and blue lines that kinda opened my eyes to something i didnt think about. i appreciate it but im not worried about it as of now. n good luck to u in ur classes too. ill b graduating this year n andy is correct

DNGRWOOD · #32 (**permalink**) 01-30-2010, 01:00 PM

Nice seats either way...

andymccauley · #33 (**permalink**) 03-01-2010, 09:57 PM

since everyone and thier mother btiched at me to change my seat mounts im going to b doing this soon so i dont die lol.. i think im goin to b us ing some 1/4" plate and some 1-1 1/2" square tubing. anyone have any suggestion as to how i sould make the front mount? i was thinking cutting the square tubing at the same angle as the floor rail welding a peice of plate to it with a hole drilled in it already and notching out the adjacent side of the plate so a bolt can be put in. sound good?

EmJay · #34 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 08:31 AM

If I have time later today I'll draw up another idea that I had, it's along the same lines as what you are thinking

andymccauley · #35 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 04:10 PM

thanx man.

EmJay · #36 (**permalink**) 03-02-2010, 08:49 PM

ok first off I am finding it really hard to illustrate my idea for the front mounts, but basically it does comprise of square tubing. Your purpose of the spacer on the front was to lift up the seat a few inches, right? so, to get the desired height, weld square tubing to the bottom of the tracks, stacked until you have the desired height. (the green boxes in the illustrations.) Next, I would get some flat steel and carefully bend it so that one part can be where the bolt hole is, and the other covers all the square tubing. Done right, it can look like factory bracketing. This bracket is dark blue in my illustration. For the rear, you can either use the stock brackets that you have for the illustrated part in red or a new piece of metal. But weld the square tubing to the back end as well until you get your desired height and weld the bracket to it.
Don't forget to take the time to clean your weld flux and to grind them down, making certain that you have a good fusion between the pieces of metal. After the welding/grinding paint the metal (black) to prevent any rusting. you have some nice seats and I am jealous

oops, forgot the pictures

andymccauley · #37 (**permalink**) 03-10-2010, 01:50 PM

u gave me an idea 4 the front mounts i didnt think about before. how would stacking square tubing benefit me? good idea tho but it would wasted alot of material.

EmJay · #38 (**permalink**) 03-10-2010, 09:56 PM

stacking the square tubing would allow you to customize the height. If you get an 8 foot length you should have plenty. Also the square is nice and strong, especially when welded right.

andymccauley · #39 (**permalink**) 03-11-2010, 10:41 PM

true. idk how it would b adjusted to the right height unless u cut some notch or side off of it. im gunna mount the tubing verticaly and reinforce it with some plate that has a bend in it. it should b very strong.

EmJay · #40 (**permalink**) 03-12-2010, 01:33 AM

Well, if you wanted to select your height in between sizes of the square tubing you could always weld flat steel strips together like plywood

I'm not too certain about how vertical stacking would be just as strong, but it will definitely be stronger than just 4 bolts

I look forward to pics and future mods to make your build look factory (if that's what you are after that is)

andymccauley · #41 (**permalink**) 03-12-2010, 04:50 PM

im not to worried about the factory look but the strength thing is somthin i kind of am.

andymccauley · #42 (**permalink**) 04-25-2010, 04:00 PM

got some progress today im mainly doing this cuz im broke n this costs me nothing since i have an abundance of steel everywhere at my house from everything that has been scrapped over the years.

just need to make a bend on each black line of the 1/4" plate bolt them in tack them to the tubing, weld it. then weld them to the seat rails. should b outrageously strong. left peices are 4 the rear, right 4 the front that will make a cap on the front of the seat rail.

roadracer · #43 (**permalink**) 04-25-2010, 10:36 PM

i would add a gusset on each of the mounts. the front ones you can angle backwards and weld fron the bolt/anchor plate. the rears due the same only towards the front of the vehicle. that will add strength and help in case of an accident. just my 2 cents.

2slow89 · #44 (**permalink**) 04-25-2010, 10:54 PM

just slap some jb weld on there n call it good.

. lol. those seats look way comfy. i'm jelious. but. killing an R32 should be a crime. haha

briankmizell · #45 (**permalink**) 04-25-2010, 11:40 PM

After you run a bead around the square tube, you wont need a gusset. That will be way stronger than what the factory puts on there.

Just make sure when you weld the square tube to the factory seat rail, to keep the heat of the weld closest to the thicker metal.

This will keep from changing the tensile strength of the metal so much. If you get the metal too hot, it becomes brittle and will break easier.