Seat floor position

[vette]

Well, I lost my pattern. I thought that I had seen someone post the dimensions of where the seats should be bolted to the floors but have searched and can,t find anything. Can anyone post some reference dimensions of where the holes should be drilled in the floors on a BJ7. Thanks Dave.

 

[Patrick67BJ8]

Well, I lost my pattern. I thought that I had seen someone post the dimensions of where the seats should be bolted to the floors but have searched and can,t find anything. Can anyone post some reference dimensions of where the holes should be drilled in the floors on a BJ7. Thanks Dave.

I downloaded these from the web. I don't know who the authors are but my car is a BJ8 and I used the "blue" one.

 

[vette]

Thanks Patrick, I messed around with it a little today, playing withdifferent positions and seeing how far the seat would move on their tracks and how close it would come to the tunnel. Then sat in it to see if I liked the leg positions. Made marks on the floor. Now I,m really curious how the dimensions in your drawings will come close to what I have done. HAVEN,t drilled any holes yet. thanks again. Dave C. (Typing really bad, using wife's IPad and she wants it back!).

 

[Griz]

For what it's worth, I used the dimensions shown in the third picture above for my BJ7. Still have not installed the seats so don't know for sure how things will work out. The mounting holes on the driver's side did match up well with the heat shield holes however. - Griz

 

[bob hughes]

I also used the third picture, the position is not too bad, but the seat belt fixing on the floor is quite close to the seat frame when installed, but there again it was before I put the new floor in.



Bob

 

[vette]

Thanks all. Still sneaking iPad. My computer in for repairs.

 

[stinky60]

Thanks all. Still sneaking iPad. My computer in for repairs.

Be careful Vette, it's not worth losing your life for

 

[andrea]

The second photo are make and used from me, to make a cardboard 1:1 pattern for holes and insulation panel, for drive side LH it appear correct to me, car is finished and driver position is good and comfortable
I have reversed the pattern for passenger side and I HAVE A PROBLEM (easy) I must modify the seat base holes-
passenger seat are very nearest to the hand brake in particular the bolt of the seatback articulation
I hope that advice can be useful. and my error will not repeated
Cheers
Andrea

 

[Patrick67BJ8]

Thanks Patrick, I messed around with it a little today, playing withdifferent positions and seeing how far the seat would move on their tracks and how close it would come to the tunnel. Then sat in it to see if I liked the leg positions. Made marks on the floor. Now I,m really curious how the dimensions in your drawings will come close to what I have done. HAVEN,t drilled any holes yet. thanks again. Dave C. (Typing really bad, using wife's IPad and she wants it back!).

My biggest problem was getting the holes where they should be and once I used the center of the chassis for a referrence point of dead center it all fell into place. As Anrea indicates in his post about the emergence brake being to close to the seat on the passenger side...I need to check that one next. I am planning on going to see a friend who has an unmolested BJ8 and getting exhause mount hole locations, etc. and I'll check the emergence brake on it. I have purchased a trammel tool for use to accurately measure the distances between the seat, exhaust & insulation panel mounts.

 

[vette]

I compared the specs of the 3rd drawing with what I laid out yesterday in my experimentation. My proposed position was one inch to the rear of the specs in the drawing and 1/2 inch inboard of the specs in the drawing. It is good that I had those specs because my rear ward position would have put the rear bolts too close to the rear outrigger. But I would have seen that eventually but the drawing was a big help. I am going to compomise on the side to side specs in that I will use the position I came up with that is 1/2 inch inboard of the drawing. I have put the seat in place many time in the last few days and I feel confident that my adjustment to the lateral position won't interfer with anything such as the width of the tunnel if the seat is pulled way forward. all this has been with the drivers side seat. Andrea's point is well taken and I will probably do some trial and error when fitting that seat as well. But I believe also that the first drawing presented by Patrick is of a passenger's side. It should help alot. Dave.

 

[andrea]

just two photos that evidence the utility of a cardboard pattern 1:1
for cut the insulation and place the seat hole in the exact position
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3SoafI8UjZqABWGUA7DihNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cz2fCsWEphPJQkQxYFQAh9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
Cheers