Car Question, involvs welding (possibly)

Niku-Sama · 08-20-08, 06:26 PM

alright i need to get the seats out of my car theyre kinda....well theyre toast, 30 years would do that to a seat. any way i went to thhe yard and i pulled some parts i needed, new rear bumper, tail light and i also yanked out 2 front seats out of a '99 subaru forester. it musta been a gt model because they are kinda bucket like seats.

my car is a 1979 280zx by the way, the 79 has a recall on the seat rails because they had a bad wobble to them after minor use so theyre no good
the question is, what would be stronger you think?

bolt the old seat rails (i got some good ones out of an '81) to the new seat in the proper spots?

or

weld little flanges and drill holes in them to the stock mounting bolts in my car?

any one else have any other ideas?

the mounting holes are 17" apart in the front and back on the 280
the mounting holes are 20" apart in the front and 23" in the back in the forester.
one back mount on the oppisite side of each is sideways to mount to the center hump in the forester how ever they clear the center hump in my car, luckily clearence issues arent an issue its just getting them in there securely

Godfather1138 · 08-20-08, 06:29 PM

If the stock ones are prone to failure (wobble) I would say either make your own static mounts, or buy some aftermarket seat rails and make your own sliders. The static mounts should be pretty easy a and would not really require welding either.

Niku-Sama · 08-20-08, 06:39 PM

the rails i got out of the 81 have been fix of the problem in the 79.
after market rails arent an option ($$$)

SunRedRX7 · 08-20-08, 08:29 PM

You grabbed the rails from the Forrester right?

You'll want to use the rails that go with the seats, hopefully they'll fit and you can bolt them down to the body. Just make sure you get them secure, because a sliding seat while driving is pretty dangerous.

Niku-Sama · 08-20-08, 10:56 PM

yea i got the rails, i had to make quick work of pulling them so i unbolted the 4 holding it to the car, unplugged em and yanked them out before the storm came.....
the storm still isnt here but they didnt charge me any more. i figured i might need em any way

Celeron_Phreak · 08-21-08, 01:12 AM

I didn't know there were other salvage yard hunters around here!

Next time you go, could you see if there are any Pintos out there?

Niku-Sama · 08-22-08, 08:31 PM

heh there arent, pintos are a hot item here, the local hill billy dirt lovin mud slingin circle track racers usually grab them up for new races every year.

08-20-08, 06:26 PM	Thread Starter #1
Niku-Sama Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Deadford OR	Car Question, involvs welding (possibly) alright i need to get the seats out of my car theyre kinda....well theyre toast, 30 years would do that to a seat. any way i went to thhe yard and i pulled some parts i needed, new rear bumper, tail light and i also yanked out 2 front seats out of a '99 subaru forester. it musta been a gt model because they are kinda bucket like seats. my car is a 1979 280zx by the way, the 79 has a recall on the seat rails because they had a bad wobble to them after minor use so theyre no good the question is, what would be stronger you think? bolt the old seat rails (i got some good ones out of an '81) to the new seat in the proper spots? or weld little flanges and drill holes in them to the stock mounting bolts in my car? any one else have any other ideas? the mounting holes are 17" apart in the front and back on the 280 the mounting holes are 20" apart in the front and 23" in the back in the forester. one back mount on the oppisite side of each is sideways to mount to the center hump in the forester how ever they clear the center hump in my car, luckily clearence issues arent an issue its just getting them in there securely __________________ ₪ Phenom II "X6 1605T" @ 3.00Ghz ₪ ₪ Sythe Yasa 6 Pipe Cooler ₪ ₪ Biostar TA890FXE ₪ ₪ 16Gig G.SKILL Ripjaws 9-9-9-25 2T 667Mhz ₪ ₪MSI R7870 TwinFrozr 2GD5/OC ₪ ₪ Seagate 320Gig 7200.11 ₪ ₪ Seagate 1024Gig 7200.14 ₪ ₪ OCZ Stealth X Stream 600 ₪ ₪ LG LightScribe DVD Burner ₪
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Godfather1138 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: AR-USA	If the stock ones are prone to failure (wobble) I would say either make your own static mounts, or buy some aftermarket seat rails and make your own sliders. The static mounts should be pretty easy a and would not really require welding either. __________________ OCF Folding Team Site OCF Podcast RIP... Folding for "Dub" and everyone else who didn't have a choice... 1* HEAT "stock is just bad for your perfomance" -Drinkyoghurt
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08-20-08, 06:39 PM	Thread Starter #3
Niku-Sama Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Deadford OR	the rails i got out of the 81 have been fix of the problem in the 79. after market rails arent an option ($$$)
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SunRedRX7 Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Kenmore, NY	You grabbed the rails from the Forrester right? You'll want to use the rails that go with the seats, hopefully they'll fit and you can bolt them down to the body. Just make sure you get them secure, because a sliding seat while driving is pretty dangerous. __________________ 7 DP Got a fast computer sitting around idle all day? PUT IT TO WORK! Member Of Overclockers.com's BOINC Teams SETI@home, Climate Prediction, Einstein@Home, Predictor@home, LHC@home Click here to visit The BOINC/SETI section of the forums Click here to visit The Team32 Folding section of the forums Heatware
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08-20-08, 10:56 PM	Thread Starter #5
Niku-Sama Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Deadford OR	yea i got the rails, i had to make quick work of pulling them so i unbolted the 4 holding it to the car, unplugged em and yanked them out before the storm came..... the storm still isnt here but they didnt charge me any more. i figured i might need em any way
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08-22-08, 08:31 PM	Thread Starter #7
Niku-Sama Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Deadford OR	heh there arent, pintos are a hot item here, the local hill billy dirt lovin mud slingin circle track racers usually grab them up for new races every year.
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