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Old 03-22-2019, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by SportRotary
Do you have any pictures of how you modified the mount and/or the front crossmember? I'm looking to do something similar, I just got a planted mount in the mail and it's not low enough for me.
No but it was pretty straightforward. I cut the mounts shorter and welded them in to make the mount sit lower. It requires some creativity with the driver's side mount, the rear inside mounting bolt in particular, because it's directly below where the seat rail attached.
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Originally Posted by hufflepuff
i've seen serious folks just go ahead and cut out the OEM seat mounting structures, both front and rear, entirely. Either cut the spot welds if you're patient or break out an angle grinder and cut away. This let's you get stupid mounts of head room (seen 6'5" guys that you can barely see their heads through the side window). Search "ARCA time attack build", he's got some good pictures. You'll need to run back-up plates under the floor at minimum; the better way is to weld in some new low profile reinforcement plates.
I have very similar issues, buildings a 24 Hours of Lemons car and I'm 6'9" tall. Think I'm going to have to cut the floor out...
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