slot yer own seats anyone?

[nostatic]

Has anyone slotted their own fiberglass seats? I've got a Sparco Fighter that doesn't have a slot. I was thinking of cutting my own, but since it is a bottom mount seat, I worried that it might not be a good idea (even with my plan of sealing with epoxy around the cut).

So alternatives would be to run a v-sub through the lap belt slots or sell the seat and buy an Evo or equivalent.

[scottb]

Todd: Don't know if your plan will work, but you can seal the cut with fiberglass resin available at your local auto parts house.

Scott

[nostatic]

I was thinking that I could also take some resin and attach some reinforcement strips on the bottom. But I'm not sure that I want to muck around with something that is just a little important from a safety standpoint...

[Zeke]

I don't think yo will compromise the seat's integrity if you radius the ends of the slot, file or sand smooth and seal with a bit of epoxy, as you say, or resin. Reinforcement can't hurt.

How will you handle the upholstery part?

[scottb]

Can you drill, countersink, put some screws in, and then cover with resin for a smooth finish? I've never seen the seats, so I'm flying blind here...

[nostatic]

I was just going to slit it, as there is a thin cover, and there are two pads that velcro onto that (I was going to do the slot at the gap between the two pads). If I was feeling sassy I could find an upholstry place and have the edge stitch the cut.

[KobaltBlau]

I think a chainsaw is the best tool for this job. Just poke it in!

[Zeke]

Originally posted by nostatic
If I was feeling sassy I could find an upholstry place and have the edge stitch the cut.

Don't they call that "buttonholeing?"

[nostatic]

Originally posted by KobaltBlau
I think a chainsaw is the best tool for this job. Just poke it in!

and obviously I need to be sitting in the seat while doing the cutting to make sure I get the position right...

[KobaltBlau]

Exactly!