Sumo Seats

[normanh]

Does anyone have the dimensions of the pilgrim supplied seats? I have been located some bucket seats (merlin sport) and I want to make sure before buying

Norm


Oh well, done it again!

[Paul B]

I have my seats out of the car and will measure up tonight.

OK?

[maxGD059]

Norm
I'd be a little careful with Pilgrim seats. I used their shells & had them trimmed elsewhere. Whilst they look excellent replicas, I find them too upright & are not very comfortable on a long run. I think the GD ones are much better in this respect although the appearance is definitely not 1960's cobra - just a thought

Cheers

Richard
(It'll only be a 5 minute job)

[Dan]

Sumo Seats are wider than other cobra's (Hence the Thinner transmission). It is true that they are upright, I got my seats From Penny, She was able to provide the shells made by Pilgrim but after a test sit on a couple I opted for the Shells she uses from a local supplier that are leaned back slightly more. I can give you the Dimenssions for these this evening... What Dimensions in particular are you wanting?

[Paul B]

Pilgrim Sumo seats are 18 1/2 inches wide at the widest point, 20 inches long and 22 inches high.

I found them quite comfortable after a "breaking in" period although they are quite upright and I am trying to find a good way of reclining them slightly without placing the mounting bolts at an acute angle to the floor.

Hope this helps.

[normanh]

Thanks for that guys, I'll measure as soon as I can and check. I'll have to do some converting to metric first...now thats 2.56cm to the inch...oh sod it wheres the tape measure!

Norm
Oh well, done it again!

[maxGD059]

Paul
It's certainly an awkward problem that I've partly solved by taking off the runners to lower the seats, bolting them directly to the floor & then raising the front of the seat on about 3cm of MDF. Not ideal I'll admit but it helps. Also being fairly tall, I get a little more protection from the windscreen & look through it rather than over it! If you can think of a better solution let me know

Cheers

Richard
(It'll only be a 5 minute job)