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Old 05-07-2010, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 94blackmx5
i'm not so worried about certification (no road course in maine) i just need something to hold me in place while i try not to hit cones.
You should get a CG-Lock. I has one.
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I'd have to give the CG Lock a solid "meh" review. Yes, it'll hold your butt down in the seat, but unless you've got a deep foamectomy on the seat back, your torso will still be free to slide around. I got tired of mine and yanked it about a month ago.

YMMV, however.
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Originally Posted by trickyrix
I'd have to give the CG Lock a solid "meh" review.
I kinda feel the same way. Better than stock though.
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Just mounted my old Momo Acropolis into my NA. Got it all the way one the floor with a custom bracket while still using the stock mounting holes. So I can still put the stock seat back in if I need to. It's about 3 inches lower than stock. I'll post pics tommorow.
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I mounted a 16" UltraShield rally sport for the passenger and a 15" for the driver's seat. I made brackets to mount them on the factory rails.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/810280/23
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I had a Sparco Pro2000 in my NB. It put a small dent on the interior door card, but it was a track car so I wasn't too concerned. Besides, the dent wasn't that big either.
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Originally Posted by 99mx5
I mounted a 16" UltraShield rally sport for the passenger and a 15" for the driver's seat. I made brackets to mount them on the factory rails.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/810280/23
Looks great man. I want the same setup
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Old 05-11-2010, 05:26 PM
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Thanks, The only problem is that the even though the seats are adjustable on the factory rails, I don't want to move them, so I may remount them with rigid brackets.
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Brand: Ultrasheild
Model: Rally Sport
Size of seat: 17" 10 degree layback
Side or bottom mount: Bottom
Adjustable or fixed: Fixed
Rail model: DIY Flat rails to floor/front hump stock seat bolts
Driver height & weight: 5ft9in/250
Fit in car (good, slight tunnel mod with BFH):
Driver fit (perfect):
Link to seat or source: http://www.soloperformance.com/Ultra...at_p_1365.html
Link to rail or source: DIY
Certifications: NASA/SCCA?
Construction:.125" 5052 grade aluminum with hardened aluminum extrusion welded around the perimeter of the seat and seat belt holes
Weight: 15lbs
Notes: Clears Harddog main hoop for max recline if your tall, bent wing in 1/4 in to clear door, heard good things about memory foaming under the cover.

Pic of cleareance using stock miata rail below...





Pics of DIY floor mount below



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Old 05-13-2010, 11:36 PM
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How comfortable are those ultrashields? It looks like very thin foam.

I ended up going with some Corbeau seats and harness and they are very comfortable. Don't mind them while driving to/from work.
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Old 05-14-2010, 11:53 AM
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No foam, just a cover over aluminum. If your noticing that they are uncomfortable, your not driving fast enough.

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Touche if I was just racing all the time, but matters sometimes when trying to drive on street. So they were about what I thought they would be then.

Nice choice of beer.
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Jacob300zx- I didn't know that nasa and scca certified seats. When did they start that? Also where is your seat back brace?

Have a great day,
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wnright - I've heard that a layer of memory foam over the aluminum makes a great DD seat.
jfornachon - scca/nasa doesn't certify anything, just like harddog says scca approved, aka they won't hassle you over this seat like they would a plastic summit racing bucket. They will however certify a whole car with a log book, which mine has. I don't have to have a back brace for de/tt.
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Anyone knows seat for small driver (read 5'3", 28 waist)? I tried Momo Starts but the lower support was too high for my back and was hurting me after 15 min of dd.
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Originally Posted by Dark Wanderer
Anyone knows seat for small driver (read 5'3", 28 waist)? I tried Momo Starts but the lower support was too high for my back and was hurting me after 15 min of dd.
use a pillow?
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Originally Posted by UrbanSoot
use a pillow?
Funny! I sold them a year ago
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buy my seats and pay for shipping to CA and find out if they fit you?
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Old 05-14-2010, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Braineack
buy my seats and pay for shipping to CA and find out if they fit you?
Only if you ship them with UPS and declare them 1500$ (each) plz?!
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Originally Posted by Dark Wanderer
Anyone knows seat for small driver (read 5'3", 28 waist)? I tried Momo Starts but the lower support was too high for my back and was hurting me after 15 min of dd.
Ultrashield 14"
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