Front seat frame only test fitting.
I'm not going to bother with a racing harness just yet. For now the car is just going to be a fair weather Daily Driver......Until we get a track or two around these parts. At that time all it will take is to unbolt these seats and drop in some ITR Recaros
Started off with completely clean Accord rails, cut everything off them except for the seat belt bracket on the inside rails. I made sure not to ruin the Accord front inside mount when I cut it off. I knew that I would need it later on to mount the ITR seat.
I drilled the spot welds off the mounting brackets from the ITR rails. This allowed me to weld the ITR brackets to the Accord rails.
The ITR seats have the inside rail mounting bolts coming from the bottom of the seat. This presented a problem in conjunction with the Accord rails. Therefore I had to move the mounts from the bottoms of the ITR seat pan to the side.
After moving the mounting brackets on the sides of the seat. I was able to fabricate the rear mount. I drilled the seat bolt hole threw a piece of 1/4" plate steel. Then tacked it to the existing seat belt bracket.
Here is where the original front mount from the Accord rail comes into play. I used it for the with the ITR seat bolt moved to the side and the Accord bracket offset on the rail slightly. Then tacked it into place.
I removed the seat bolts in order to finish all of the mount welds.
Viola one ITR seat pan in a CD5.
and the somewhat finished product....still waiting for new skins.
Both seats installed
Wow this is really interesting. I've read all of your posts so far, and will continue to check up on your progress. I have an Accord too. Its a 1994 EX 5-speed sedan. I haven't done any modifications to it other than new headlights, HIDs, and front lip (I'm poor lol).
ReplyDeleteReading your blog makes me want to start my own blog just to document the things I've done and will do with my Accord. I have big plans for it, but I'm a student with no money. Next summer will be my time to shine ;D
I plan on grip racing my Accord next year. Since I don't have enough money to go to racetracks frequently, I try turning corners as fast as I can without understeering. I only do it on "quiet" days when there is little or no traffic, and I only do it on a curvy highway entrance/exit bridge here in my town, or on any back roads I find empty.
BTW I'm in Lawrence, Massachusetts (USA)
keep up the good work with your car!!
A computer guru buddy of mine said that I should start a blog. He said it's the thing to do. So I did it. I am a wee bit slow to get all of the tech articles I have created in a more technical format.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much & good luck with your future plans. No need to rush!