 
Main Menu
|
|
Nevada Classics
|
|
Advertise at CC
|
|
January 2025
|
| S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| 5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
| 12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
| 19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
| 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
|
|
|
CC Advertisers
|
|
07-01-2002, 10:14 AM
|
 |
Renegade Nuns on Wheels
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: columbus,
Oh
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 roadster with 351C-4B
Posts: 5,129
|
|
Not Ranked
Most comfortable seats
I am looking for opinions on who makes the most comfortable seats the look some what like the originals. My older Unique has seat that look like the originals somewhat but I have sat on benches that where more comfortable.
Personal debate is have them redone or replece them. No under thigh, lumbar nor lateral support. Still want the seats to have an 'original' look to them, with out the original feel!
Pics or links would be nice!
Thanks
|
-
Advertising
07-01-2002, 10:17 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: so cal,
Cal
Cobra Make, Engine: I used to fix them for a living
Posts: 2,563
|
|
Not Ranked
I really like SPF seats, but they are very expensive.
__________________
In a fit of 16 year old genius, I looked down through the carb while cranking it to see if fuel was flowing, and it was. Flowing straight up in a vapor cloud, around my head, on fire.
|
07-01-2002, 10:38 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Knoxville, TN USA,
TN
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427; 428 Mid South Gear
Posts: 54
|
|
Not Ranked
Unique has a "spacer" available to go under the front of the seat to lean it back. This helps a bunch on the comfort level. Of course, you MAY have to redrill and remount. The foam they (their supplier) uses in the seat is pitiful. Have an upholstery shop replace your seat cushion foam with some MORE DENSE.
When I take a long cruise, I have a nice dense foam tapered cushion I throw in to sit on. Can ride all day! 
__________________
Dan Fowler
Knoxville, TN
|
07-01-2002, 11:02 AM
|
|
Renegade Nuns on Wheels
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: columbus,
Oh
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 roadster with 351C-4B
Posts: 5,129
|
|
Not Ranked
spacer thickness
Do you know how much they raise the front of the seat with the spacer? I was definiatly going to do that no matter what my decision is. Do you know if the spacer runs the full length of the track or is it just under the front of the seat?
Thanks
|
07-02-2002, 07:50 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Knoxville, TN USA,
TN
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427; 428 Mid South Gear
Posts: 54
|
|
Not Ranked
RDORMAN
The spacer goes under the front of the seat mounting position, not the length of the track. The one I saw is approx. 1" high, but I'm sure it can be varied upon request.
Good Luck!
__________________
Dan Fowler
Knoxville, TN
|
07-02-2002, 11:08 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Harrisburg,
PA
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC, 403 FE. Dual Quad
Posts: 104
|
|
Not Ranked
Unique Seats
Even though I like the "Classic" look of the Unique seats, they definately are in need of a high density foam overstuffing. I made a 2000 mile pilgrimage to attend the annual Unique Homecoming this year and was very thankful for the extra foam piece that I had positioned between me and the seat.
The point about raising the front of the seat seems to be a popular option for increasing the comfort level. You would be "cradled" a bit more, you wouldn"t be sitting "bolt-upright", and you would lose the tendency to slide forward. I"ll be raising my seat edge about 1/2 inch and finding an upholsterer who can
keep the seat look while adding more padding and support.
At Carlisle I tried an SPF seat and found it to be fairly comfortable but I did not like the appearance compared to my Unique.
- Aggressor
|
07-02-2002, 11:49 AM
|
|
Senior Club Cobra Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio (well, Milford, really),
Posts: 320
|
|
Not Ranked
Y'all,
My wife likes the SPF (2002 construction) seats better than my Mitsu3000GTVR4. When giving rides, many people comment on how comfortable they are, surprisingly so, given the g-force they're getting.
For the driver's side, I had the folks at Dynamic (Ross, OH), pitch the seat a bit further back and bring the knees up a bit compared to the seat. That gave me a better driving position, which was comfortable for the drive to and from VIR (1,000 miles total) and two days of track, in addition to my (nearly) daily drive to workj over fairly crappy highway construction.
$0.02
__________________
Doug
|
07-02-2002, 05:41 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: so cal,
Cal
Cobra Make, Engine: I used to fix them for a living
Posts: 2,563
|
|
Not Ranked
Most cobra seats are just fiberglass buckets with foam layed over them for cushoning. The SPF seats have a more traditional construction style with webbing to support the foam, and a steel reinforcing perimeter loop for strength. HUGE difference
__________________
In a fit of 16 year old genius, I looked down through the carb while cranking it to see if fuel was flowing, and it was. Flowing straight up in a vapor cloud, around my head, on fire.
|
07-03-2002, 10:11 AM
|
|
Renegade Nuns on Wheels
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: columbus,
Oh
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 roadster with 351C-4B
Posts: 5,129
|
|
Not Ranked
SPF seats
Any one know what they want for a set?
|
07-03-2002, 10:54 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Fairfield, NJ, USA,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: A & C, 351W, Tremec 3550. Exiled Member: Club Cranky
Posts: 5,897
|
|
Not Ranked
I went with the Classic Cobra seats. Much like the originals but a big higher and they wrap around you. Tubular construction. Cost about 185/ea. The only thing I would do is put in a little extra lumbar padding. Otherwise they are great.
Got mine from http://autotoystore.com/cobra.html
Roscoe
__________________
Roscoe
"Crisis occurs when women and cattle get excited!"....James Thurber
|
07-06-2002, 05:13 PM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Lawton,
OK
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427SC, 351W
Posts: 495
|
|
Not Ranked
I added a spacer under the front edges of my seats and it helped alot. For so pics go to http://pages.sbcglobal.net/tdockstett/page10.html
Okiesnake |
07-06-2002, 10:10 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Leamington,
Ont
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster with 427 center oiler
Posts: 443
|
|
Not Ranked
rdorman
I think the Classic Roadster 's seat are one of the most comfortable. At DVSF I and DVSF II, I had several people that owned Factory Five cars trying out the seats in my Classic Roadster. Evey one of them did not find the FFR seats comfortable on extended drives. They all commented on how much more comfortable the CR seats were. I have driven for extended periods (4,5,6,hours at a time) and always found the seats to be very comfortable. Even more comfortable than the bucket seat in my new Dodge Ram. The CR seats have side support as well as lumbar support.
Were you at DVSF II ? This would have been a perfect place to test all the different manufacturers seats.
Paul
__________________
life is short: eat dessert first !
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 07:26 PM.
|
Linear Mode
