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Melbourne
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May 2004
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Modifying driver's seat rails
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Tue, 18 January 2005 21:06
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Good morning all.....
Can anyone shed any light or any advice on modifying the rails for the driver's seat in my KE55 'rolla?
I'm just under 6'4" tall, and understandeably I'd like a little more leg room! 
Is there a way I can modify the rails, or fit other ones, so that my seat goes farther back?
Many thanks,
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Location:
NSW, East Coast
Registered:
July 2003
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Re: Modifying driver's seat rails
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Wed, 19 January 2005 10:24
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| Lucas wrote on Wed, 19 January 2005 08:06 |
Good morning all.....
Can anyone shed any light or any advice on modifying the rails for the driver's seat in my KE55 'rolla?
I'm just under 6'4" tall, and understandeably I'd like a little more leg room!
Is there a way I can modify the rails, or fit other ones, so that my seat goes farther back?
Many thanks,
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Its illegal in NSW too have "non engineered" seat rails that have been modified, so id start with that.
Find a automotive engineer.
Cheers
Steve
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Location:
S.E suberbs, Vic
Registered:
December 2003
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Re: Modifying driver's seat rails
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Fri, 21 January 2005 08:05
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for the seats, you can probably cut the tabs off that hold it to the rails and move them in proportion, or move the seat in proportion to the rails, can u take a few pics of what u have?
FKN16V: you better not look at my car! how does this sound:
- my own cutom brackets holding the brakes on on all 4 sides
- modified mounting points on the diff
- custom seat rails with completely new mounts
no I dont have a welding ticket and I have never been trained to do anything, its safer than original though.
the list goes on
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
January 2005
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Re: Modifying driver's seat rails
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Fri, 21 January 2005 10:36
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If you are after something cheap and cheerful but very effective, make up a simple bracket to raise the front of the seat tracks. My 6'4" mate had a similar problem with his TA22 Celica and used a rectangular piece of flat steel, say 50mm * 20mm * 3mm with 2 * 10mm'ish holes drilled one above the other. He used the standard seat bolt through the bottom hole of the bracket into the chassis and a nut and bolt through the top hole to attach to the seat rail. All times 2 of course. The assumption is the bolts holding the front of the rail go in horizontal towards the reas. If they go in vertical, just use a short length of 25 square tube, drilled, with longer bolts.
This tilted the seat swab down towards the rear, raising the front edge and providing much needed thigh support. I know it doesn't sound like it increases the distance from your bum to the pedals but it does. Picture your legs going from "--" to "/\", but obviously not as exaggerated.
As a test, just undo the front seat rails and pack the front of the rails up 25mm temporarily with a block of timber. (No, don't test drive it, just test sit it). You'll be very surprised.
And yes, I suspect the modification is illegal as suggested above.
Good luck.
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Location:
toowoomba qld
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: Modifying driver's seat rails
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Sat, 22 January 2005 05:25
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one word. "Engineer" see one of them. this mod would be illegal  to do yourself
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Modifying driver's seat rails
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Sat, 22 January 2005 08:18
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| mick wrote on Sat, 22 January 2005 15:25 |
one word. "Engineer" see one of them. this mod would be illegal to do yourself
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Its not illegal to do yourself if an engineer approves the modification and supplies you with a mod plate to suit. Trying to convince an engineer that its a safe modification might be a touch difficult 
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