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I Supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2004
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Seat Rails Ae86
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Fri, 11 February 2005 05:47
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i have been searching for seat rails for my car for like 2 months now....apparently they are comming from japan but i am losing patience....does any1 know where i can get some in perth? Or how to modify the stock ones to suit....the seat is a base mount sparco Sprint jr
thanx
Adam
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June 2002
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Fri, 11 February 2005 07:05
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Take a look at my car in my sig.
I mounted a sparco to the stock rails and it was a piece of piss.
I'm in Perth too if you wanna take a look....
Gabe
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I Supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2004
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Sat, 12 February 2005 01:05
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thanx mate but my seat is base mount....has holes in the bottom of it....so its totaly different to yours....any ideas anyway?
In your picture did u use the bottom of the standard sprinter rails and then just weld stuff onto the top of em?
Adam
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Location:
Perth
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June 2002
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Sun, 13 February 2005 23:35
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| Bobski wrote on Sat, 12 February 2005 09:05 |
In your picture did u use the bottom of the standard sprinter rails and then just weld stuff onto the top of em?
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Yeah mate thats exactly what I did.
Yours should be easier then if it's bottom mount. Some flat bar over the standard rails, drill some holes bold the seat in and you're laughing.
Gabe
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I Supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2004
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Mon, 14 February 2005 10:22
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cheers for ur help (read inspiration....all i really needed was to just get off my ass and do it...i got it all ready just gotta find me someone with a welder tommorow and im done cheers mate 
Adam
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Castle Hill, Sydney
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February 2004
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Mon, 14 February 2005 11:18
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let me know how u go im lookin at doing the same thing soon
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I Supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2004
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Fri, 18 February 2005 01:03
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yeah well...u want me to tell u how i went....failed miserably...
got some standard rails and used a grinder to take everything off the top to make em flat.....welded some shs to the top lengthwise and then tried to weld some across the top of that to the other side and mounted the seat on it......sat wayyy too high...
then i found out that if i welded the whole thing up it wouldnt work as i couldnt get the bolts in from the bottom because the slide adjustment stuff was in the way...so i gave up and im going to get someone else to do it....unless i can buy some rails which someone else has made... 
sorry if my explanation is vague but its hard without pics
if u r going to do it tell me how u go
Adam
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Castle Hill, Sydney
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February 2004
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Fri, 18 February 2005 02:24
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yeh there is no way the stock rails could be modified to fit my recaro, sliding mechanism needs the hole rail so ide never get the bolts in there, im still planning on spending a day at wreckers looking around if any rails will work with that seat, then midding them to fit, nissan bluebird looks possible to mount, but unmodded will sit the seat about 5cm too high, but that can be changed pretty easily i think
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Fri, 18 February 2005 02:44
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I had a similar problem with my seat rails. The problem stemmed from the fact the factory seats have a VERY low base on them. Nearly all aftermarket seats have a much thicker base on them. I mounted a flat strap across the factory rails and it would just sit waay too high.
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I Supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2004
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Fri, 18 February 2005 02:53
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yeah...i hate sitting up high...im about to drive out to a place in ozzy park called Mad Enhancments they think they can make it fit so ill tell u guys how i go...
Adam
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Fri, 18 February 2005 02:57
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That'd be good. I looked at getting it lower, but the seat really needed to sit an inch lower, and there was just no way it was going to happen with my factory lower rails.
Incidentally, what sort of seat is it?
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I Supported Toymods
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Perth
Registered:
May 2004
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Fri, 18 February 2005 03:35
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Haha, they were Buddy Club P1's, 16x7.5" in 12mm offset. They were about $350 each. There are plenty of ones in the range that'd fit an AE86 though.
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Fri, 18 February 2005 14:15
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yeah i have done it to my rails on my sprinter as well. really it aint hard just need to line and measure where u going to drill in the rail to mount ur seats.
By the way about sitting too high.... all aftermarket bucket seats will sit high if ur using ur stock rail. Try and get some bride rails or so which will bolt straight to the seat and chasis if you cant be bothered. But if you wanna try ull have to find some sort of way to sit lower in the car.
All the best dude
Eddy
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Location:
adelaide
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January 2005
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Sat, 19 February 2005 10:48
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Hi,
I have a drivers side seat runner made up for a ae86 for sale it fits recaro seats.I had it made up by a place in adelaide called wilshire motor trimmers its been thru RTA  and has no dramas if you are interested let me know thanks
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Location:
Penrith
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: Seat Rails Ae86
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Sun, 20 February 2005 10:34
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Putting monza seats into my AE86 was one of the hardest mods that i'v done to it. I used the original rails but since the holes in the bottom of the seats were shorter and narrower I had to make 2 adapter plates and shorter feet for the rails after 2 days work I finally got them in and as every one else has said...they do sit higher than stock ones. I'm 6'2 and still fit very comfortably with the steering wheel in the highest position.
Unless your willing to be sweating, swearing and pissed off then get someone else to do it for you.
Cheers,
Kurt.
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