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Steel to use for seat mounts
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Wed, 27 July 2005 15:56
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Hi,
I'm going to make up some seat mounts for a fixed back bucket seat. Will be a fixed mount with no rails fitted, just a frame between the floorpan and the seat. Was planning on using approx 2" flat plate steel, if this is significant. What grade and gauge of steel plate would be suitable?
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: Steel to use for seat mounts
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Wed, 27 July 2005 23:10
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just bend them up out of 3mm sheet steel.your seat will break before the metal rails. i have 2 sets laying about if you want a pic.
mick
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Steel to use for seat mounts
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Thu, 28 July 2005 00:08
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Flat steel does not sound strong enough to me.
Mines made up of 20x20 box tube, and bolts into the 2 rear standard mounts and through the floor pan at the front with a brace underneath.
This is on a Silvia though with heavy track use.
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Banned by his request
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Newcastle
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May 2004
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Re: Steel to use for seat mounts
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Thu, 28 July 2005 02:21
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yeah 3 to 5mm mild steel will be well strong enough. Hot or cold rolled, pickled and oiled if u like  might wanna go and see if u can get some offcut from a sheetmetal joint, i know we scrap heaps. 3mm will be alot more common than 4 or 5mm.
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Ipswich
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May 2002
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Re: Steel to use for seat mounts
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Thu, 28 July 2005 02:47
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For all it's worth, 3mm is the minimum requirements for engineering. That, and 8mm high tensile grade 8.8 bolts.
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Location:
Melbourne, Australia
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March 2005
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Re: Steel to use for seat mounts
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Thu, 28 July 2005 06:09
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Thanks all, very helpful.
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