box section steel for seats

[thedjse]

seen it on the project threads loads of times,

what size are people using and how much do i need to do the drivers seat?

Thanks

[mowgli]

well, what seats are you planning to fit??

usually 1" box section is strong enough, but we aren't psychic.

[_Jake]

atleast 3mm wall thickness too imo

[thedjse]

Omp bucket seats are what I'm fitting with a slider

[thedjse]

Do people drill holes through the floor and bolt it that way?

[Iain]

25mm square 3mm thickness

[8valve-craig]

atleast 3mm wall thickness too imo


25mm square 3mm thickness

I used 25mm box with a 1.6mm wall. Half the weight.

Then just sleeve the M10 bolt holes with a 12mm (ID 10mm x 1mm) tube to prevent crushing.

[Mieran]

I used 30x30 iirc

[8valve-craig]

Oh, and you will need just over 2m. Each run is around 500mm, that's with 3mm spreader plates and cutting with a 1mm blade.

[Mark]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CorsaNova/NovaSaloon/31aa4eb3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CorsaNova/NovaSaloon/92d99851.jpg

[thedjse]

excellent info guys really appreciate it :)

Will be buying some today and get it welded in next week

[thedjse]

did you guys drill or grind out your original sub frames???