fitting cobra suzuka seat to nova

[dan23]

i ve been told cobra suzukas are to high to fit in nova an they hit the roof
is this correct?
is there a way to modify the subframes so they sit lower ?
are tilting an fixed subframes the same height ?

[dan23]

or do you modify the nova seat runners if so how ???

[Lee]

Chop the subframe till the seat fits, thats what i had to do lol

And yes, tilters will be higher than fixed.

[dan23]

is it still possible to fit tilts if the subframe has to be chopped ?

[Lee]

If its a fixed seat, they will be useless anyway as the seat will hit the roof before any sort of useful gap appears lol

[dan23]

ye they are fixed so putting them on tilting subframes wont really achieve much even if the seat is pushed forward then tilted ?

[hybridturbo]

Anyone got any tips on getting my corbeau revolutions in?

best bet just to weld box sections in?

[Lee]

ye they are fixed so putting them on tilting subframes wont really achieve much even if the seat is pushed forward then tilted ?

Correct, as the seat is so high, you'll only be able to lift it a couple of inches before it hits the roof.

[dan23]

can i buy a universal tilting adaptor bar an make it fit ?
were can i get a tilting adaptor from ?

[dan23]

right this is my plan buy the universal tilting adaptors from demon tweeks (there basically a big hinge the seat fits on).
use some standard nova sub frames an attach the tilters too them .
i am a right in thinking standard nova frames are much lower than cobra ones?
can anyone see any problems with my idea ?

[Lee]

yes, they wont tilt lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/Random%20Pictures/seat.jpg

The only way youll get them to tilt is to sit effectively on the floor, in which case you wont be able to see over the steering wheel! I chopped mine down to that point and it got silly so i had to replace them!

Just strip the back out and you kill two birds with one stone. Better seats and much less weight!

[dan23]

i think the nova subframes are lower than the cobra ones (they look it in the pics)so there should be more room between the roof an top of seat .

i dont want to strip the back because i have calibra leather back seat an cobra bucket seats trimmed in leather to go in the front

[SRlew]

any one got a pic of these seats in a nova. as these are the ones i want

[Rexy]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a28/Rexy_nova/E967%20ANB/46e0fc30.jpg

Yeah they hit the roof lol...

I welded two bars into mine tho, and bolted the seat to that. it sat at the right height for me.

[dan23]

rexy whatsub frame did you use ?
or did u weld the bars to the floor ?

[dan23]

i ve spoke to lad who had a total vauxhall featue nova he fitted cobra suzukas an there was loads of room between the top of seat an roof .
he said he had to chop the corners off the subframes (before he did this the seats hit the roof)does this make sense i am waiting for my subframes to arrive so cant look at them

[dan23]

also does anyone know if there is any difference between cobra an corbeuo sub frames ?