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DRR Sportsman
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Recently changed the seat in my car with a layback dragster seat for more room, being its aluminum other than wrapping it with vinyl what else can I do to it . was told truck bed paint will not stick to aluminum????Also will i be allowed to run the car with out it being covered???
 
Posts: 367 | Location: OGLESBY,ILLINOIS,USA | Registered: April 02, 2001Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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any upholstery shop should be able to make you a cloth covered foam pad to fit the seat, then just use Velcro to hold it in place. If the seat came from a known chassis builder, contact them, they may have ready made seat pads.
 
Posts: 138 | Location: Midlothian, Texas | Registered: October 19, 2000Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I have run the aluminium seat uncovered for years in my vega. No one has ever said anything to me about it, even at nhra events.
 
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NHRA doesn’t care if the seat is upholstered, but your butt sure might!


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If it has some extra room you could do incert.I just did insert for mine for to make fit better and safety. I used Garvin motor sports kit only about 275.00 with nomex cover.Well plus who ever does cover using their material .




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I trimmed it down a little bit but wanted to get it vinyl wrapped.similar to the original that was in the car but i never got it with the car.
 
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A better view of the drivers side also.
 
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Ya that would definitely be rough on the back side with out it being covered. Mine is completely covered with the padding on the bottom and back.
 
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The rulebook does state that a seat should be upholstered. I know I wouldn't want to climb into a bare metal seat on a sunny day!


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I guess that is what the 3-2A5 jacket is for. at least til i can get someone to upholster it for me.
 
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If you are talking about bed liner if you blasted with glass beads or just sanded the surface well, I believe it would stick.

Another option is something like this that you could install snaps to hold it in or use velcro.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Go-Ka...e:g:KSkAAOSwYDZaZ12x

Curtis



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When i was into Kart racing, KT100/pipe class. I had a complete seat cover/padded. you just put it on. Elastic sides. You thought you were sitting in a comfy recliner. Not expensive at all.Think it came from Comet Kart sales. Also naturally i always ran i rib vest. Keeps your rib cage together.

https://cometkartsales.com/home.php

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Thanks Curtis.....
 
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