Subject: Re: [TR] Seats

From: Rye Livingston <[email-masked]>
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Yes, I installed Miata seats in my TR3A last year and they are great. =C2=A0=
Yes they are more comfortable, but for me I was even more concerned about =
the flex in the stock seat. During some spirited driving, including the au=
tocross at Triumphest, when going around a hard corner seat back would fle=
x and roll and virtually pour me out of the seat. =C2=A0I was trying to st=
abilize myself by holding on to the steering wheel, but it was the stock b=
anjo style and it would flex too. =C2=A0I'm running a 7/8" front sway bar,=
=C2=A0205/60R15 Goodrich Tires on=C2=A06 1/2" Panasport Wheels, so the car=
 is=C2=A0corning really well,=C2=A0but the stock seat just wasn't working,=
 and same for the passenger seat. =C2=A0In a weekend rally with my son and=
 as passenger I was holding onto the outside of the door to keep myself in=
 place in the turns.=0A=0ASo I installed some Miata seats=C2=A0and got a M=
oto-lita steering wheel which does't flex, and it's transformed the whole =
car. =C2=A0Just amazing.=0A=0AThis is a photo along California Coast least=
 year after I installed the seats and steering wheel, and was going up to =
the All Triumph Drive In, in Salem Oregon. =C2=A0There is a sheep skin cov=
er on the passenger seat for Dixie Dog who was my co-pilot. She that brown=
 blob=C2=A0rolling around in the sand.=0A=0A=0ARye=0APH: 530-FIND-RYE=0A=0A=
On Apr 02, 2019, at 04:21 PM, David Friedlander <[email-masked]> wrote=
:=0A=0AHey all you purists out there, cover your ears!=0A=0AWill a TR3A ac=
commodate Miata seats like a TR6 does?=C2=A0=0ALooks like the components n=
ecessary to rebuild TR3A=C2=A0=0Aseats from scratch add up to a fair amoun=
t of $$ but=C2=A0=0Anot a great deal of comfort for the money. I seem to=C2=
=A0=0Arecall that TR6's would take a 1997 or prior Miata model=C2=A0=0Ayea=
r seat but what about the TR3? Anyone done it?=0A=0AAny feedback (OK, most=
 feedback=C2=A0 :- ) ) appreciated!=0A=0ADave Friedlander=0AMaine=0A** tri=
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<html><body><div>Yes, I installed Miata seats in my TR3A last year and they are great.=
 &nbsp;Yes they are more comfortable, but for me I was even more concerned=
 about the flex in the stock seat. During some spirited driving, including=
 the autocross at Triumphest, when going around a hard corner seat back wo=
uld flex and roll and virtually pour me out of the seat. &nbsp;I was tryin=
g to stabilize myself by holding on to the steering wheel, but it was the =
stock banjo style and it would flex too. &nbsp;<span style=3D"color: #0000=
00; font-family: SFNSText, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;=
 font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weig=
ht: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-in=
dent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-s=
pacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0p=
x; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;" da=
ta-mce-style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: SFNSText, 'Helvetica Neue', H=
elvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-var=
iant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto=
; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -=
webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline =
!important; float: none;">I'm running a 7/8" front sway bar,&nbsp;205/60R1=
5 Goodrich Tires on&nbsp;</span><span data-mce-style=3D"color: #000000; fo=
nt-family: SFNSText, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-=
size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 30=
0; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: =
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing=
: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; bac=
kground-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;" style=3D=
"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: SFNSText, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, H=
elvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-var=
iant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto=
; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -=
webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float=
: none; display: inline !important;">6 1/2" Panasport Wheels, so the car i=
s&nbsp;corning really well,&nbsp;but the stock seat just wasn't working, a=
nd same for the passenger seat. &nbsp;In a weekend rally with my son and a=
s passenger I was holding onto the outside of the door to keep myself in p=
lace in the turns.</span></div><div><span data-mce-style=3D"color: #000000=
; font-family: SFNSText, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; f=
ont-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight=
: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-inde=
nt: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spa=
cing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;=
 background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;" styl=
e=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: SFNSText, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot=
;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font=
-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: =
auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-spa=
ce: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: aut=
o; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); f=
loat: none; display: inline !important;"><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></span><=
/div><div>So I installed some Miata seats&nbsp;and got a Moto-lita steerin=
g wheel which does't flex, and it's transformed the whole car. &nbsp;Just =
amazing.</div><div><br></div><div>This is a photo along California Coast l=
east year after I installed the seats and steering wheel, and was going up=
 to the All Triumph Drive In, in Salem Oregon. &nbsp;There is a sheep skin=
 cover on the passenger seat for Dixie Dog who was my co-pilot. She that b=
rown blob&nbsp;rolling around in the sand.</div><div><img src=3D"cid:2cb84=
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"true" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 10px 10px 10px 0px;"></div><div class=3D"=
x-apple-signature">Rye<br>PH: 530-FIND-RYE</div><div><br>On Apr 02, 2019, =
at 04:21 PM, David Friedlander &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></=
div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"msg-quote"><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-s=
erif; font-size: large; color: #000099;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: co=
mic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; color: #000099;">Hey all you pur=
ists out there, cover your ears!<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; color: #000=
099;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: =
large; color: #000099;"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fo=
nt-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; color: #000099;" da=
ta-mce-style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; c=
olor: #000099;">Will a TR3A accommodate Miata seats like a TR6 does?&nbsp;=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,san=
s-serif; font-size: large; color: #000099;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family:=
 comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; color: #000099;">Looks like t=
he components necessary to rebuild TR3A&nbsp;</div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; co=
lor: #000099;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; fo=
nt-size: large; color: #000099;">seats from scratch add up to a fair amoun=
t of $$ but&nbsp;</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: =
comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; color: #000099;" data-mce-styl=
e=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; color: #0000=
99;">not a great deal of comfort for the money. I seem to&nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; fo=
nt-size: large; color: #000099;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: comic sans=
 ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; color: #000099;">recall that TR6's would=
 take a 1997 or prior Miata model&nbsp;</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; color: #=
000099;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-siz=
e: large; color: #000099;">year seat but what about the TR3? Anyone done i=
t?</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,s=
ans-serif; font-size: large; color: #000099;" data-mce-style=3D"font-famil=
y: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; color: #000099;"><br></div>=
<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-seri=
f; font-size: large; color: #000099;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: comic=
 sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; color: #000099;">Any feedback (OK, =
most feedback&nbsp; :- ) ) appreciated!<br><br>Dave Friedlander</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; fo=
nt-size: large; color: #000099;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: comic sans=
 ms,sans-serif; font-size: large; color: #000099;">Maine</div></div><div c=
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