New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby kwikfab on Thu May 28, 2015 6:43 am

Calblitzen wrote:Yes I need to look around. The seats in the wife's Lancer aren't too bad and the the 40 year old seats in my Triumph Spitfire are even better and they now have little padding left.

Maybe a seat at a different angle/shape is what I need. Will contact Snowy about his seats. I don't think spacers will help, the seats just seem too hard.

Your in Sydney South? Send me a pm if you like, your welcome to try the modified angle
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby Davor on Wed Jun 17, 2015 12:37 pm

Hi Guys,

I'm going to sound like an idiot but I tried installing the seat spacers today which I bought off ebay. I over tightened the spacer and snapped the bolt that is welded to the floor :cry: . It was not lining up 100% so I connected the spacer to the nut and then proceeded to tighten the spacer onto the bolt on the floor. It started on an angle but slowly pulled straight as I kept tightening. I think it may have cross threaded an that would have put more stress on the bolt. :oops:

Before everyone tells me how stupid that was, does anyone have any suggestions as to what to do. I was thinking to weld the spacer to the floor but I am concerned that it will not have the strength that it should. I could drill out the bolt in the floor and find another bolt this same size and re weld it into the floor but not sure if it is that easy/hard.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby NowForThe5th on Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:47 pm

Wow. :o

The stud in the floor would be welded in and I'd say you'd be very lucky to find a matching one. I'd drill it out and replace with a high tensile bolt and high tensile washer, welding those back into the panel if you have enough confidence in your welding ability not to blow holes through it, otherwise just sealing up with silicone.

When you refit the seat don't tighten the front down first and make sure that you don't cross-thread anything. Gently does it. ;)
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby Davor on Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:45 am

Thanks for the reply.

Yea I think the best way will be to drill out the stud and replace the stud with the same sized bolt. I read earlier the size of the bolt has been mentioned.

Pain in the ass but I only have myself to blame.

Thanks again
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby Farmerdave on Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:19 am

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Anyone seen seats like these? Would they be custom made??
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby kwikfab on Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:03 pm

Davor wrote:Hi Guys,

I'm going to sound like an idiot but I tried installing the seat spacers today which I bought off ebay. I over tightened the spacer and snapped the bolt that is welded to the floor :cry: . It was not lining up 100% so I connected the spacer to the nut and then proceeded to tighten the spacer onto the bolt on the floor. It started on an angle but slowly pulled straight as I kept tightening. I think it may have cross threaded an that would have put more stress on the bolt. :oops:

Before everyone tells me how stupid that was, does anyone have any suggestions as to what to do. I was thinking to weld the spacer to the floor but I am concerned that it will not have the strength that it should. I could drill out the bolt in the floor and find another bolt this same size and re weld it into the floor but not sure if it is that easy/hard.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

wow...bugger
the ones off ebay where you fit a new bolt rather than use the factory nut?
post a pic if you can, i might have a better idea than drilling a hole in your floor, but would rather see a pic before opening my mouth.
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby kwikfab on Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:04 pm

destorman wrote:MOWF said yesterday "lucky you knew about the seat spacer thingies, heaps more comfortable with them"

"yes dear ... that's thanks to that website forum you bitch about me being on so often"

"oh, is that where you got them?"

"yep"

"what, from some random bloke on the internet"

"yep, you knew that when I got them 5 years ago"

"mmm, can't you buy them in shops"

"nope"

"oh well, they do make the seat heaps more comfortable"

"see, I've tried to tell you that website forum is useful."

hahaha, gold
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Seat lifters

Postby peterg on Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:41 am

I have been reading about the spacers that are bolted under the front seats to better align the seat for comfort. The big question - where do I get them?
I have searched through the many topics that mention these spacers but cannot get a lead.

Help!
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby moses on Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:22 am

Or eBay. Couple blokes selling them there too
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby Calblitzen on Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:56 pm

Kwikfab went I'm not busy I will have to
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby Calblitzen on Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:57 pm

Catch up as previously discussed
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby kwikfab on Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:18 pm

Calblitzen wrote:Catch up as previously discussed

haha, took me a while to figure THAT out :)
anytime mate, but I am heading off on our yearly charity do (the kidney Kar rally) in a few weeks so if I don't respond for a while don't take it to heart :)
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby kwikfab on Mon Aug 31, 2015 2:05 am

well for anyone following, we are back from this years rally and end result is we raised over $700,000.00 for kidney Health Australia's Kids!
our entry was in the top 15 highest fundraisers.
thanks to all who made a donation :) and got a more comfortable seat ;)
I am back now and getting geared up to start fund raising for next year
my son ran a bit of a blog (which also includes some maps for a lot of the tracks we covered)
check out www.kar333.com and go to "tyler's diary" on the right hand side
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby harvster on Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:44 am

Just came back from a test drive after installing kwikfab's spacers, world of difference.
I don't feel as if I'm sitting on my tailbone only, I've got thigh support too, great mod, and the proceeds go to a good cause as well.
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby mad992 on Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:53 pm

swheeeeeeeeeetttt :D
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby JoshM on Mon Sep 14, 2015 5:53 pm

harvster wrote:Just came back from a test drive after installing kwikfab's spacers, world of difference.
I don't feel as if I'm sitting on my tailbone only, I've got thigh support too, great mod, and the proceeds go to a good cause as well.



Mine should be on the way soon, cant wait.
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby Dunga71 on Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:47 pm

One of the best mods I did on the MN :D
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby RHKTriton on Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:00 pm

The one thing that would cap off the raised seating position would be reach adjustment on the steering wheel.
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby Grumpy on Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:52 pm

This thread has been running for such a long time. There is an entry in this thread regarding re-upholstering the front seats.
http://www.newtriton.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2900&p=371928&hilit=kinglake#p371928
It works and is relatively cheap.
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby Chodanbo05 on Fri Sep 18, 2015 3:19 pm

Any chance of getting these spacers
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby kouta666 on Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:31 pm

So, I think I need to lift the front of my seats, going by all the positive comments. After lots of reading I'm led to believe they are about $90 per seat from Ted. Seems pricey so I'm looking at cheaper DIY options first.

Then I found these

http://www.archeryacademy.com.au/index. ... 9/offset/0

Qs: Would this work (or something similar)? Does anyone know the specific bolt measurements I'd be wanting?

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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby kwikfab on Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:28 am

At risk of sounding like I'm being negative they are only 12mm long and wrong thread and very little surface contact with the seat rail and floor and only 250 grade mild steel. add to that there was a guy who bought something (eBay I think) that ripped the stud out of the floor of his car.
Still you may be able to find something similar and pack it with washers or something, would probably have to cut thread down as well but that's easy enough
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby kouta666 on Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:41 am

Thanks for the reply. Always looking to save $$$ when feasible. Doesn't sound like it in this case. I emailed you directly last night too :D
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby RHKTriton on Thu Sep 24, 2015 8:16 am

I got my steel merchant to cut some 'slices' of round bright steel bar and then tapped them all the way through.

I just screwed them onto the front studs and then screwed in a bolt o mount the seat.

With some shorter units, I've raised and tilted the seat and its spot on now. No more stiff back on trips!

I think it cost around $25 for enough to do two seats and a couple of prototypes.
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Re: New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

Postby kouta666 on Thu Sep 24, 2015 1:26 pm

Thanks mate. Now I'm looking into Tap sets......haha
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