Mattew, I used a wire coat hanger also and it was still working and on the car when sold. Simple is sometimes best. :-)
Russell Matthew Wastell wrote: > In my 2+2 I used the mk2 runners bolted where the mk3 ones were > attached to the recaros. I made up a new link* between the sides as > they were wider spaced. > > *Jim thinks my link made from wire coat hanger is a bodge. 6 years on > and it still works fine though! > > Matthew > > > > On 2 Dec 2009, at 21:36, Jim Hearne <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> No reason at all, though you may find them too high. >> With Fiesta RS1800i recaros in my H4 and the Mk3 Fiesta brackets the >> seats were too high and at the wrong angle for me. >> So i removed the brackets and bolted on some 8mm flat steel bar with >> CSK >> bolts, i welded a couple of lugs to the front and sides and used those >> to bolt the bars to the floor. >> >> On my saloon with Mk5 Escort seats i removed all the brackets from the >> runners and bolted them to the floor with 2x2 tube. >> >> Jim >> >> >> Stuart Carvell wrote: >> >>> Thanks this is very useful, i have read about this somewhere but not >>> in this detail. >>> >>> Is there any reason why i cant >>> 1. drill out the rivets that hold the escort fixing brackets to the >>> runners (this would leave flat runners. >>> 2. bolt a 2x2 steel tube to the bottom of the runners >>> 3. bolt the 2x2 to the floor of the car? >>> >>> This is what we did on the saloon i built? >>> Thanks >>> Stuart >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en >> >> IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an >> "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither >> the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the >> Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information >> shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to >> liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly >> or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related >> message(s). >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.90/2540 - Release Date: 12/02/09 > 07:33:00 > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
